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Open source no-code business automation

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4.3/5
117 reviews
Terrible Leadership, Communication, and Disrespect to “Sumo-lings”

Would love to hear Chief Sumo’s thoughts on this? How are we as Appsumo customers supposed to feel secure with our purchases on the platform when you guys allow these companies to just disregard what we agreed to at purchase?

I personally can’t bring myself to support products from Appsumo after this. I bought ActivePieces with the vision of getting in on a Make & Zapier before they grow to the big leagues. But with this switch I’m left with a disgusting taste in my mouth for both ActivePieces and Appsumo for allowing this type of move.

“All future Activepieces Cloud Pro Plan updates. If Plan name changes, deal will be mapped to the new Plan name with all accompanying updates.”

This quote above basically means nothing. Might as well remove this from the products you promote on your site. Better that than blatantly show your customers how little you care about them by doing nothing when company after company pulls the rug out from “Sumo-lings”.

Then ActivePieces goes on to lock and hide threads to silence this community. The Disrespect this founder has shown to people who paid for an unfinished product is truly unbelievable.

ejc2013
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
AppSumo - when are you gonna start chasing scammers?

Another fantastic scam on appsumo - LTD users are left on a worse-than-a-free plan. Disgraceful.

akhouston
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
Another scam and broken promise

Yet another platform that has gone against its word. Totally disgusting.

If they ever return on AppSumo then do not buy this product because the developers do not keep their promise with future plans and development.

rouk
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
Another LTD scam

They market themselves with lifetime and mapped out to new plans. Support them. They don’t honor their LTD. Bought it to support them and their future present. Then they turn around and charge you. Then give you a sob story. Another rug pull from appsumo to the community that supported them in the first place. Utter lies.

SuperThang
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
Poor leadership and lack of respect for supporters and its community

As a Tier 5 early adopter on AppSumo, I invested significantly in ActivePieces, hoping to support the growth of a promising automation platform. Unfortunately, my experience has been one of deep disappointment, defined by a pattern of behavior that suggests the company prioritizes short-term fundraising over product development and loyalty to its foundational supporters.

The most glaring issue has been the decision to gate new, critical features like Tables and MCP servers, making them unavailable to the very AppSumo community that provided early capital. This is an indefensible move that breaks faith with early backers. While competitors like Boost.space are actively rolling out similar features to their users, ActivePieces has chosen to sideline its initial supporters.

This decision is symptomatic of a broader problem. The platform's development has been glacial, with a slow rollout of new integrations that leaves it feeling perpetually immature and unsuitable for serious production use cases. Beyond some initial testing, I have been unable to justify using ActivePieces for any real-world workflows. Community support, when available, has been sporadic and unhelpful in my experience.

For those considering an open-source, self-hostable automation tool, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere. Both ActivePieces and N8N are open-source, but the comparison ends there. N8N's community and development velocity are in a different league, a fact reflected in their respective GitHub stars: N8N has over 115,000, while ActivePieces lags with around 15,000. This is not a coincidence; it's a clear indicator of a project's health and trustworthiness.

Given that both platforms can be self-hosted with a Docker instance and a Cloudflare tunnel, your time and energy are far better invested in a project that respects its community and is committed to long-term value. ActivePieces has demonstrated a history of acting in bad faith, and it's unlikely their reputation will recover. Whether you seek a managed service or a self-hosted instance, the market offers far more reliable and community-focused alternatives, making ActivePieces a risk not worth taking.

Zachary47
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
Unfortunately, this turned out to be a scam.

Unfortunately, this turned out to be a scam. I purchased the tool with the expectation of future improvements and development.

They openly admitted that they never intended to fulfill the terms of the deal — it was just marketing and deception.

How can you build a business using such unreliable tools, where an agreement means nothing?

d52f13a8d40d4f6a9a5559c5efeef44e
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
I felt like I was scam!

I hate to bring this up, but as a Lifetime Deal supporter, I feel let down by the recent changes. The AppSumo deal promised “all future Activepieces Cloud Pro Plan updates,” and that if the plan name changed, we’d keep the same benefits.

Now with the new pricing and “Plus” plan, it seems like LTD users are getting far fewer features than current Plus/Pro users—like fewer AI credits, servers, tables, and agents.

This doesn’t match what was promised when we supported you early on.

New Plan "Plus" User
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500 AI credits & buy more
Unlimited MCP servers
Unlimited tables
Unlimited AI Agents

---->Versus<------

LTD User
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1 table
5 AI Agents
1 MCP Server
200 AI Credits

Where's the logic? I was one of the early supporters of this app, and whatever I invested early on, based on the founders' vision, is not equal to what new users receive now. Aside from investing money, the risk we took 2-3 years ago was much higher than it is for users today, now that the company is established. Honor what you promised. You're overwhelming us with new features that we don't deserve!

MByQ
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
SCAM SCAM SCAM

Honestly I thought Activepieces would be the last company I'd have to worry about. These guys put on a great show for awhile, and then pulled the plug. LTD was for the 'Pro plan' and now has been "upgraded" to basic. Are you actually serious?
I hope you get sued and demolished by the competition.
APPSUMO YOU NEED TO STEP IN AND SET AN EXAMPLE.

eef79ce25ecc40e7b3f13c5ed337917b
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
Another LTD Scam!

So we are indirectly mapped to their FREE plan now. Only thing we have retained are the number of tasks! Rest everything is something you can get on their free plan.
- You can create max of 5 agents (free plan)
- You can create just 1 MCP server...woww!! (Free plan)
- You get just 200 AI credits per month (Free plan)

So, what are we, as the LTD users, getting out of your new 'Agents Launch'? We are completely sidelined.

JustinGab
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
Another Appsumo LTD Breach

I purchased this deal a long time ago, hoping the platform would grow and improve. They have definitely made significant improvements, but they are violating the original terms of the deal. It’s like buying a share for $1, the company does well, and the share is now worth $100, but then the company tells you, “Sorry, your share is now worth only £0.50, and we won’t pay you the $100.” This is very disappointing, and it’s why I’ve stopped buying on AppSumo, despite having spent thousands on their platform. Over 60% of the deals have been changed, so it’s better to buy software you truly need and give up on lifetime deals if this is the kind of experience we get. The problem is that AppSumo only guarantees refunds for a limited time, so after that, you’re on your own. There’s no real protection for the Sumolings.

UKEDA
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
Great

Great flow builder and they just added mCP and table which means one less step to get to your database only got tier 1 but Im still Feeling pretty lucky ... Hopefully you guys come back so I can upgrade ... If not it would be great if you can add a kick on and kickoff feature where if my monthly limits is reached the unlimited subscription kicks on then kicks off for the next month unless I reach my monthly limit that way flows aren't interrupted and I only pay for the unlimited when my account needs it .. think about it thanks again for all your hard work team
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itrait24
Purchased from: AppSumo.com
Massive disappointment

I was a big supporter of this project and really happy with how actively it was being developed. I considered this one of the best deals I ever got from AppSumo. That’s why the recent changes are so crushing.

Everyone who purchased the Activepieces "lifetime plan" with the expectation of receiving "All future Activepieces Cloud Pro Plan updates" - which were supposed to be mapped to any new plan names with all accompanying updates - now finds their plan downgraded to... slightly improved free plan with a higher number of tasks allowed. That’s it.

Browsing the platform and its settings now is a traumatic experience, as almost everything is locked and we keep seeing "upgrade now" everywhere. We can't even provide API keys for AI providers in the settings!

Meanwhile the cheapest paid plan, called "Plus," offers unlimited AI Agents, unlimited MCP Servers, unlimited Tables, and more. But we lifetime plan holders get only one AI Agent, one MCP Server, and one Table. And padlocks everywhere to "upgrade now", even for simple things like displaying an overview. It's just sad.

Still, I cannot force myself to give Activepieces less than three tacos, as objectively it's a solid tool and I feel like I can do a lot with those tasks I have.

e3f091bdb03d4b8e8d63f8ef3f4d1209
Purchased from: AppSumo.com