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Side-by-side comparison · Automation & Workflows

Activepieces vs Browse AI vs UiPath

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Best overall

Activepieces

4.0

From $20/mo flat

Browse AI

3.9

From $19/mo

UiPath

3.9

From From $25/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Best overallBest value

Pick it if: Small teams who like how Zapier works but want to own their automations or avoid per-task pricing.

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Ecommerce, marketing and sales teams that need data from other websites without writing code.

Pick it if: Operations and IT teams at mid-size and large companies automating high-volume back-office processes.

Overview

AttributeActivepiecesBrowse AIUiPath
In one lineA Zapier-style automation builder that's open source and charges per run, not per step.Scrape data from websites and track changes, set up by pointing and clicking.Enterprise automation that runs software robots and AI agents across business apps.
Pricing modelOpen sourceFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$20/mo flat$19/moFrom $25/mo
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeActivepiecesBrowse AIUiPath
Overall rating4.0Winner3.93.9
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.5
3.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
3.5
4.0
5.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.0
4.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.5
3.5
3.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
3.5
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeActivepiecesBrowse AIUiPath
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app No––
Desktop app No– Yes
Browser extension No Yes Yes
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted Yes No Yes
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes– Yes
Understands images–– Yes
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code Yes No Yes
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style No––
Works in many languages Yes––
Capabilities score10/ 177/ 1712/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeActivepiecesBrowse AIUiPath
Plans

Free

Free

Small teams getting started, or anyone who will self-host.

Free

Free

Testing a robot or two.

Community

Free

Learning and small personal or community projects.

PlusOur pick

$20/mo flat

A small business running automations every day.

Personal

$19/mo billed yearly, or $48 monthly

One person monitoring a few sites.

Basic

From $25/mo

Simple personal automations.

Team

$200/mo flat

A larger team that needs SSO and roles.

ProfessionalOur pick

$69/mo billed yearly, or $87 monthly

Teams scraping several sites regularly.

StandardOur pick

Custom (60-day free trial)

Businesses running automations in production.

Ultimate

Custom

Companies with heavy volume or strict security needs.

Premium

From $500/mo billed yearly

High-volume or protected sites.

Enterprise

Custom

Large organisations with strict security needs.

Which plan to pickThe Free plan is unusually generous, so start there. Move to Plus when you want monthly credits instead of a daily cap and the option to use your own AI keys. Self-host only if someone on the team is happy running a server.Test on Free first to make sure your target sites work. Professional suits most business use because of the site and user limits; pay yearly if you are sure, as monthly costs much more.Learn on Community. If you are automating real business processes, Standard is where agents and document extraction open up; use the 60-day trial to prove one process before signing. UiPath says the Basic plan is being reworked.

Key features

AttributeActivepiecesBrowse AIUiPath
Standout features
  • Zapier-style builder
  • Flat per-run pricing
  • Self-host or cloud
  • MCP for AI assistants
  • Agents and Tables
  • Bring your own AI keys
  • Point-and-click robots
  • Monitoring and alerts
  • Pre-built robots
  • Send data anywhere
  • API
  • Software robots
  • AI agents
  • Document understanding
  • Orchestration
  • Developer tools
  • Test automation

Pros and cons

AttributeActivepiecesBrowse AIUiPath
Pros
  • Easiest open-source automation tool to learn
  • Flat pricing, with one credit per run however long the flow
  • Generous free plan and free self-hosting
  • MCP makes every connected app available to Claude
  • Open source, so you can inspect or extend it
  • Very easy to set up without code
  • Scheduled monitoring with change alerts
  • Free plan to test on your own target sites
  • Connects to Sheets, Airtable and automation tools
  • Works with almost any app, including legacy systems
  • Very complete platform for robots, agents, documents and testing
  • Strong governance, security and audit features
  • Free Community plan for learning
  • Large partner network and training resources
Cons
  • Far fewer apps than Zapier, and some pieces are thin
  • Smaller community and fewer templates than n8n
  • No canvas, so complex branching is harder to follow
  • AI steps cost extra credits on top of the run
  • Robots can break when a site changes layout
  • Sites with bot protection may fail or use extra credits
  • Credits run down faster than expected on multi-page jobs
  • Some users report billing issues after cancelling
  • Expensive and confusing licensing
  • Steep learning curve for non-developers
  • Version updates can break existing automations
  • Too heavy for small businesses with simple needs

Who each one is for

AttributeActivepiecesBrowse AIUiPath
Best for
  • Zapier-style automations on a budget
  • Giving AI assistants access to your apps
  • Long multi-step workflows
  • Self-hosted automation for teams
  • Competitor price monitoring
  • Pulling listings into a spreadsheet
  • Alerts when a web page changes
  • Building lead lists from directories
  • Automating old desktop and legacy systems
  • Invoice and document processing at volume
  • Finance, HR and shared-services teams
  • Processes that need audit trails and governance
You'll find it used by
  • Small teams
  • Ops teams
  • Developers
  • Agencies
  • Ecommerce teams
  • Marketers
  • Sales teams
  • Researchers
  • Recruiters
  • Operations teams
  • Finance and shared services
  • IT teams
  • Large enterprises
  • Consulting partners

Questions people ask

Which is better, Activepieces, Browse AI or UiPath?

Activepieces scores highest overall in our ratings (Activepieces 4.0/5, Browse AI 3.9/5 and UiPath 3.9/5). Activepieces is best for zapier-style automations on a budget and Giving AI assistants access to your apps. Browse AI is best for competitor price monitoring and pulling listings into a spreadsheet. UiPath is best for automating old desktop and legacy systems and invoice and document processing at volume.

Which is cheaper, Activepieces, Browse AI or UiPath?

Activepieces: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo flat. Browse AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19/mo. UiPath: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $25/mo.

Which is easier to use, Activepieces, Browse AI or UiPath?

Browse AI rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Ecommerce, marketing and sales teams that need data from other websites without writing code.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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