Activepieces vs Windmill

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

Short answer

  • Pick Activepieces for: open-source AI automation platform with TypeScript pieces available as MCP servers. Pick Windmill for: open-source developer platform to power your entire infra and turn scripts into webhooks, workflows and UIs.

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Activepiecesopen-source

Open-source AI automation platform with TypeScript pieces available as MCP servers

Windmillopen-source

Open-source developer platform to power your entire infra and turn scripts into webhooks, workflows and UIs. Fastest workflow engine (13x vs Airflow). Open-source alternative to Retool and Temporal.

Metrics

ActivepiecesWindmill
Stars24.8k18.1k
Star velocity /mo360317.0744680851064
Commits (90d)1.0k1.2k
Releases (6m)1010
Overall score0.82637426649449310.8251537378999719

Pros

    • +Multi-language support with automatic UI generation from scripts in Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash, SQL, and more
    • +High performance workflow engine claiming 13x faster execution than Airflow
    • +Self-hostable open-source solution with AGPLv3 license providing full control and customization

    Cons

      • -AGPLv3 license may restrict some commercial use cases and require careful compliance consideration
      • -Being a comprehensive platform may introduce complexity for simple automation tasks
      • -Self-hosting requires infrastructure management and maintenance overhead

      Use Cases

        • •Building internal APIs and webhooks from existing scripts without additional infrastructure
        • •Creating automated workflows for background jobs and data processing pipelines
        • •Developing low-code internal applications with custom UIs for non-technical team members
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        FAQ

        Which is more popular, Activepieces or Windmill?
        Activepieces has more GitHub stars (24,828 vs 18,077).
        Which is more actively developed, Activepieces or Windmill?
        Windmill had more commits in the last 90 days (1,246 vs 1,037).
        Should I use Activepieces or Windmill?
        Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.