Activepieces
Activepieces is an open-source automation platform that its README calls an open-source replacement for Zapier. Its Community Edition is MIT, with enterprise features under a commercial licence. Integrations are TypeScript pieces, which it counts at 200 to 280 depending on the section, and every piece is also available as an MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor or Windsurf. It has AI agents, human approvals, loops, branches and code steps, and runs self-hosted or network-gapped.
What does Activepieces do?
Activepieces describes itself as "an open source replacement for Zapier" and as "all-in-one AI automation designed to be extensible through a type-safe pieces framework written in TypeScript." Each integration is a piece, an npm package in TypeScript, and "when you contribute pieces to Activepieces they become automatically available as MCP servers" that work with Claude Desktop, Cursor or Windsurf. The README gives two counts, 280+ in one place and 200+ in another, and says 60 percent of pieces come from the community.
Its builder has loops, branches, automatic retries, HTTP steps, code steps with npm, versioned flows, templates and translations, and an Ask AI feature in the code step for non-technical users. Native AI pieces let you try various providers or build agents with its AI SDK. Flows can wait or require human approval, and can start from a chat or form interface. "Developers set up the tools, and anyone in the organization can use the no-code builder." It runs self-hosted, including network-gapped.
Key facts
- Licence: MIT for the Community Edition. The packages/ee and server ee folders are under the Activepieces Enterprise License, which needs a paid seat licence for production use.
- An open-source replacement for Zapier, by its own README.
- Pieces are TypeScript npm packages; the README counts them at 280+ and, elsewhere, 200+; 60 percent are community-contributed.
- Every piece is available as an MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor and Windsurf.
- AI pieces and an AI SDK for agents; providers are not named in the README.
- Builder: loops, branches, retries, HTTP, code with npm, versioned flows, templates; human approval and delays; chat and form triggers.
- Self-hosted and network-gapped; install instructions live on its deploy page rather than in the README.
- Latest tagged release when read: 0.91.0 on 2026-09-14; 24,532 stars on 2026-09-17.
What does it replace, and where does it fall short?
Activepieces replaces Zapier and Make for a team that wants a no-code builder anyone can use, under a licence it can build a product on. Its pieces doubling as MCP servers means the same integrations serve AI agents too. It is the MIT pick on the open-source alternatives to Zapier page.
Where it falls short: enterprise features sit in folders under a paid licence, so check which ones you need. The README gives two different counts for its integrations and does not name its AI providers or give install commands. Its integration library is smaller than n8n's by the READMEs' own numbers.
How does Activepieces run?
The README links to a deploy guide rather than giving commands; Activepieces self-hosts, including in network-gapped environments. It also has a pricing page for its hosted and enterprise editions, which the README links but does not describe.
Who is Activepieces for?
A company that wants Zapier-style automation for non-technical staff, with integrations that also serve AI agents, under MIT. A developer team that wants scripts first should look at Windmill.
What limits does the README state?
None stated in the README.
Questions people ask
Is Activepieces open source?
The Community Edition is, under MIT, and the README says it is released as open source under MIT with enterprise features under a commercial licence. The enterprise code sits in separate ee folders and needs a paid seat licence for production use.
How many integrations does Activepieces have?
The README gives two figures, 280+ in one section and 200+ in another, and says 60 percent are contributed by the community. Each one is a TypeScript npm package called a piece.
Does Activepieces work with MCP?
Yes. The README says every piece is available as an MCP server that works with Claude Desktop, Cursor or Windsurf, and that new pieces become MCP servers automatically when contributed.
How does Activepieces compare with Zapier?
Its README calls it an open-source replacement for Zapier: a no-code builder with AI agents and human approvals, self-hosted under MIT. Zapier is a hosted service that claims 9,000+ apps. The open-source alternatives to Zapier page compares it with n8n, Dify, Langflow, Windmill and Huginn.
Can non-technical staff use Activepieces?
That is its stated model: developers set up the tools, and anyone in the organisation uses the no-code builder. An Ask AI feature in the code step lets a non-technical user clean data without writing code.
Sources
- Activepieces README, LICENSE and packages/ee/LICENSE: github.com/activepieces/activepieces, read 2026-09-17.
Compared with the others
On the open-source alternatives to Zapier page, Activepieces is the pick for a no-code builder under mit. MIT Community Edition whose TypeScript pieces double as MCP servers, with loops, branches, approvals, code steps and an AI SDK.
Also on that page: n8n for the largest integration library, Windmill for code-first automation for developers, Dify for ai-first workflows and agents.
On the open-source alternatives to Make page, Activepieces is the pick for a no-code builder under mit. MIT Community Edition whose TypeScript pieces double as MCP servers, with loops, branches, approvals, code steps and an AI SDK.
Also on that page: n8n for the largest integration library, Langflow for visual ai flows as apis or mcp tools, Dify for ai-first workflows and agents.
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Added September 17, 2026. Every claim above comes from the project's README, LICENSE or model card, read on September 17, 2026, or from the GitHub API on the date shown in the panel. Found an error? Write to reveneau@licheo.com and it is fixed in the next weekly pass. Repository: github.com/activepieces/activepieces.
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