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Comparison

Activepieces vs Prefect

No clear leader: Activepieces (71.7) and Prefect (70.0) 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.

Activepieces full profile →Prefect full profile →
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Activepieces72
Prefect70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Activepieces72 / 100medium · 55%
Prefect70 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Model
Activepiecesfreemium
Prefectfreemium
Price level
Activepiecesmid
Prefecthigh
Starting price
Activepieces$20
Prefect$100
Transparent
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Integrations
Count
Activepieces760
Prefect6
Security
Certifications
ActivepiecesSOC 2 Type II
PrefectSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Gdpr
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Hipaa
Activepieces–
Prefect✓
Scorecard
Activepieces–
Prefect6.9
Soc2
Activepieces✓
Prefect✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Activepieces–
Prefect99.9
Status page
Activepieces–
Prefect✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Activepieces–
Prefect767
Github stars
Activepieces–
Prefect23,966
Package downloads weekly
Activepieces–
Prefect2,710,819
Activity
Commits last 30d
Activepieces–
Prefect98
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
Bring your own key byok for llm inference✓-
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✓-
Sub workflow calling and reusable templates✓-
Unstructured document extraction pdf image to json✓-
Web scraping and browser automation nodes✓-

What each one is

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

Activepieces

An open-source automation platform that combines AI agents, visual workflows, and 760+ app integrations, deployable on cloud infrastructure or self-hosted for maximum control and data security.

Independently observed

Prefect

A Python-native workflow automation platform that handles scheduling, retries, caching, and recovery for data pipelines and AI agent workflows, with both cloud-managed and self-hosted execution options.

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 $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier, then $20–$200/mo flat with usage-based overage, or custom enterprise pricing

  • FreeFree
    • 1,000 credits monthly
    • Chat to automation
    • Unlimited flows
    • Flows, Agents, Tables
    • MCPs and API access
  • Plus$20/mo + overage at $0.007 per credit
    • Everything in Free, plus
    • 10× monthly credits
    • Up to 5 users
    • Bring your own AI keys
  • Team$200/mo + overage at $0.007 per credit
    • Everything in Plus, plus
    • 5× monthly credits
    • Unlimited projects
    • 25 users included
    • SSO and standard roles
    • +2 more
  • UltimateContact sales
    • Everything in Team, plus
    • Dedicated workers
    • Execution priority
    • SCIM and custom roles
    • Releases and Git Sync
    • +2 more
  • EmbedContact sales
    • White-label builder
    • One SDK
    • Your pieces and templates
    • Enterprise control
as of verify ↗

Prefect

from $100/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free Hobby tier. Starter from $100/month. Team per-user monthly pricing. Enterprise custom quote.

  • HobbyFree
    • Workflow scheduling
    • Up to 5 deployments
    • 500 minutes of Prefect Serverless
    • Workflow observability
    • Logging & alerting
    • +1 more
  • Starter$100/mo
    • All Hobby features
    • Up to 20 deployments
    • 75 hours of Prefect Serverless
    • Bring your own compute
    • Webhooks
    • +1 more
  • Team-
    • All Starter features
    • Up to 100 deployments
    • 225 hours of Prefect Serverless
    • Service accounts
    • 24 hour audit log
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Team features
    • SSO (SAML/OIDC)
    • RBAC + ACLs
    • Multiple workspaces
    • Directory Sync (SCIM)
    • +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✓
Air-gapped
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

20 total - 18 not shared
  • Google Sheets
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • APITemplate.io
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Google Workspace
  • Discord
  • RSS
  • Salesforce
  • APIs
  • Gmail
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Apify
  • SimpliRoute
  • Bexio
  • Instagram for Business
  • Teamleader
Independently observed

Prefect

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

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