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Workflow & Productivity · Head-to-head

activepieces vs Lindy

activepieces and Lindy are both workflow & productivity. activepieces is AI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automation / AI Agent with MCPs • AI Workflows & AI Agent…, while Lindy is build AI agents that handle email, scheduling, and business workflows in minutes. Here's an independent, side-by-side look at how they compare — and which fits.

activepieces

Platform· Open source

AI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automation / AI Agent with MCPs • AI Workflows & AI Agent…

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Lindy

Platform· Freemium

Build AI agents that handle email, scheduling, and business workflows in minutes.

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Bottom line

activepieces and Lindy take different routes to the same job: one is a commercial product, the other open-source and self-hostable. Choose based on whether you want a managed experience or full control.

Side by side

SpecactivepiecesLindy
TypePlatformPlatform
ModelOpen sourceCommercial
PricingOpen sourceFreemium
GitHub stars23,194
LanguageTypeScript
Last activityJul 2026

Key differences

  • Lindy is a commercial product; activepieces is open-source and self-hostable.
  • Pricing model differs — activepieces is open source, Lindy is freemium.

Choose activepieces if

you want an open-source, self-hostable option you control.

Choose Lindy if

Business users delegating email, scheduling, and CRM workflows to no-code agents..

About activepieces

AI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automation / AI Agent with MCPs • AI Workflows & AI Agents • MCPs for AI Agents

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About Lindy

Build AI agents that handle email, scheduling, and business workflows in minutes.

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Frequently asked

What's the main difference between activepieces and Lindy?
Lindy is a commercial product; activepieces is open-source and self-hostable.
Is activepieces or Lindy better?
Neither is universally better. activepieces is the stronger fit for an open-source, self-hostable option you control; Lindy for Business users delegating email, scheduling, and CRM workflows to no-code agents. Use the side-by-side specs to decide by your own constraints.
Is activepieces or Lindy free?
activepieces is free to run and self-host; Lindy is free to start (freemium), with paid tiers.
Which is more popular, activepieces or Lindy?
We rank open-source projects by GitHub adoption, but at least one of these is a commercial product and stars don't measure commercial adoption — so compare them on capabilities and pricing instead.
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