n8n vs Activepieces
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n8n
Open workflow automation that lets teams self host or use cloud to build integrations, data pipelines, and human in the loop processes with 400 plus nodes and code when needed.
Pricing Free / $20 per month
Category productivity
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Activepieces
Activepieces is an AI automation platform built for enterprise teams. It helps organizations get their AI adoption program running with an intuitive AI agent builder, designed for both everyday tasks and advanced workflows.
Pricing Free / Start $5 per active flow per month
Category productivity
Difficulty Intermediate
Type SaaS
Status Active
Feature Tags Comparison
Only in n8n
workflowsetl
Shared
automationintegrationswebhooksproductivityworkflow
Only in Activepieces
open-sourceai-agents
Key Features
n8n
- • Visual builder: Assemble workflows with triggers branches and loops and inspect data at every step for quick debugging
- • Hybrid low code: Drop JavaScript or HTTP calls alongside nodes so custom logic ships without leaving the canvas
- • Deploy choice: Run self hosted for data control or choose cloud for managed infrastructure and monitoring
- • Secrets and envs: Store credentials and runtime settings securely to keep integrations maintainable across stages
- • Error handling: Configure retries fallbacks and notifications so flows recover gracefully from API failures
- • Scaling options: Use queues and workers to process high volume jobs and long running tasks reliably
Activepieces
- • Usage based pricing: begin free with included flows then pay per active flow so pilots scale affordably without hard task caps frustrating early adoption
- • Open source core: self host for control security and residency or choose cloud to avoid ops overhead depending on team preferences and compliance
- • Visual flow builder: design triggers filters and actions with an approachable editor that non engineers can manage without heavy training or coding
- • Custom pieces and webhooks: build reusable actions and accept events to integrate internal systems or niche tools that lack native connectors
- • AI agents in flows: add summarization classification or content drafting to routes and approvals so people handle only edge cases and exceptions
- • Unlimited runs policy: stop worrying about task quotas or surprise overage bills when flows burst during busy periods across teams and seasons
Use Cases
n8n
- → Route leads to CRM with enrichment and scoring for faster follow up
- → Sync tickets across support tools and status pages with ownership rules
- → Build ETL style jobs that consolidate reports for finance and ops
- → Automate product analytics backfills on schedules with retries
- → Create AI assistants that call APIs and write to knowledge bases
- → Power Slack and email alerts with contextual run logs for teams
Activepieces
- → Marketing ops intake: route requests enrich fields and create tickets so handoffs are reliable and cycle times drop without extra headcount
- → Sales to CRM sync: push leads qualify context and attach sources while deduping and notifying owners in the right territory automatically
- → Finance automations: watch inboxes extract amounts and populate ledgers while escalating anomalies to humans for review before posting
- → Support workflows: triage emails and chats create cases update status and alert teams so SLAs are met with fewer manual steps during spikes
- → Content pipelines: collect assets resize or rewrite copy then publish to CMS while handing edge approvals to editors with full context
- → HR onboarding: create accounts send checklists schedule intro meetings and collect signatures so new hires start fast with fewer errors
Perfect For
n8n
ops engineers, data analysts, RevOps, product teams, support automation owners, startups and enterprises that need flexible workflow orchestration
Activepieces
ops leaders, marketing and sales ops, support managers, data stewards, finance and HR teams who want affordable automation with governance options cloud or self hosted and open source extensibility
Capabilities
n8n
Visual workflows Intermediate
Low code plus code Professional
Self host or cloud Intermediate
Secrets and errors Intermediate
Activepieces
Visual Flow Builder Basic
Custom Pieces and Webhooks Basic
SSO and Permissions Basic
Unlimited Runs Model Basic
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