Activepieces
Open-source Zapier alternative with AI pieces.
why this verdict
Keep it — Anthropic has not replaced it
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the automation job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Agentic tool use. Anthropic, November 25, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: n8n, Make and Zapier.
- What the call is worth nothing to cancel
- No paid entry tier tracked, so there is no subscription to cancel.
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- November 25, 2024
- List price
- free
- Per year
- —
The backstory
Activepieces is an open-source, self-hostable automation tool positioned as a free Zapier alternative, letting you wire apps together with visual flows and drop in AI steps. Anthropic-style agentic tool use lets a model call APIs directly, which threatens the connect-A-to-B glue. But Activepieces survived by leaning into it: you own the code, run it for free, and add AI pieces where they help. The moat is the open catalog and full control, not any single automation an agent could replicate.
Escape hatches
Open-source, self-hostable workflow automation with native AI nodes
n8n.io open_in_newVisual automation with a huge app catalog
make.com open_in_newThe incumbent with the widest integration library
zapier.com open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.