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ActiveCollab vs Fibery
A side-by-side editorial comparison of ActiveCollab and Fibery — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:project-managementmcp
ActiveCollab vs Fibery: at a glance
What is ActiveCollab?
ActiveCollab adds a smarter MCP server and 2FA for self-hosted — AI-agent and security foundations in one release.
ActiveCollab is a project management platform with both cloud and self-hosted versions targeting agencies and teams. Recent releases have focused on two threads: AI agent connectivity (MCP server improvements, task ID visibility for API/AI use, Limit MCP Tools) and security hardening for the self-hosted offering (2FA, IP firewall). The product also ships quality-of-life updates — dark mode, task list reordering, rebuilt desktop apps, and chat conversation controls — at a steady pace.
What is Fibery?
Fibery's Custom Apps go GA, completing its turn from work tracker to embedded app platform
Fibery spent the past quarter building and shipping Custom Apps — AI-generated mini-apps buildable inside the platform via Claude, ChatGPT, or MCP. Custom Apps launched publicly in mid-August after two months of experimental iteration. In the same period, Fibery added AI-driven automation creation, a usage dashboard tracking AI and integration consumption, and expanded MCP coverage to rich text editing and direct Custom Apps authoring. The platform is shipping weekly with a mix of headliner features and steady bug fixing.
ActiveCollab vs Fibery: editorial side-by-side
ActiveCollab adds a smarter MCP server and 2FA for self-hosted — AI-agent and security foundations in one release.
◆ Current state
ActiveCollab is a project management platform with both cloud and self-hosted versions targeting agencies and teams. Recent releases have focused on two threads: AI agent connectivity (MCP server improvements, task ID visibility for API/AI use, Limit MCP Tools) and security hardening for the self-hosted offering (2FA, IP firewall). The product also ships quality-of-life updates — dark mode, task list reordering, rebuilt desktop apps, and chat conversation controls — at a steady pace.
◆ Where it's heading
The MCP work is the most directional signal: smarter MCP tools that browse projects, teams, and task lists with fewer errors position ActiveCollab as a project context source for AI coding and productivity agents. The security additions for self-hosted (2FA, IP firewall) suggest ActiveCollab is actively maintaining its self-hosted audience — a differentiator against cloud-only competitors — while the AI connectivity features compete with the growing set of project management tools adding MCP/agent support.
◆ Prediction
The next move is likely deeper MCP tooling (write operations for task creation and updates via AI agents) and expanding the IP firewall controls into full RBAC or SSO support for enterprise self-hosted deployments.
Fibery
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Fibery's Custom Apps go GA, completing its turn from work tracker to embedded app platform
◆ Current state
Fibery spent the past quarter building and shipping Custom Apps — AI-generated mini-apps buildable inside the platform via Claude, ChatGPT, or MCP. Custom Apps launched publicly in mid-August after two months of experimental iteration. In the same period, Fibery added AI-driven automation creation, a usage dashboard tracking AI and integration consumption, and expanded MCP coverage to rich text editing and direct Custom Apps authoring. The platform is shipping weekly with a mix of headliner features and steady bug fixing.
◆ Where it's heading
Fibery is repositioning from a flexible project tracker into a platform where teams build custom tooling on top of their own data, without leaving the workspace. The Custom Apps launch — AI-generated, embeddable in documents, now on a versioned platform — is the clearest statement of that direction. MCP integration at multiple layers (rich text, apps, automations) shows Fibery making itself a first-class target in AI-native workflows rather than bolting on a chat widget.
◆ Prediction
The next likely move is tying Custom Apps directly into Fibery's automation engine — AI-built apps that trigger and respond to automations — which would close the loop between the platform's two main new capability axes. The breaking platform update to Custom Apps in September signals further architectural changes are coming before the feature stabilizes.
Alternatives to ActiveCollab and Fibery
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either ActiveCollab or Fibery.
NocoBase
NocoBase adds an AI knowledge base retrieval API, connecting no-code workflows to external knowledge sources.
RentRedi
RentRedi embeds AI into its maintenance workflow end-to-end, handling tenant intake and drafting landlord replies.
Camunda
Camunda 8.10 alpha cycles through broad platform bug fixes while 8.7 gets routine security patches
Asana
Asana embeds AI into Slack threads and closes the rich-text gap with Notion
Rize
Rize pivots from solo time tracker to agency operations platform with invoicing, profitability reporting, and a ChatGPT integration.
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Recent activity from ActiveCollab and Fibery
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 6d agoFiberyHierarchical filter improvements and whiteboard color coding
- 10d agoActiveCollabReorder Task Lists
- 13d agoFiberySeptember 3, 2026 / Custom Apps updates, Set a load limit for Lists and Tables on Entity View, Multi-window support in the desktop app
- 20d agoFiberyAugust 27, 2026 / Usage dashboard, manually edit custom apps
- 27d agoFiberyAugust 20, 2026 / Batch undo, create automations with AI, Views history
- 29d agoActiveCollabTwo-Factor Authentication for Self-Hosted
- 29d agoActiveCollabA Smarter MCP Server
- 1mo agoFiberyAugust 13, 2026 / Custom Apps, See how each change was made (UI, API, automation, AI) ⚡
- 1mo agoFiberyAugust 6, 2026 / Custom Apps improvements, Convert Select field to Database, Update small part of rich text and add comments via MCP
- 1mo agoActiveCollabTask ID Column
- 1mo agoActiveCollabLight, Dark, or Automatic
- 2mo agoActiveCollabBetter Control of Chat Conversations
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between ActiveCollab and Fibery?
Both compete on the same themes — project-management, mcp — within PM. Fibery is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is ActiveCollab better than Fibery?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Fibery is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to ActiveCollab?
Top ActiveCollab alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ActiveCollab alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/activecollab for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Fibery?
Top Fibery alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Fibery alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/fibery for the full list with editorial commentary on each.