# Activepieces vs n8n

**Leader by Vioscale score:** n8n

| Attribute | Activepieces | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 64.9 (56% (medium)) | 72.8 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 202,516 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 133,490 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A workflow automation platform that connects apps and services with AI capabilities, designed for teams ranging from individuals learning automation to large enterprises. It supports visual workflow building, integrations with hundreds of apps, and can be deployed on cloud or self-hosted infrastructure. | n8n is a workflow automation platform that lets you build automations visually or with code to connect and orchestrate applications and services. It supports AI-powered workflows, runs on your infrastructure or n8n's cloud, and charges only for complete workflow executions rather than individual tasks. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"flat_monthly_unlimited","builder_ui_architecture":"visual_node_canvas","custom_http_webhook_catch_and_triggering":true,"native_llm_nodes_anthropic_openai_gemini":true,"on_premise_self_hosted_deployment_option":true,"human_in_the_loop_approval_steps_via_slack_email":true,"unstructured_document_extraction_pdf_image_to_json":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","ai_steps":true,"free_tier":true,"code_steps":true,"rbac_audit":true,"app_builder":false,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"freemium_with_task_credits","error_handling":true,"pricing_metric":"operation","visual_builder":true,"branching_logic":true,"loops_iteration":true,"prebuilt_connectors":"1500+ integrations","custom_http_connector":true,"builder_ui_architecture":"visual_node_canvas","environments_versioning":true,"custom_http_webhook_catch_and_triggering":true,"native_llm_nodes_anthropic_openai_gemini":true,"on_premise_self_hosted_deployment_option":true,"bring_your_own_key_byok_for_llm_inference":true,"sub_workflow_calling_and_reusable_templates":true,"human_in_the_loop_approval_steps_via_slack_email":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 1,000 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"APITemplate.io"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Google Workspace"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Typeform"},{"name":"Mautic"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Zoom"},{"name":"Elevenlabs"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"ClearBit"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"WhatsApp"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"Custom HTTP API"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Infisical"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"QuickBooks"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["AI integrations","Custom code","Limited steps"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Starter plan with limited task executions for trying automation","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"tasks":"1000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Plus","features":["Unlimited tasks","AI agents","Custom code"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For regular builders with unlimited task executions","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"tasks":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","features":["SSO","Role permissions","API access","Audit logs"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Small team collaboration with enterprise controls","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"tasks":"2000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Unlimited tasks","Enterprise SSO","Audit logs","Human-in-loop support","Dedicated support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":30000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Custom deployment with unlimited tasks and dedicated support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"tasks":"unlimited"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional active flow","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"flow","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From free with limited tasks, plus $25/mo for unlimited. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.activepieces.com/blog/automation-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T21:41:16.462Z","startingPrice":{"amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"€20/month (billed annually). 2,500 executions/month","features":["2,500 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps","Unlimited users and workflows","Unlimited integrations","1 shared project","2,300 AI credits/month","Forum support","Cloud-hosted by n8n","No credit card required for trial"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Great for getting started and seeing the power of n8n","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"2,300/month","executions":"2,500/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"€50/month (billed annually). 10,000 executions/month","features":["10,000 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps","Unlimited users and workflows","Unlimited integrations","3 shared projects","5,700-13,700 AI credits/month","7 days of execution history and insights","Admin roles","Global variables","Workflow history and execution search","Cloud-hosted by n8n","No credit card required for trial"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For solo builders and small teams running workflows in production","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"5,700-13,700/month","executions":"10,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"€667/month. 40,000 executions/month. Self-hosted option","features":["40,000 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps","Unlimited users and workflows","Unlimited integrations","6 shared projects","SSO, SAML, and LDAP authentication","30 days of execution history and insights","Different environments","Scaling options","Version control using Git","Self-hosted deployment option","14-day free trial available"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":667,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For companies with < 100 employees needing collaboration and scale","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"executions":"40,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales","features":["Custom workflow executions","Unlimited users and workflows","Unlimited integrations","Unlimited shared projects","SSO, SAML, and LDAP authentication","External secret store integration","Log streaming to SIEM","Extended data retention","Dedicated support with SLA","Invoice and wire transfer billing","Self-hosted or cloud deployment"],"description":"For organisations with strict compliance and governance needs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"executions":"custom"}}],"summary":"From €20/month (annual billing). Free trials available; no credit card required for Starter and Pro","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:49:14.944Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":25,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":20,"currency":"EUR"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/stable","date":"2026-08-25T13:02:24Z","type":"stable","version":"stable"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.7","date":"2026-08-25T13:02:22Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.36.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.37.1","date":"2026-08-25T14:04:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.37.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.37.0","date":"2026-08-25T09:42:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.37.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/beta","date":"2026-08-25T14:04:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"beta"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.6","date":"2026-08-24T08:41:37Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.36.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.7","date":"2026-08-21T10:23:33Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.6","date":"2026-08-21T07:58:47Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.75","date":"2026-08-21T07:59:01Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.75"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.5","date":"2026-08-21T10:30:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.4","date":"2026-08-21T08:07:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.5","date":"2026-08-20T08:21:55Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.74","date":"2026-08-20T08:01:23Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.74"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.3","date":"2026-08-20T08:00:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.4","date":"2026-08-19T06:20:25Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.73","date":"2026-08-19T06:05:53Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.73"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.2","date":"2026-08-19T08:15:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.0","date":"2026-08-18T09:41:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.72","date":"2026-08-17T07:57:31Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.72"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.3","date":"2026-08-14T10:21:09Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.3"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.7 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (AI Workflow Automation)

| Capability | Activepieces | n8n |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Builder UI architecture | Visual node canvas | Visual node canvas |
| Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini | ✓ | ✓ |
| Human in the loop approval steps via slack email | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json | ✓ | - |
| Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification | - | - |
| Web scraping and browser automation nodes | - | - |
| Bring your own key byok for LLM inference | - | ✓ |
| Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sub workflow calling and reusable templates | - | ✓ |
| On premise self hosted deployment option | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly unlimited | Freemium with task credits |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:28:58.105Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*