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Comparison

Activepieces vs Prefect

No clear leader: Activepieces (71.9) and Prefect (70.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Activepieces72
Prefect70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Activepieces72 / 100medium · 57%
Prefect70 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Model
Activepiecesfreemium
Prefectfreemium
Price level
Activepieceslow
Prefecthigh
Starting price
Activepieces$5
Prefect$100
Transparent
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Integrations
Count
Activepieces280
Prefect8
Security
Certifications
ActivepiecesSOC 2 Type II
PrefectSOC 2 Type II
Gdpr
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Hipaa
Activepieces–
Prefect✓
Scorecard
Activepieces–
Prefect6.9
Soc2
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Activepieces–
Prefect99.99
Status page
Activepieces–
Prefect✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Activepieces–
Prefect767
Github stars
Activepieces–
Prefect23,794
Package downloads weekly
Activepieces–
Prefect2,710,819
Activity
Commits last 30d
Activepieces–
Prefect100
Release
Cadence days
Activepieces–
Prefect1
History
Activepieces–
Prefect20 items
License
Spdx
Activepieces–
PrefectApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Activepieces–
PrefectPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Activepieces6 items
Prefect7 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureActivepiecesPrefect
Builder ui architecturevisual_node_canvas-
Connector count-Not specified
Custom http webhook catch and triggering✓-
Dbt native-✓
Distributed executor-✓
Human in the loop approval steps via slack email✓-
Incremental runs-✓
Lineage-✓
Managed cloud-✓
Native llm nodes anthropic openai gemini✓-
On premise self hosted deployment option✓-
Paradigm-batch
Pricing modelflat_monthly_unlimited-
Python first-✓
Role-orchestrator
Self hosted oss-✓
Soc2 type ii✓-
Unstructured document extraction pdf image to json✓-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Activepieces

An open-source workflow automation system enabling teams to build visual automations connecting their business apps, with native AI support, flexible deployment options (cloud or self-hosted), and support for over 280 integrations.

Independently observed

Prefect

A workflow orchestration platform where you define workflows as plain Python functions, and Prefect handles scheduling, retries, caching, and recovery automatically. You can run workflows on Prefect's managed cloud infrastructure or deploy workers to your own infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Activepieces

from $5/active_flow/mofreemiumFree tier

Free tier with 10 active flows. Additional flows $5/month or Enterprise from $30k/year

  • FreeFree
    • AI agents
    • Unlimited MCP servers
    • Unlimited tables
    • Email support
  • Usage-based$5 per additional active flow per month
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Enterprise security and governance
    • Custom RBAC
    • SSO
    • Audit logs
    • Git sync
    • +1 more
  • Community EditionFree
    • Self-hosted
    • Docker/Kubernetes support
    • Full data control
    • No usage limits
as of verify ↗

Prefect

from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free Hobby tier; $100/mo Starter; per-user Team plan; custom Enterprise pricing

  • HobbyFree
    • Workflow scheduling
    • Observability
    • Logging & alerting
    • 7 days run retention
  • Starter$100/mo
    • All Hobby features
    • Bring your own compute
    • Webhooks
  • TeamPer user/mo
    • All Starter features
    • Service accounts
    • 24 hour audit log
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SSO (SAML/OIDC)
    • RBAC + ACLs
    • Multiple workspaces
    • Directory Sync (SCIM)
    • IP allowlisting
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
CLI
Activepieces✗
Prefect✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Self-hosted
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
On-premise
Activepieces✓
Prefect✗
Hybrid
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • OpenAI

Activepieces

13 total - 11 not shared
  • Google Sheets
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • APITemplate.io
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Google Workspace
  • Discord
  • RSS
  • Salesforce
  • APIs
Independently observed

Prefect

12 total - 10 not shared
  • Pydantic AI
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • dbt
  • Snowflake
  • Redis
  • Kubernetes
  • Amazon ECS
  • Docker
  • Google Cloud Run
Independently observed
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Activepieces or Prefect: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.