# Activepieces API + MCP vs Motive Agents (slim)

> Activepieces scores 57.7 (C) to Motive Agents's 24.3 (F) for workflow automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Activepieces API + MCP scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Motive Agents's 24.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do workflow automation.

- Activepieces API + MCP: C 57.7, rank #678 of 1184 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/activepieces.min.md
- Motive Agents: F 24.3, rank #1126 of 1184 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/motive-agents.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 Reliability, 55 against 50; Schema & documentation, 80 against 7; Agent ergonomics, 65 against 5; Security & auth, 64 against 35; Payments & pricing, 35 against 0; Maintenance & community, 80 against 35; Transparency & trust, 75 against 59. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card; Open source; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.0 out of 5.
- Motive Agents, good for Fleet operators already on Motive who want rules that act on telematics, safety and maintenance events without a person watching alerts.

| Category | Activepieces API + MCP | Motive Agents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 7 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 5 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 35 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 0 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 35 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Activepieces API + MCP | Motive Agents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Platform |
| Vendor | Activepieces | Motive Technologies, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://cloud.activepieces.com/api/v1` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |  |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | MIT (core), commercial licence for enterprise-only parts | Proprietary service under Motive's Terms of Service (effective 7 July 2025, governed by California law, with AAA arbitration and a class action waiver for US customers). No open-source code or published package was found |
| Tools exposed | 45 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-19 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read |  |
| 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 | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 2/5 (4) |