Comparison · 5 fields · checked 5 Aug 2026
Bardeen vs Activepieces
Quick answerActivepieces is free forever if self-hosted with a REST API and full export; Bardeen has no free tier at all and no public API, but costs less per month if you're paying anyway.
Rows shaded in sienna are where the two differ. Unshaded rows are where they match — listed so you know we checked, not because we skipped them.
| Field | Bardeen | Activepieces |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | None | Perpetual — Cloud Free: unlimited flows capped by daily-refreshing credits (exact daily cap not published); self-hosted Community Edition: no limits, MIT-licensed |
| Starting price | $10/mo | $16/mo, billed annually |
| Data export | Partial export | Full export + API |
| API | — | REST |
| Integrations | 8 listed | 8 listed |
Choose Bardeen when
Choose Bardeen when your main need is browser-based scraping into Sheets or Notion — it's $10/month from day one, cheaper than Activepieces' cheapest paid tier, though there's no free plan or public API.
Try Bardeen →Choose Activepieces when
Choose Activepieces when you're willing to self-host for a permanently free, unlimited Community Edition, or want a REST API and full flow export on the $16/mo Plus cloud plan.
Try Activepieces →Ordered alphabetically, not by commission.