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Activepieces — open source alternative

Open source Zapier alternative with MIT license.

Strengths

  • Properly MIT-licensed and open.
  • Visual flows with branching and loops.
  • TypeScript-based custom pieces.

Weaknesses

  • Smaller integration catalogue than Zapier or n8n.
  • Newer project — breaking changes occur.
  • Cloud pricing tiers still evolving.
License: MIT Self-host difficulty: 2/5 Hosted cloud option

Official site · Source on GitHub

Ad slot — OSS middle

Activepieces is used as an alternative to

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Make (formerly Integromat)

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IFTTT

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