We Flipped the Script on Automation Pricing

By Ginikachukwu Nwibe

on Wednesday, Jul 2nd, 2025

Finally, A pricing plan that doesn't punish you for scaling.

With thousands of users automating everything from business processes to internal workflows, the need for a scalable, sustainable pricing model has become important.

We are now introducing a set of carefully designed pricing plans, tailored for everyone from those just trying automation for the first time to high-scale enterprises. But unlike other platforms that nickel-and-dime you with every task or operation, Activepieces is rewriting the rules.

In this article, we’ll break down the new Activepieces pricing, compare it to competitors like Zapier, Make.com, and N8N, and explain why Activepieces aligns perfectly with both your automation and cost-saving requirements. We will compare in terms of value, ease of use, and scalability.

For a deep dive into the Activepieces pricing plans and available features, check out our pricing page

TL; DR

Quick Overview of Activepieces Vs Zapier Vs Make.com Vs N8N

Feature/Criteria	Activepieces	Zapier	Make	n8n
Free Cloud Plan Including AI & Code Steps	✅	❌	❌	❌
Unlimited Tasks in Paid Plans	✅	❌	❌	❌
AI Agents & Multi-Agent Orchestration	✅	❌	✅	✅
Predictable Flat Pricing	✅	❌	❌	✅
Ease of Use (Non-Technical Users)	✅	✅	❌	❌
Extensibility for Developers	✅	❌	✅	✅
Self-Hosting Option	✅	❌	❌	✅
Audit Logs, Git Sync, SSO (Enterprise-grade)	✅ Included in business plan	❌ Enterprise-only	❌ Enterprise-only	❌ DIY if self-hosted
Affordable Entry Pricing	✅	❌	✅	✅
MIT License & SOC 2 Compliance	✅	❌	❌	❌

For more detailed breakdown, keep reading below👇

Value: Activepieces Vs Competitors

In this section, we will take a look at the different Activepieces plans and the value you get from each plan in comparison to competitors.

Free Plan ($0/mo)

Best for: Beginners, hobbyists, early-stage builders

Activepieces’ free plan includes AI integrations, custom code, and 1,000 task executions per month. Unlike competitors, the free plan supports AI tools like GPT directly via steps. You can build smart automations using language models without paying a cent. For solo builders or curious tinkerers, this is a serious starting point.

1,000 tasks per month
2 active flows
1 table for storing data
Run code step support
200 AI credits
1 MCP server
AI step support (but no agents)

🆚 Compared to Competitors:

Platform	Free Plan Limit
Zapier	100 tasks/mo: Very small for people trying their hands at automation. You also can’t add more than two steps
Make.com	1000 operations: A task can consume more than one operation
N8N	Self-host only: Unlimited, but with infrastructure and DevOps overhead (Not accessible to non-technical people).

Plus Plan ($25/mo (billed monthly) )

Best for: Freelancers, creators, side projects

This plan is designed for anyone who builds regularly. It provides unlimited tasks and gives you access to AI agents that think and interact across apps. This removes the overthinking that competitors impose.

Includes:
- Unlimited tasks
- AI Agents + Multi-Agent orchestration
- 10+ flows
- Unlimited tables
- 500+ AI credits
- Unlimited MCP servers

🆚 Compared to Competitors:

Platform	Plan	Price (billed monthly)	Limits
Zapier	Professional	$29.99	Only 750 tasks: Freelancers quickly burn through this, especially when you add more steps. To upgrade to 1500 tasks, the price jumps to $58.50/mo
Make.com	Core/Pro	$10.59/$18.82	10,000 ops: 1 Op is not equal to 1 task, some tasks cost more than one op (depending on complexity). While it may seem generous at first, you will quickly exhaust your ops.
N8N	Starter	$24	2,500 workflow executions (but you get just 5 active workflows only) However, Activepieces gives 10+ active flows + agents and its easy to use

Business Plan ($150/mo (billed monthly))

Best for: Startups, small teams, client agencies

💸 Real Value:

This plan offers small teams the collaboration, control, and enterprise-level value they need, in a streamlined mid-sized package.

Includes:

Unlimited tasks
50+ flows
Unlimited tables
5+ users
1,000+ AI credits
SSO, role permissions, and API access, usually gated behind enterprise tiers in other tools

🆚 Compared to Competitors:

Platform	Plan	Price (billed monthly)	Limit
Zapier	Team	$103.50	Just 2,000 tasks. If you want to upgrade to 5000 tasks only per month, the price jumps to $178.50
Make	Team	$34.12	Still capped at 10,000 ops, roles/sharing only. 1 Op is not always equal to 1 task; some tasks cost more than one op (depending on complexity). With a small agile team, you quickly burn through your ops
N8N	Pro	$60	10,000 executions,but it is very technical, and you have to invest so much time teaching your team how to use it. So you pay the price in time

To get the same value of Activepieces’ business from competitors, you’d need to jump to:

Zapier Enterprise
Make Enterprise
Or self-host N8N and deal with the overhead costs of self-hosting

Activepieces Business is ideal for scaling without heavy investment or overhead.

Enterprise Plan (Custom Pricing)

Best for: Larger organizations

💸 Real Value:

Everything in other plans and unlimited tasks
Dedicated infrastructure, Git sync, blazing-fast execution
Enterprise SSO, audit logs, human-in-loop support
Support for multi-agent orchestration at scale
Self-hosting flexibility (still rare in this market)

🆚 Compared to Competitors:

Platform	Self-Host Option
Zapier	❌
Make	❌
N8N	✅ (But adds more responsibility on IT/Engineering teams)

Ease of Use and Extensibility: Activepieces VS Competitors

Activepieces: Very easy to use for anyone. It is loved by non-technical teams for its ease of use, and also loved by technical teams for how extensible and flexible it is. This means you are getting the best of both worlds. Activepieces also has a thriving and eager community, ready to help with any challenges.

Make: Seems easy at first glance, till you realize how complex it gets with little to no resources to help you out.

N8N: Everyone knows how technical N8N is. It is built mainly for technical teams to use. Most nontechnical people will have a very tough time using N8N.

Zapier: Zapier has a user-friendly interface, but it is best for teams that require simple automations, compared to the extensibility and flexibility of Activepieces

The Problem Activepieces is Solving

Automation is meant to scale your business, but competitor pricing models often do the opposite.

We all want a surge of customers, leads, and user activity. But with usage-based pricing, that success often feels like a penalty.

With competitors’ task-based usage, this can:

Burn through your limits
Trigger automatic overage charges
Force you to manually pause flows to avoid surprise billing

Automation should feel empowering, not like you’re walking on eggshells.

📊 How Competitor (Task-based) Pricing Hurts As You Grow

Now let's look at it from a real business scenerio, using one of the simplest workflows.

🧪 Workflow Example:

For every lead that signs up:

Data is sent to your CRM
Your sales team is notified on Slack
Multiple rows are added to a Google Sheet
A follow-up email is sent

💥 That’s 4 automation steps per lead. With 500 leads/month, you’re looking at 2,000 total steps (or tasks).

Here’s how that would play out on each competitor’s platform:

Zapier

Plan	Number of Tasks	Price (billed monthly)	Result for 500 leads (2000 tasks)
Free	100	$0	The workflow will not run because Zapier’s free plan only allows 2 steps.
Professional	750	$29.99	750 ÷ 4 = 187.5 leads/month. You will need to upgrade or pay for overages. If you want 1500 tasks, for example, the price jumps to $58.50.
Team	2000	$103.50	2,000 ÷ 4 = 500 leads/month. This is the bare minimum needed to support the given use case at 500 leads. No buffer or room for growth or backup flows. You cannot run other workflows.
Enterprise	Custom	Custom

You’ll constantly monitor your task count and pay more as you scale. Zapier’s per-task pricing punishes growth. You’ll max out the plan running just one flow, and that’s risky for businesses that need flexibility.

Make.com

Make.com counts every module executed in a scenario as one operation. Operations are not the same as tasks. Even a single email or webhook may trigger multiple operations. Complex flows rack up operations quickly, even if they seem simple.

So, for even a basic 4-step workflow, the actual number of operations per lead can range between 4 (best case) and 6–10+ (realistic case).

✅ Now Let’s Apply That to Each Plan

Plan	Number of Ops	Monthly Cost	Outcome for 500 leads
Free	1,000	$0	Best case (4 ops/lead) → 1,000 ÷ 4 = 250 leads Realistic case (6–8 ops/lead) → 1,000 ÷ 6–8 = 125–166 leads
Core	10,000	$10.59	Best case (4 ops/lead) → 10,000 ÷ 4 = 2,500 leads Realistic case (6–10 ops/lead) → 10,000 ÷ 6–10 = 1,000–1,600 leads
Pro	10,000	$18.82	Same cap
Teams	10,000	$34.12	Same cap

The numbers look generous, but you’ll run out of operations faster than expected. Make’s pricing is harder to predict, and costs spike when automations get even slightly advanced

N8N: Predictable Pricing, but Painfully Technical

Plan	Executions/mo	Monthly cost	Outcome for 500 Leads
Starter	2500	$24	Enough for 500 leads (if all logic is in one workflow)
Pro	10000	$60	Enough for 500 leads, but small compared to the unlimited tasks offered by Activepieces
Enterprise	Custom	Custom
Community	Unlimited	Free (If you self host)	It comes with self-hosting overhead and devops burden with no support

❌ Not for non-technical users
❌ Overwhelming UI and scripting requirements

Even though the pricing is predictable, non-technical users will struggle. What you don’t pay in money, you will pay in time. The more your automation grows, the faster you hit limits unless you self-host, and that comes with infrastructure overhead.

✅ Activepieces: Easy to use, Predictable, and Scalable

Plan	Monthly Cost	Usage Limits	Outcome
Free	$0	1,000 tasks	Great for testing with 250 leads
Plus	$25/mo	Unlimited tasks	Perfect for solo builders or consultants
Business	$150/mo	Unlimited tasks	Ideal for teams, no task stress, no user caps
Enterprise	Custom	Custom resources	Everything in other plans plus additional perks

Build More, Worry Less

With Activepieces, you get the following:

✅ Predictable Pricing: No need for mental gymnastics
✅ AI-native Design: from workflows to multi-agent logic
✅ Highly secure MIT-licensed, SOC 2 Type II compliant automation platform
✅ Self-hosting Available: no lock-in
✅ Very useful free plan: includes AI access, code, and tables
✅ Enterprise Without the Headaches: audit logs, Git sync, custom SLAs

Activepieces' pricing model aligns with the reality of how modern teams build and scale.

So whether you’re:

A freelancer
A startup wanting to scale operations
Or an enterprise needing compliance, performance, and control

Activepieces gives you freedom, control, and performance without the mental tax.

TL; DR

A summary of Activepieces Vs Zapier Vs Make.com Vs N8N

Feature/Criteria	Activepieces	Zapier	Make	n8n
Free Plan with AI & Code Steps	✅ Yes	❌ Very Limited	❌ Limited (ops not equal tasks)	❌ Self-host only, not accessible to non-tech users
Unlimited Tasks in Paid Plans	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No
AI Agents & Multi-Agent Orchestration	✅ Included	❌ No (you pay separately)	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Predictable Flat Pricing	✅ Predictable	❌ Per-task pricing	❌ Opaque operation pricing	✅ More predictable than Zapier and Make but very technical
Ease of Use (Non-Technical Users)	✅ Very easy	✅ Easy	❌ Complex	❌ Overwhelming
Extensibility for Developers	✅ Highly flexible	❌ Limited	✅ Moderate	✅ Advanced, but steep learning curve
Self-Hosting Option	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes
Audit Logs, Git Sync, SSO (Enterprise-grade)	✅ Included in business plan	❌ Enterprise-only	❌ Enterprise-only	❌ DIY if self-hosted
Affordable Entry Pricing	✅ Starts at $25/mo (billed monthly) with unlimited tasks	❌ Starts at $29.99 (billed monthly) with limited usage (750 tasks only)	✅ $10.59/mo (billed monthly) but you will quickly burn through your ops	✅ $24/mo (billed monthly) but very technical
MIT License & SOC 2 Compliance	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No