Activepieces
Flowise
| Feature | Activepieces | Flowise |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | Free / from $19/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | developers, startups, privacy-focused-teams, automation-builders | developers, startups, non-technical-users, ai-teams |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Visual Builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ai Copilot | ✓ | ✗ |
| Branching Logic | ✓ | ✗ |
| Self Hosting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pieces Framework | ✓ | ✗ |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✗ |
| Llm Chains | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Agents | ✗ | ✓ |
| Rag | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self Hosted | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open Source | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi Agent | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Activepieces Pros
- Open-source and self-hostable
- AI helps build automations from descriptions
- Clean visual workflow builder
- Growing piece (connector) library
✗ Activepieces Cons
- Fewer integrations than Zapier/Make
- Community still growing
- Self-hosted requires maintenance
✓ Flowise Pros
- Visual drag-and-drop for rapid prototyping
- Flexible model choice across LLM providers
- Self-hosting for full data control
- 100+ built-in nodes and connectors
✗ Flowise Cons
- Complex flows hard to debug at scale
- Enterprise features locked behind paid tiers
- Documentation quality inconsistent
The Verdict
Activepieces is built for developers and startups, with a focus on visual-builder and ai-copilot. Flowise targets developers and startups and leads with visual-builder and llm-chains.
On pricing, Activepieces is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $10/mo compared to $19/mo for Flowise. That $9/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, Flowise offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Activepieces takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Both tools are a solid fit for developers, startups — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.
