Activepieces vs Cassidy
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Activepieces if you want open-source, ai-first automation platform with no-code ai agents and mcp (Supervised agent, freemium); choose Cassidy if you want no-code platform to build ai assistants and workflows on company data (Supervised agent, freemium).
| Activepieces | Cassidy | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Open-source, AI-first automation platform with no-code AI agents and MCP | No-code platform to build AI assistants and workflows on company data |
| Type | platform | platform |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | freemium · Self-hosted free; Cloud free for 10 active flows, then $5/active flow/mo | freemium · Free (Starter); Business and Enterprise contact sales |
| Best for | smb, mid-market, developers, enterprise | smb, mid-market, enterprise |
| Deployment | saas, self-hosted, on-prem, api | saas, api |
| Modalities | text, code, api, email | text, email, api |
| Models | model-agnostic, gpt, claude | model-agnostic, gpt, claude, gemini |
| Protocols | mcp, function-calling, rest-api | function-calling, rest-api |
| Integrations | OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Slack, Gmail, Notion, HubSpot | Slack, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Zendesk, HubSpot, Google Drive |
| Capabilities | 4 documented | 5 documented |
Activepieces
- +Genuinely open source: the Community Edition is MIT-licensed and free to self-host with no task limits
- +AI-first design: no-code AI agents plus native MCP, so every integration doubles as a tool for AI assistants
- +Large and community-driven piece library (700+ apps, ~60% of pieces contributed by the community)
- -Enterprise security controls (SSO, RBAC, audit logs, Git sync) are gated behind the custom Ultimate/enterprise tier
- -Self-hosting shifts backups, security updates, scaling, and infra cost onto you
Cassidy
- +Genuinely no-code; non-technical ops, support, and sales teams can ship workflows without engineering
- +Strong knowledge-base grounding with continuous sync and source citations reduces hallucination
- +Model-agnostic (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) with enterprise compliance (SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA)
- -Business and Enterprise pricing is not public; only the free Starter tier has listed limits
- -Usage is metered in AI credits, which can make heavy automation cost unpredictable
Which should you choose?
Activepieces is open-source, ai-first automation platform with no-code ai agents and mcp, best for smb, mid-market, developers, enterprise. Cassidy is no-code platform to build ai assistants and workflows on company data, best for smb, mid-market, enterprise. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.
This comparison is generated from the sourced Activepieces and Cassidy profiles. Open either profile to review its evidence and last-reviewed date.