Activepieces vs Huginn vs n8n

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Activepiecesactivepieces/activepieces

Huginnhuginn/huginn

n8nn8n-io/n8n

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Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

Free (100 tasks per month, two-step Zaps); Professional from $19.99/month; Team from $69/month source ↗

App-to-app workflows

Partly

Yes

Scheduled automations

Partly

Yes

AI agent workflows

Partly

Yes

Webhooks

Partly

Yes

Jobs covered

4 of 4 jobs

3 of 4 jobs

4 of 4 jobs

All 4

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

25,165

50,087

208,256Top

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Gain this week

104

755Top

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

496

1,168Top

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Latest release

0.92.3 · 2026-10-12

v2026.10.14 · 2026-10-13

n8n@2.44.5 · 2026-10-21Top

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Commits / 12 wk

1,316

123

4,771

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People committing / 12 mo

177+

219+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

108 / 81

1 / 4

171 / 232

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Self-hosted with Docker; Activepieces Cloud also offered

Self-hosted on your own server (Docker or manual install)

Self-hosted with Docker or npm; n8n Cloud also offered

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

MIT (Community Edition); packages/ee and server ee directories under a commercial licence

MIT

Sustainable Use License (fair-code, source-available, not OSI); .ee files under n8n Enterprise License

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Model weights licence

No model weights

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes for the MIT Community Edition; enterprise features need a paid licence

Yes, MIT code

Only for your own internal business use; no reselling or offering n8n to others for a fee

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Paid services needed?Differs

None required; enterprise licence and Activepieces Cloud are optional

None required; AI agents use your own OpenAI-compatible API if you choose

None required; Enterprise License and n8n Cloud are optional paid extras; AI nodes use your own model provider keys

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

Production sizing: app 1 vCPU / 1 GB per ten workers; each worker 0.5 vCPU / 1 GB; Postgres 2 vCPU / 4 GB; Redis 1 vCPU / 1 GB

0.5 GB RAM + 0.5 GB swap minimum, 2 GB RAM recommended; dual core recommended

Illustrative sizing from n8n Cloud: 320 MB to 2 GB memory, 512 MB to 4 GB SSD for the database; not CPU-intensive, so small instances suffice

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Operating systemsDiffers

Docker or Kubernetes (Helm); host operating systems not listed

Linux (Docker images built on Ubuntu); other Unix incl. macOS possible; not Windows

Docker on Windows, macOS and Linux

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Setup effortDiffers

Medium, install script or a single docker run with embedded database

Medium, one docker run to try; Docker Compose with MySQL or PostgreSQL for production

Medium, Docker install script or docker run

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Stars over time

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Activepieces vs Huginn vs n8n (as alternatives to Zapier)
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Zapier: Free (100 tasks per month, two-step Zaps); Professional from $19.99/month; Team from $69/month
Activepieces: free software; does 4 of 4 Zapier jobs
Huginn: free software; does 3 of 4 Zapier jobs
n8n: free software; does 4 of 4 Zapier jobs

- Activepieces: 25,165 GitHub stars, +104 in the last 7 days, 1,316 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT (Community Edition); packages/ee and server ee directories under a commercial licence
- Huginn: 50,087 GitHub stars, +23 in the last 7 days, 123 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT
- n8n: 208,256 GitHub stars, +755 in the last 7 days, 4,771 commits in 12 weeks, licence Sustainable Use License (fair-code, source-available, not OSI); .ee files under n8n Enterprise License

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Activepieces Self-hosted with Docker; Activepieces Cloud also offered; Huginn Self-hosted on your own server (Docker or manual install); n8n Self-hosted with Docker or npm; n8n Cloud also offered
- Code licence: Activepieces MIT (Community Edition); packages/ee and server ee directories under a commercial licence; Huginn MIT; n8n Sustainable Use License (fair-code, source-available, not OSI); .ee files under n8n Enterprise License
- Commercial use: Activepieces Yes for the MIT Community Edition; enterprise features need a paid licence; Huginn Yes, MIT code; n8n Only for your own internal business use; no reselling or offering n8n to others for a fee
- Paid services needed?: Activepieces None required; enterprise licence and Activepieces Cloud are optional; Huginn None required; AI agents use your own OpenAI-compatible API if you choose; n8n None required; Enterprise License and n8n Cloud are optional paid extras; AI nodes use your own model provider keys
- Hardware: Activepieces Production sizing: app 1 vCPU / 1 GB per ten workers; each worker 0.5 vCPU / 1 GB; Postgres 2 vCPU / 4 GB; Redis 1 vCPU / 1 GB; Huginn 0.5 GB RAM + 0.5 GB swap minimum, 2 GB RAM recommended; dual core recommended; n8n Illustrative sizing from n8n Cloud: 320 MB to 2 GB memory, 512 MB to 4 GB SSD for the database; not CPU-intensive, so small instances suffice
- Operating systems: Activepieces Docker or Kubernetes (Helm); host operating systems not listed; Huginn Linux (Docker images built on Ubuntu); other Unix incl. macOS possible; not Windows; n8n Docker on Windows, macOS and Linux
- Setup effort: Activepieces Medium, install script or a single docker run with embedded database; Huginn Medium, one docker run to try; Docker Compose with MySQL or PostgreSQL for production; n8n Medium, Docker install script or docker run

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