Activepieces vs n8n vs Zapier AI vs Make.com
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
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n8n
Open-source workflow automation with AI nodes
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Zapier AI
AI agents, Copilot, and MCP inside Zapier's 8,000-app platform
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Make.com
Visual workflow automation with AI integrations
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.2 / 10 | 8.4 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 | 8.5 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Open Source | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Community Edition: self-hosted, MIT, unlimited flows. Cloud Free: 1,000 tasks/mo, 2 active flows. | Fully free self-hosted with unlimited workflows | 100 tasks per month | — |
| Paid from | Cloud: Plus $25/mo, Business $150/mo, +$5/extra flow/mo; Enterprise custom (SSO, RBAC) | €20/month billed annually for the Starter plan — the stored value uses the wrong currency symbol | $49.99/month (Professional) | — |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Users | Large open-source community; rated G2 4.8/5 (140+ reviews); est. revenue ~$1.7M | 200k+ installations | 6m+ users | — |
| Founded | 2022 | 2019 | — | 2012 |
| Maker | Activepieces, Inc. (YC S22) | Jan Oberhauser | Zapier | — |
| Verdict | Activepieces built its name on being the open-source Zapier alternative that doesn't feel like a compromise. The MIT-licensed Community Edition is genuinely unlimited when self-hosted — no flow caps, no execution caps —... |
n8n is a source-available workflow automation platform that connects hundreds of apps via a visual node editor, with the rare ability to self-host for full data control and add custom code where the UI runs out. Its nati... |
Zapier's AI layer now spans three things: Copilot (September 2025), which builds Zaps from plain-English descriptions; Zapier Agents (GA May 2025), autonomous assistants that work across your connected apps; and MCP supp... |
Make is one of the strongest no-code/low-code automation platforms, with a visual scenario builder, a huge app catalog, and increasingly deep AI/LLM modules (OpenAI, Anthropic, plus agent-style flows). Its branching, ite... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.