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Activepieces vs Dify vs Tasklet

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

Activepieces

4.0

From $20/mo flat

Best overall

Dify

4.1

From $59/mo per workspace

Tasklet

3.9

From $0

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.

Dify4.1
Best overall

Pick it if: Small businesses and agencies that want a custom AI chatbot or agent trained on their own documents, without hiring a developer to build it from scratch.

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Small business owners and teams who want AI to take over recurring admin, like inbox triage, CRM updates and reports, without building a step-by-step automation.

Overview

AttributeActivepiecesDifyTasklet
In one lineA Zapier-style automation builder that's open source and charges per run, not per step.Build AI chatbots, agents and workflows on a visual canvas, hosted or on your own server.Describe a recurring task in your own words and an AI agent runs it for you, 24/7.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$20/mo flat$59/mo per workspace$0
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes No

Rating breakdown

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

AttributeActivepiecesDifyTasklet
Overall rating4.04.1Winner3.9
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
3.5
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
3.5
4.5
4.0
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
3.5
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.

AttributeActivepiecesDifyTasklet
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app No No Yes
Desktop app No No Yes
Browser extension No No–
API access Yes Yes–
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes–
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted Yes Yes No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images– Yes–
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code Yes– Yes
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style No––
Works in many languages Yes Yes–
Capabilities score10/ 1710/ 178/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeActivepiecesDifyTasklet
Plans

Free

Free

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

Community Edition

Free (self-hosted)

Anyone comfortable running it on their own server.

Free

$0

Trying your first agent.

PlusOur pick

$20/mo flat

A small business running automations every day.

Sandbox

Free

Trying Dify Cloud before you pay.

StarterOur pick

$25/mo

One person or a small team with a few regular tasks.

Team

$200/mo flat

A larger team that needs SSO and roles.

ProfessionalOur pick

$59/mo per workspace, or $590/yr

A small business running a few AI apps for real.

Pro

$100/mo

Heavier users running lots of agents.

Ultimate

Custom

Companies with heavy volume or strict security needs.

Team

$159/mo per workspace, or $1,590/yr

Bigger teams with lots of apps and users.

Custom

From $250/mo

Growing teams that need more credits.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies that need a private deployment with support.

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.Build your first bot on the free Sandbox. Move to Professional when it goes live, and plug in your own Claude or OpenAI API key so you don't run out of message credits. Self-host only if you or someone on your team is happy looking after a server. Prices exclude tax.Build your first agent on Free, then move to Starter once it's doing a real job. Watch your credit use for the first month before you set up more agents. Top-up credits cost $5 per 1,600, with a $25 minimum, if you run short.

Key features

AttributeActivepiecesDifyTasklet
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
  • Visual workflow studio
  • Knowledge base
  • Any model
  • Share and embed
  • MCP and plugins
  • Triggers and logs
  • Set up by chat
  • Triggers and schedules
  • Thousands of connections
  • Agent web browser
  • Instant apps
  • Approvals and sharing

Pros and cons

AttributeActivepiecesDifyTasklet
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
  • Open source and free to run on your own server
  • Works with almost any AI model, including Claude
  • Knowledge base makes it easy to build bots that know your business
  • Every app gets a chat page, website widget and API
  • Can publish workflows as MCP servers for Claude
  • Set up an agent by describing the job, with no flow building
  • Uses a web browser when an app has no other way to connect
  • Unlimited team members on every plan
  • Choose the AI model per task, including Claude
  • Can ask for your approval before it acts
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
  • Takes some learning before your first useful bot
  • The free cloud plan is too small for real use
  • Message credits run out fast without your own API key
  • Self-hosting means looking after updates, backups and security yourself
  • Small, newer company with a shorter track record
  • Credit costs vary by task and are hard to predict
  • Monthly credits don't roll over
  • The free plan only has a small amount of trial credits

Who each one is for

AttributeActivepiecesDifyTasklet
Best for
  • Zapier-style automations on a budget
  • Giving AI assistants access to your apps
  • Long multi-step workflows
  • Self-hosted automation for teams
  • A chatbot that answers from your own documents
  • Internal AI assistants for staff
  • AI workflows you can host yourself
  • Agencies building AI bots for clients
  • Recurring admin you can describe in a sentence
  • Inbox triage and lead follow-up
  • Daily or weekly reports from several apps
  • Tasks on websites that have no API
You'll find it used by
  • Small teams
  • Ops teams
  • Developers
  • Agencies
  • Small businesses
  • Agencies
  • Ops teams
  • Developers
  • Large companies
  • Small business owners
  • Ops teams
  • Sales teams
  • Marketers

Questions people ask

Which is better, Activepieces, Dify or Tasklet?

Dify scores highest overall in our ratings (Activepieces 4.0/5, Dify 4.1/5 and Tasklet 3.9/5). Activepieces is best for zapier-style automations on a budget and Giving AI assistants access to your apps. Dify is best for A chatbot that answers from your own documents and Internal AI assistants for staff. Tasklet is best for recurring admin you can describe in a sentence and inbox triage and lead follow-up.

Which is cheaper, Activepieces, Dify or Tasklet?

Activepieces: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo flat. Dify: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $59/mo per workspace. Tasklet: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0.

Which is easier to use, Activepieces, Dify or Tasklet?

Tasklet rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Small business owners and teams who want AI to take over recurring admin, like inbox triage, CRM updates and reports, without building a step-by-step automation.

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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