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ActivePieces vs Toonflow-app
ActivePieces has 24,722 GitHub stars, 4,244 forks, 573 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Toonflow-app has 16,012 stars, 2,865 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ActivePieces leads on adoption by 54% (24,722 vs 16,012 stars). ActivePieces is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Toonflow-app is written in TypeScript under MIT. ActivePieces has attracted 17% as many forks as stars, Toonflow-app 18%. ActivePieces was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ai-agents), 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 | Toonflow-app | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 16K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.2K | ⑂ 2.9K |
| 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 Toonflow-app if
- You want the Toonflow-app feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Toonflow-app 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 Toonflow-app
Toonflow is an MIT licensed, open source AI creative platform for short drama, comic drama and short video production that unites scriptwriting, asset management and image and video generation on a single infinite canvas, made for creators and teams who want that workflow running on their own hardware rather than inside a closed hosted service.
read the full Toonflow-app overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ActivePieces or Toonflow-app more popular?
ActivePieces has 24,722 GitHub stars and Toonflow-app has 16,012. ActivePieces has the larger community by that measure.
Are ActivePieces and Toonflow-app free?
Both are open source. ActivePieces has no licence declared in this registry, and Toonflow-app is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between ActivePieces and Toonflow-app?
ActivePieces is written in TypeScript and Toonflow-app in TypeScript. 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 Toonflow-app?
Choose ActivePieces if you want the larger community (24,722 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Toonflow-app if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.