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ActivePieces vs argo-events
ActivePieces has 24,584 GitHub stars, 4,214 forks, 573 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. argo-events has 2,694 stars, 839 forks, 156 open issues and last shipped today. ActivePieces leads on adoption by 813% (24,584 vs 2,694 stars). ActivePieces is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; argo-events is written in Go under Apache-2.0. ActivePieces has attracted 17% as many forks as stars, argo-events 31%. argo-events was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (workflow-automation), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| ActivePieces | argo-events | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 2.7K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.2K | ⑂ 839 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ActivePieces if
- You weight community size — 25K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick argo-events if
- You want the argo-events feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and argo-events fits your workflow better
About ActivePieces
ActivePieces is an open source, TypeScript based no code automation platform for building AI workflows and exposing integrations as MCP servers, aimed at both technical and non technical users who want Zapier style automation while keeping control of their own data.
read the full ActivePieces overview →
About argo-events
Argo Events is an Apache 2.0 licensed, Go based event driven workflow automation framework that runs on Kubernetes and turns more than 20 kinds of events into more than 10 kinds of automated actions.
read the full argo-events overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ActivePieces or argo-events more popular?
ActivePieces has 24,584 GitHub stars and argo-events has 2,694. ActivePieces has the larger community by that measure.
Are ActivePieces and argo-events free?
Both are open source. ActivePieces has no licence declared in this registry, and argo-events is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between ActivePieces and argo-events?
ActivePieces is written in TypeScript and argo-events in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, ActivePieces or argo-events?
Choose ActivePieces if you want the larger community (24,584 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose argo-events if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.