Kortix vs Activepieces: an open-source comparison
Activepieces automates fixed flows between apps. Kortix is the open-source AI Operating System: agents, skills, memory, connectors and permissions, all files in a git repo you own. For a team that wants to own the system, the question is whether the job is a repeatable flow or open-ended work.
The project is a git repo you own
# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://kortix.com/schema/kortix.v2.schema.jsonkortix_version: 2default_agent: kortixagents: kortix: file: agents/kortix.md connectors: allAgents, skills, memory, connectors and triggers are all files in the repo.
Kortix and Activepieces, head to head
Activepieces facts come from its pricing page and repository, checked October 2026.
Flow automation between apps, or a workforce that does finished work
Kortix and Activepieces are both open source, and they solve different problems. Activepieces automates fixed flows: a trigger fires, the pieces run in a set order, and credits meter each run. Kortix runs a workforce of agents that do finished work, and its whole configuration is files in a git repo you own. The choice comes down to whether your job is a repeatable flow or open-ended work.
What each is good at
Activepieces is good at the job a flow builder is built for. A defined trigger and a fixed sequence of steps, run the same way every time, is exactly what flows do, and its open-source community edition means you can read and extend the pieces. Its pricing runs from a free tier to a Plus tier at $20 flat per month and a Team tier at $200 flat per month, on cloud or on-prem on every tier.
Kortix is built for work that no fixed flow captures. An agent is agents/<name>.md (behavior) plus an agents.<name> block in kortix.yaml (governance), and the agents, the skills they share, your company memory, and every connector live in one git repo you own. Every session runs on its own cloud computer. Connector credentials are brokered server-side and never enter the machine. Any model provider with your own keys.
Which to pick when
Pick Activepieces when the job is a fixed flow between apps and you want to self-host an open-source builder. Pick Kortix when the job is open-ended work that a flow cannot capture, when a person must review what lands, and when the team wants the configuration, the memory, and the permissions in a repo it owns. For a team that wants to own the system, every part of it lives in one repo, from the agents to the rules about what they may reach.
Two more head-to-heads
Two more comparisons are on the Kortix blog: Kortix against n8n, and Kortix against Dify.
Questions about the head-to-head
Is Kortix a drop-in replacement for Activepieces?
No, and it is not meant to be. Activepieces runs a flow you design step by step. Kortix starts a session where an agent works on its own cloud computer and opens a change request a person merges. Import a flow when the job is a fixed sequence; use an agent when the job needs judgment.
Can I self-host both?
Yes. Activepieces offers cloud or on-prem on every tier, and its community edition is open source. Kortix is open source and self-host is free: run it on Kortix Cloud, in your VPC, or on your own on-prem network. Any model provider with your own keys.
Which one costs less?
They bill differently. Activepieces runs from a free tier to Plus at $20 flat per month and Team at $200 flat per month. Free is $0 with 200 credits per month and 1 project. The team plan is $40 per seat per month with 2,500 credits per month per seat, pooled.
Can Kortix run a scheduled job too?
Yes. A Kortix trigger is a cron schedule or a signed webhook, and either starts a session. The difference is what happens next: an agent does the work and opens a change request, rather than running a fixed sequence of prebuilt steps.
Choose the system you own
Kortix is the open-source AI Operating System. Free is $0 with 200 credits per month and 1 project.
Open source · Any model, your keys · Self-host, VPC, or on-prem