Documentation-based comparison
Activepieces versus IFTTT
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
What the evidence answers
A reading of reviewed official documentation for Activepieces and IFTTT. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.
Price
- Activepieces From $20/mo
- Free: no subscription charge
- Plus: $20.00 monthly
- Plus: $192.00 annual ($16/mo equivalent)
- Team: $200.00 monthly
- Team: $1,992.00 annual ($166/mo equivalent)
- Ultimate: Vendor quotation required
- IFTTT From $35.88/yr
- Free: no subscription charge
- Pro: $35.88 annual ($2.99/mo equivalent)
- Pro+: $107.88 annual ($8.99/mo equivalent)
Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.
Documented for both
- Usage definition
- Activepieces One flow run uses one credit, however many steps it has.
- IFTTT Plans are sized by the number of Applets you can have, not by runs; Applet runs are listed as unlimited.
- Included volume
- Activepieces Free: 1,000 creditsPlus: 10,000 credits per monthTeam: 50,000 credits per monthUltimate: Credits sized with you, reset yearly
- IFTTT Free: 2 AppletsPro: 20 AppletsPro+: Unlimited Applets
- Premium integrations
- Activepieces Apps without a ready-made piece can be reached through the HTTP piece or a webhook; pieces are open-source TypeScript.Embed: 760+ integrations, a flow builder and AI agents inside your own product under your own brand
- IFTTT Pro: Multi-action Applets, Webhooks, Exclusive triggers and actions, Increased rate limitsPro+: Queries and filter code, Multiple accounts per service, AI services, Prioritized support
- AI charges
- Activepieces AI steps add credits on top of the run: 2 on a fast model, 10 on a smart model, 20 on a frontier model; Agentic actions are 1 credit each; On Plus and higher, your own AI provider keys make every AI step 1 credit, with the model cost billed by your provider
- IFTTT Pro+: AI services are listed only on Pro+.
Limits to check
- Activepieces Users: up to 5 on Free and Plus, 25 on Team, unlimited on Ultimate; Credits: 1,000 on Free, 10,000 a month on Plus, 50,000 a month on Team; Over the allowance, Free runs wait for tomorrow; Plus and Team pay USD 0.007 per credit
- IFTTT 2 Applets on the free plan, at standard speed; 20 Applets on Pro; Unlimited Applets on Pro+
Not verified yet
Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.
Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Activepieces: hosting responsibility and overage charges; IFTTT: trigger polling.
Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.
Next steps
- Ask Activepieces about trigger polling; our sources do not establish it yet.
- Ask IFTTT about hosting responsibility and overage charges; our sources do not establish them yet.
| Requirement | Activepieces | IFTTT |
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| Pricing | From $20/mo | From $35.88/yr |
| Who it is for | Flows, AI agents, chat and tables with MCP and API access, on every plan including Free. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Activepieces pricing page: plans, plan table and FAQ (monthly) | Applets that connect two or more apps or devices. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page |
| Coverage limits | Users: up to 5 on Free and Plus, 25 on Team, unlimited on Ultimate; Credits: 1,000 on Free, 10,000 a month on Plus, 50,000 a month on Team; Over the allowance, Free runs wait for tomorrow; Plus and Team pay USD 0.007 per credit Team adds unlimited projects, SSO and email support. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Activepieces pricing page: plans, plan table and FAQ (monthly) | 2 Applets on the free plan, at standard speed; 20 Applets on Pro; Unlimited Applets on Pro+ Applet runs are listed as unlimited. The cards are not named in the page text; the third card says "Everything in Pro", and the page says "With Pro+ you have unlimited Applets". Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page |
| Usage definition | One flow run uses one credit, however many steps it has. AI steps add credits on top. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Activepieces pricing page: plans, plan table and FAQ (monthly) | Plans are sized by the number of Applets you can have, not by runs; Applet runs are listed as unlimited. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page |
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| Trigger polling | Not verified |
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| Premium integrations | Apps without a ready-made piece can be reached through the HTTP piece or a webhook; pieces are open-source TypeScript. No separate premium-connector tier is listed. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Activepieces pricing page: plans, plan table and FAQ (monthly)
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| Hosting responsibility | Activepieces EU cloud in Frankfurt by default; Another region on request; Or your own servers; SOC 2 is in progress, not certified The plan table lists "Cloud or on-prem" hosting for every plan. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Activepieces pricing page: plans, plan table and FAQ (monthly)
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| AI charges | AI steps add credits on top of the run: 2 on a fast model, 10 on a smart model, 20 on a frontier model; Agentic actions are 1 credit each; On Plus and higher, your own AI provider keys make every AI step 1 credit, with the model cost billed by your provider Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Activepieces pricing page: plans, plan table and FAQ (monthly) |
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| Overage charges | Plus and Team keep running past the allowance at USD 0.007 per extra credit; on Free, runs past the quota wait until credits refresh; Ultimate uses a yearly pool. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Activepieces pricing page: plans, plan table and FAQ (monthly) | Not verified |
| Coverage note | Not stated in minutes. |