Activepieces vs n8n
Cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes. Free plans are listed above; tiers priced on request are not plotted because there is no figure to plot.
Where they differ
From the pricing tiers and capability tags we track. A capability missing on one side means we have not recorded it there, not that the tool cannot do it.
At a glance
Activepieces and n8n both appear in this directory's automation listings. Prices below were read from the vendors' own pages, most recently on October 26, 2026. Paid plans start at the same figure on both: $20/mo. We track ai agents on Activepieces and no code on n8n; both cover workflow automation and app integration. No score and no winner: the facts do the picking.
Capability tags are factual labels we assign when a tool is added; they describe what a tool does, not how well it does it.
Checked against the vendors. Written from each vendor's own site and last re-checked there: Activepieces on October 19, 2026 · n8n on October 26, 2026. Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so confirm anything that decides your purchase on the vendor's page.
Activepieces
Chat to automation across the apps your teams already use
Activepieces provides AI agents, control governance, and workflow automation backed by over 756 integrations. It features daily credits, custom logic, human approvals, and deployment options on cloud or self-hosted servers.
n8n
Connect apps and automate workflows visually with code optionality
n8n is a source-available workflow automation platform, licensed as fair-code rather than open source, that connects applications and services. Workflows automate tasks and move data between systems. They are built in a visual editor, with custom code available on any step.
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- Orchestrating AI agents and automations across enterprise departments
- Managing governance and compliance for business workflows at scale
- Generating process design documents and automation roadmaps
Activepieces and n8n in action
Each vendor's own walkthrough, from its homepage or official YouTube channel. We don't make these videos and we don't rate them.
Activepieces
n8n
Key features
Activepieces
- Over 756 pre-built integrations for popular apps and tools
- Chat-based interface to build and manage automated workflows
- Enterprise-grade single sign-on and SCIM user provisioning
- Cloud hosting or self-hosted open source deployment options
n8n
- Visual workflow builder
- Hundreds of pre-built integrations
- Custom JavaScript code execution
- Self-hosted and cloud options
- Data transformation capabilities
What each one does well
Activepieces
- ✓ Automating multi-step workflows across business applications
- ✓ Deploying customizable AI agents for teams
- ✓ Self-hosting secure automation infrastructure on local servers
n8n
- ✓ Self-hosting automation to keep data on your own infrastructure
- ✓ Workflows that mix visual building with custom JavaScript
- ✓ Building custom data pipelines between services and databases
People also ask
Which is cheaper, Activepieces or n8n?
Neither is cheaper: Activepieces and n8n both start at $20/mo.
Does Activepieces or n8n have a free plan?
Activepieces has a free plan, and n8n publishes no free plan.
What is the difference between Activepieces and n8n?
Activepieces and n8n are both tracked for workflow-automation, app-integration, developer-api. Of the capabilities they do not share, only Activepieces is tracked for ai-agents, ai-chat, and only n8n is tracked for no-code, templates.
How much do Activepieces and n8n cost?
Activepieces: free plan, then $20/mo. n8n: from $20/mo.
Answers are generated from the tracked plans and capability tags shown above, so they move when the vendors' pages do.
Full fact sheets, FAQs, and discussion links: Activepieces · n8n · all automation tools