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Best Workflow Automation · head-to-head

Activepieces vs n8n Cloud

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, n8n Cloud at $0/mo. Free tier: Activepieces Yes, n8n Cloud Yes. HIPAA: Activepieces —, n8n Cloud —.

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

n8n Cloud

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Community (Self-hosted))
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forDeveloper and engineering teams wanting code-level control with visual builder

Sources — Activepieces: activepieces.com (verified 2026-11-01) STALE · 2026-09-26 · n8n Cloud: n8n.io (verified 2026-11-01) STALE · 2026-09-27

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

n8n Cloud: Open-source self-hosted edition (MIT/Sustainable Use License, 192K+ GitHub stars); Code-fallback: write JavaScript or Python directly in workflow nodes; Git-based version control for workflows (Business+); 400+ pre-built integrations plus HTTP node for any API; AI node integrations (LangChain, OpenAI, Anthropic) for agent building

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