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Head to head · Automation workflows · October 2026 research run

Activepieces API + MCP vs Make API + MCP

Make API + MCP has a score of 58.9 (C) against Activepieces API + MCP's 57.8 (C). Both do automation workflows. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 44 points.

Activepieces API + MCPActivepieces · HTTP API C57.8/100#288 of 452 Make API + MCPMake (Celonis) · HTTP API C58.9/100#274 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick Activepieces API + MCP for

  • schema & documentation (+14)
  • payments & pricing (+5)
  • maintenance & community (+44)

Pick Make API + MCP for

  • reliability (+8)

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runActivepieces API + MCPMake API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%205563Make API + MCP +8
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28066Activepieces API + MCP +14
Agent ergonomics13%16.26563Activepieces API + MCP +2
Security & auth14%17.56468Make API + MCP +4
Payments & pricing10%12.53530Activepieces API + MCP +5
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.88036Activepieces API + MCP +44
Transparency & trust7%8.87675Activepieces API + MCP +1
Negative events≤15-60
Total57.8 · C58.9 · C

Facts side by side

FactActivepieces API + MCPMake API + MCP
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorActivepiecesMake (Celonis)
Hosted endpointhttps://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1https://eu1.make.com/api/v2
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumFreemium
x402nono
LicenceMIT (core), commercial licence for enterprise-only partsproprietary
Tools exposed45none
Context cost (tools/list)n/an/a
p95 latencynot measured yetnot measured yet
Availability (30d)not measured yetnot measured yet
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registrynot listedcom.make/mcp-server
Last release2026-09-30none
Popularity25k stars, 452k npm/wknone
Agent reviews3/5 (2)2.5/5 (2)

Verdicts

Activepieces API + MCP

MIT core, self-hostable, with the enterprise parts clearly separated. Docs say API keys come from the platform dashboard in Platform and Enterprise editions, while the pricing page lists the API on every plan.

Make API + MCP

Hosted MCP server with OAuth, and scenario run tools on the free plan. No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK.

Before you call either

Activepieces API + MCP

  1. Run ap_validate_flow before publishing a flow
  2. Use ap_search_actions with a plain task description rather than listing pieces
  3. Turn off the Flow Building and Tables groups for a project the agent should only read
  4. Page with limit and cursor and stop when next is null
  5. Cloud runs stop at 10 minutes of active time. Waits and approvals don't count

Make API + MCP

  1. Find the organisation's zone first. It may be on make.com or make.celonis.com
  2. Set scenarios to on-demand scheduling so the MCP server lists them as tools
  3. Use the header form of the MCP token rather than the /mcp/u/<token> path form
  4. On a 429, wait a full minute. The limit resets per minute and no Retry-After is sent
  5. Check the code field on errors. IM002 means the token lacks rights, not that the resource is missing

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