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Best Workflow Automation · head-to-head

Activepieces vs Make

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for workflow automation. Activepieces has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Activepieces has the lower entry price — Activepieces starts at $0/mo, Make at $0/mo. Free tier: Activepieces Yes, Make Yes. HIPAA: Activepieces —, Make —.

As of 2026-11-01 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

Activepieces

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Community (Self-hosted))
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forTeams wanting a Zapier-like UX at lower cost with open-source fallback

Make

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forPower users and developers who need complex multi-branch logic

Sources — Activepieces: activepieces.com (verified 2026-11-01) STALE · 2026-09-26 · Make: make.com (verified 2026-09-03) STALE · 2026-09-03

Key features

Activepieces: Open-source MIT-licensed core with self-hosted option (zero vendor lock-in); SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant on cloud deployment; 700+ integrations including AI agents and unlimited MCP servers; Credit-based pricing: monthly credits on Plus and Team, then $0.007 per credit; White-label and embedded automation capabilities for SaaS platforms

Make: Visual scenario builder with drag-and-drop module canvas; Operations-based billing (granular per-action pricing); Advanced data transformation with routers, iterators, and aggregators; 3,000+ app integrations including HTTP/webhooks for any API; ISO 27001 certified security program on Enterprise plan

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