# Activepieces API + MCP vs Kestra (slim)

> Kestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Activepieces API + MCP's 57.5 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Activepieces API + MCP leads on security & auth. Both do automation workflows. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Kestra scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Activepieces API + MCP's 57.5 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Activepieces API + MCP leads on security & auth. Both do automation workflows.

- Activepieces API + MCP: C 57.5, rank #545 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces.min.md
- Kestra: B 63.6, rank #351 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kestra.min.md
- Activepieces API + MCP, good for A team that wants an MIT-licensed builder it can self-host or embed, with an agent that builds flows through MCP. Ahead on Security & auth, 64 against 41. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.
- Kestra, good for Engineering and data teams that want declarative YAML flows with scripts in any language, run on their own infrastructure. Ahead on Reliability, 89 against 55; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 65; Payments & pricing, 50 against 35; Maintenance & community, 93 against 80.

| Category | Activepieces API + MCP | Kestra |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 89 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 41 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 93 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 69 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Activepieces API + MCP | Kestra |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Activepieces | Kestra Technologies |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1` | no (local only) |
| Licence | MIT (core), commercial licence for enterprise-only parts | Apache-2.0 (open-source server and SDK repository). Enterprise Edition and Kestra Cloud are commercial |
| Tools exposed | 45 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |
| Popularity | 25k stars, 452k npm/wk | 29k stars, 244 npm/wk, 170 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |