# Activepieces vs socktop

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Activepieces | socktop |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 32 in Workflow Automation | #28 of 51 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 25 264 ✓ | 192 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +564 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 36 ✓ | 6 |
| Latest release | 0.90.4-hotfix.1 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.60.2 · 24 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Activepieces scores 81/100 against 48/100 for socktop, so it is the safer default.

Activepieces ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for socktop.

If you want the quickest setup, Activepieces is easier to run; socktop needs more configuration.

Activepieces is growing faster right now (+564 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Activepieces](https://selfhost.directory/project/activepieces) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/activepieces.md)
- [socktop](https://selfhost.directory/project/socktop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/socktop.md)

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