Side-by-side comparison · Automation & Workflows
Activepieces vs Composio vs Power Automate
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Small teams who like how Zapier works but want to own their automations or avoid per-task pricing.
Pick it if: People who already use Claude or ChatGPT every day and want it to act in their business apps, plus developers building agents that need app access.
Pick it if: Offices that already run on Microsoft 365 and want approvals, email handling and file admin to happen on their own.
Overview
| Attribute | Activepieces | Composio | Power Automate |
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| In one line | A Zapier-style automation builder that's open source and charges per run, not per step. | Plug Claude or ChatGPT into 1,500+ apps so it can send the email, not just draft it. | Microsoft's automation tool: links Outlook, Teams, Excel and more so busywork runs itself. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $20/mo flat | $29/mo | Included in most business plans |
| 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.
| Attribute | Activepieces | Composio | Power Automate |
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| Overall rating | 4.0 | 4.2Winner | 3.8 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Activepieces | Composio | Power Automate |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | No | Yes |
| Desktop app | No | No | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | No | 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 | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | No | Yes |
| Understands images | – | – | – |
| Makes images | No | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | No | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 10/ 17 | 6/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Activepieces | Composio | Power Automate |
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| Plans | Free Free Small teams getting started, or anyone who will self-host. | HobbyOur pick Free Individuals connecting their own assistant to their own apps. | Included with Microsoft 365 Included in most business plans Offices that only need flows between Microsoft apps. |
PlusOur pick $20/mo flat A small business running automations every day. | Pro $29/mo Teams, or products with real users calling tools. | PremiumOur pick $15 per user/mo, billed yearly People who need flows that reach apps outside Microsoft. | |
Team $200/mo flat A larger team that needs SSO and roles. | Enterprise Custom Companies with security reviews and high volume. | Process $150 per bot/mo, billed yearly Businesses running one key process all day without a person watching. | |
Ultimate Custom Companies with heavy volume or strict security needs. | Hosted Process $215 per bot/mo, billed yearly Teams that want the bot on a virtual machine Microsoft manages. | ||
| Which plan to pick | The 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. | If you are connecting your own Claude or ChatGPT to your own apps, Hobby is all you need. Move to Pro when a team or a product of yours starts using it, so usage keeps running past the free cap instead of pausing until next month. | Start with what your Microsoft 365 plan already gives you. Most small offices never need more. Buy Premium only for the people whose flows need an app outside Microsoft's standard list. Process and Hosted Process are for bigger companies running bots around the clock. Prices vary by country. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Activepieces, Composio or Power Automate?
Composio scores highest overall in our ratings (Activepieces 4.0/5, Composio 4.2/5 and Power Automate 3.8/5). Activepieces is best for zapier-style automations on a budget and Giving AI assistants access to your apps. Composio is best for Letting Claude act in Gmail, Slack and your CRM and one connector instead of dozens of MCP servers. Power Automate is best for approvals that run through Teams or Outlook and filing email attachments into OneDrive or SharePoint.
Which is cheaper, Activepieces, Composio or Power Automate?
Activepieces: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo flat. Composio: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $29/mo. Power Automate: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at Included in most business plans.
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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