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Activepieces Has a Free Automation Platform — Open-Source Zapier Alternative with Code

Activepieces is an open-source business automation tool with a visual builder and code support.

What You Get for Free

  • Visual builder — drag-and-drop automation flows
  • 200+ integrations — Slack, Gmail, Sheets, HubSpot, Notion, and more
  • Code steps — write TypeScript/JavaScript when visual isn't enough
  • Webhooks — trigger automations from any HTTP request
  • Scheduling — cron-based recurring automations
  • Branching — if/else logic, loops
  • AI pieces — OpenAI, Claude, image generation
  • Self-hosted — free, unlimited flows, unlimited executions
  • Cloud — free tier with 1,000 tasks/month
  • Team features — folders, sharing, permissions

Quick Start

# Docker
docker run -d -p 8080:80 activepieces/activepieces:latest

# Or cloud: cloud.activepieces.com (free tier)
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Why Teams Choose It Over Zapier

Zapier charges $20-600/mo based on tasks. Make.com is complex:

  • Self-hosted = free — unlimited tasks, unlimited flows
  • Code steps — TypeScript when no-code isn't enough
  • Open source — build custom integrations
  • Simple UI — cleaner than Make.com's visual mess

A marketing team was paying $299/mo for Zapier Pro (20K tasks). They migrated to self-hosted Activepieces — same integrations, added custom TypeScript steps for data transformation Zapier couldn't do, unlimited tasks for $0.


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