Activepieces vs Make
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 Make if you want visual automation platform that added reasoning ai agents to workflows (Supervised agent, freemium).
| Activepieces | Make | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Open-source, AI-first automation platform with no-code AI agents and MCP | Visual automation platform that added reasoning AI agents to workflows |
| Type | platform | product-with-agents |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | freemium · Self-hosted free; Cloud free for 10 active flows, then $5/active flow/mo | freemium · Free tier (1,000 credits/mo); Core from $12/mo (annual) |
| Best for | smb, mid-market, developers, enterprise | smb, mid-market, enterprise, developers |
| Deployment | saas, self-hosted, on-prem, api | saas, api |
| Modalities | text, code, api, email | text, api |
| Models | model-agnostic, gpt, claude | model-agnostic, gpt, claude |
| Protocols | mcp, function-calling, rest-api | mcp, rest-api, function-calling |
| Integrations | OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Slack, Gmail, Notion, HubSpot | Slack, Google Workspace, OpenAI, Anthropic, HubSpot, Salesforce |
| Capabilities | 4 documented | 4 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
Make
- +Mature visual builder with thousands of app integrations, now extended with reasoning AI Agents
- +AI Agents are built no-code in the same canvas and can be reused across workflows with attached tools and knowledge
- +Credit-based pricing with a free tier makes entry cheap; MCP support for extending tool access
- -Classic scenarios are deterministic, not agents; only the newer AI Agent module reasons and decides
- -Credit-based metering can get hard to predict as agent and scenario usage scales
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. Make is visual automation platform that added reasoning ai agents to workflows, best for smb, mid-market, enterprise, developers. 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 Make profiles. Open either profile to review its evidence and last-reviewed date.