Activepieces

Overview

Activepieces is an open-source alternative to Zapier with native MCP support. Build automation workflows visually, trigger them from AI agents, and connect 400+ services — all self-hosted with full control.

How It Works

1. Self-host — Deploy Activepieces on your infrastructure
2. Build workflows — Visual drag-and-drop builder
3. Connect via MCP — AI agents can trigger and manage workflows
4. Automate — Run workflows on triggers, schedules, or AI commands

Use Cases

• Business automation — Connect CRM, email, chat, and databases
• AI-triggered workflows — Agent decides when to run automations
• Data pipelines — Move data between services reliably
• Notification systems — Complex multi-channel alerting

Getting Started

docker run -d -p 8080:80 activepieces/activepieces
# Access the visual builder at localhost:8080

Example

AI agent detects a critical bug report → triggers Activepieces workflow:
1. Create Jira ticket
2. Send Slack alert to #engineering
3. Page on-call engineer via PagerDuty
4. Update status page

Alternatives

• n8n — Popular open-source automation (180k+ stars)
• Composio — Managed tool integrations
• Zapier — Commercial automation platform