Activepieces vs Zapier Agents
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 Zapier Agents if you want ai teammates that do work across thousands of apps using zap actions as tools (Supervised agent, freemium).
| Activepieces | Zapier Agents | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Open-source, AI-first automation platform with no-code AI agents and MCP | AI teammates that do work across thousands of apps using Zap actions as tools |
| 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 · Agents add-on reportedly from ~$50/mo; core Zapier from $29.99/mo |
| 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, browser, api |
| Models | model-agnostic, gpt, claude | model-agnostic, gpt, claude |
| Protocols | mcp, function-calling, rest-api | rest-api, function-calling |
| Integrations | OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Slack, Gmail, Notion, HubSpot | Google Drive, Notion, Slack, Asana, HubSpot, Gmail |
| 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
Zapier Agents
- +Calls Zap actions as tools across thousands of connected apps, reusing Zapier's huge integration ecosystem
- +Plain-language agent building with Copilot and templates makes setup approachable for non-developers
- +Activity dashboard, versioning, and chat give clear oversight and the ability to correct agents mid-task
- -Not fully autonomous: oversight and human correction are built into the workflow by design
- -Agents add-on pricing stacks on top of core Zapier plans, and costs scale with usage
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. Zapier Agents is ai teammates that do work across thousands of apps using zap actions as tools, 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.