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ActivepiecesvsTraceRoot

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

ActivepiecesTraceRoot
Score81/10058/100
Rank in category#4 of 32 in Workflow Automation#11 of 51 in Monitoring & observability
GitHub stars25 2641 102
Stars, last 30 days+564—
Stable releases, 12 months3710
Latest release0.92.3-hotfix.2 · 28 Oct 2026v1.3.3 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Activepieces scores 81/100 against 58/100 for TraceRoot, so it is the safer default.

Activepieces ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for TraceRoot.

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

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

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