Updated June 2026 · Real pricing data
prices verified june 2026 · 3 workflows · monthly billing

n8n vs Activepieces — which costs less?

Activepieces logoActivepieces < n8n logon8n at every volume we track — up to 10 active flows
Activepieces Cloud runs this at $0 — unlimited runs, free up to 10 active flows (we price 3); n8n is the deeper toolkit once automations get complex. Both are open-source and self-hostable, so philosophy doesn't decide this one: start free on Activepieces if 10 flows is enough, move to n8n (~$8/mo self-hosted) when you need its bigger node ecosystem and heavier workflow logic.
Price by volume

What you'd pay per month

Cheapest qualifying plan for each tool, including overage, at four typical volumes.

ops / monthn8nActivepieces
1,000 $8self-hosted* $0 ✓Cloud Free
5,000 $8self-hosted* $0 ✓Cloud Free
20,000 $8self-hosted* $0 ✓Cloud Free
100,000 $8self-hosted* $0 ✓Cloud Free

~ = estimated custom-tier pricing (vendor quotes individually; calibrated against public list prices). Assumes 3 workflows, monthly billing, cheapest qualifying plan. Prices verified June 2026 — see the price changelog. * self-hosted = open-source edition + ~$8/mo VPS.

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Where they differ

Feature differences that matter

Only the rows where n8n and Activepieces actually differ — identical capabilities are left out.

Featuren8nActivepieces
Integrations400+747+
Free tierUnlimited* · Unlimited*Unlimited runs · 10 active flows (cloud)
Code steps✓✗
LicenseSustainable UseMIT

Same on both: overage model · steps per workflow · execution timeout · log history · gdpr-friendly · self-hosting · ai features · multi-user · api access · webhooks.

Trade-offs

Pros & cons

n8n logon8n
  • Truly unlimited self-hosted
  • Best AI/LLM nodes
  • Strong community
  • Setup required for self-host
  • Big jump from Pro to Business tier
Activepieces logoActivepieces
  • True MIT license — no restrictions
  • No-code UI like Zapier
  • Self-hostable
  • Fewer integrations than Zapier (747+)
  • Smaller community than n8n
  • No code steps
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FAQ

Common questions

At every volume we track, yes — from $0 vs $8 at 1,000 ops/mo to $0 vs $8 at 100,000. Prices include overage where it applies — see the table above.
n8n Cloud counts workflow executions — one run is one execution regardless of step count; self-hosted n8n has no metering at all. Activepieces doesn't meter runs at all — pricing is per active flow, with unlimited executions.
Yes — both n8n and Activepieces can be self-hosted, which caps the real cost at your server bill.
Because the $0 has a ceiling: 10 active flows on Activepieces Cloud, then $5 per extra flow. n8n self-hosted stays ~$8/mo no matter how many workflows you run, and its larger ecosystem and more mature advanced logic (branching, error handling, code nodes) start to matter once automations get serious. Heavy or complex usage tips the math back to n8n.
Taken from official pricing pages and verified June 2026. Values marked ~ are estimates for custom enterprise tiers. Every change we record lands in the price changelog.
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Activepieces logoActivepieces

10 active flows free with unlimited runs — a real pilot costs nothing.

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n8n logon8n

Community Edition is free forever self-hosted; Cloud has a free trial — test a real workflow either way.

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