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Activepieces vs Sulu

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Activepieces and Sulu — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Activepieces vs Sulu: at a glance

FeatureActivepiecesSulu
SectorMkt AutoMkt Auto
Velocity score5.05.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesworkflow automation, self-hosted, security, release maintenanceai disclosure, media provenance, two-factor auth, api deprecations
Last editorial update2d ago2mo ago
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What is Activepieces?

Activepieces backports October's Node.js security update to five release lines.

Activepieces' public release feed is dominated by hotfixes across several version lines. On October 27, 0.91.4-hotfix.1 and 0.88.4-hotfix.4 moved their Docker images to Node.js 24.22.1 for the October 2026 Node security fixes, after 0.92.3 got the same change on October 23. On October 28, 0.90.4 and 0.89.0 got the same upgrade, so five lines now carry it. Earlier hotfixes on 0.87 to 0.91 dealt with worker locks, piece cache prewarm and version sorting.

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What is Sulu?

Sulu adds AI disclosure fields to media, shipped to both supported lines the same minute

Sulu is a Symfony-based CMS for developer-built sites, released as a synchronised pair: every 3.0.x patch ships within a minute or two of the matching 2.6.x patch, carrying largely the same pull requests. The 3.0.9 / 2.6.26 pair is the most substantive in months. Media assets gain Origin and AI Disclosure information, delivered as a doctrine migration with new columns and an updated form metadata snapshot, and the AI platform integration now reports a reason when it turns a request down. Two-factor setup adds an authenticator app (TOTP) flow and a Google Authenticator method, and a deprecation batch retires AbstractRestController, RestControllerTrait, ApiWrapper and the persistence component repositories and traits.

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Activepieces vs Sulu: editorial side-by-side

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Activepieces
MKT AUTO
5.0

Activepieces backports October's Node.js security update to five release lines.

◆ Current state

Activepieces' public release feed is dominated by hotfixes across several version lines. On October 27, 0.91.4-hotfix.1 and 0.88.4-hotfix.4 moved their Docker images to Node.js 24.22.1 for the October 2026 Node security fixes, after 0.92.3 got the same change on October 23. On October 28, 0.90.4 and 0.89.0 got the same upgrade, so five lines now carry it. Earlier hotfixes on 0.87 to 0.91 dealt with worker locks, piece cache prewarm and version sorting.

◆ Where it's heading

The project keeps several minor lines alive for self-hosted users and patches each one separately, here reaching back four minor versions. Feature work shows up mainly in unstable releases, which have not appeared in this feed since 0.90.4.

◆ Prediction

More runtime hotfixes on the older lines are likely; the feed gives no signal on the next feature release.

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Sulu
MKT AUTO
5.0

Sulu adds AI disclosure fields to media, shipped to both supported lines the same minute

◆ Current state

Sulu is a Symfony-based CMS for developer-built sites, released as a synchronised pair: every 3.0.x patch ships within a minute or two of the matching 2.6.x patch, carrying largely the same pull requests. The 3.0.9 / 2.6.26 pair is the most substantive in months. Media assets gain Origin and AI Disclosure information, delivered as a doctrine migration with new columns and an updated form metadata snapshot, and the AI platform integration now reports a reason when it turns a request down. Two-factor setup adds an authenticator app (TOTP) flow and a Google Authenticator method, and a deprecation batch retires AbstractRestController, RestControllerTrait, ApiWrapper and the persistence component repositories and traits.

◆ Where it's heading

Three threads run through the pairs and their balance has shifted. Editor and framework upkeep continue — Symfony 8 request bag replacements, PHPStan baselines kept green — but this release adds two things that aren't maintenance. The media provenance work puts AI disclosure into the content model itself rather than leaving it to editors, which is the shape of a CMS preparing for disclosure obligations. The controller and repository deprecations point the other way, at an API layer being cleared out ahead of whatever 3.x becomes, since 3.0 has otherwise read like a maintenance branch alongside 2.6.

◆ Prediction

Expect the deprecated REST controller and persistence layers to be removed in a future major, since deprecating four API surfaces in one release is how Sulu signals a rewrite is staged. Whether the AI disclosure fields are surfaced on the delivery side or stay editorial metadata isn't visible in these entries.

Alternatives to Activepieces and Sulu

Other Mkt Auto 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 Activepieces or Sulu.

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Recent activity from Activepieces and Sulu

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 2d agoActivepieces0.90.4 hotfix: Node.js 24.22.1 security update
  2. 2d agoActivepieces0.89.0 hotfix: Node.js 24.22.1 security update
  3. 3d agoActivepieces0.88.4 hotfix: Node.js 24.22.1 security update
  4. 3d agoActivepieces0.91.4 hotfix: Node.js 24.22.1 security update
  5. 7d agoActivepieces0.92.3 hotfix: Node.js 24.22.1 security update
  6. 1mo agoActivepieces0.91.4 hotfix: worker lock duration and failed-step retry fix
  7. 2mo agoSuluMedia gains AI disclosure and origin fields; TOTP 2FA lands
  8. 2mo agoSulu2.6.26 mirrors 3.0.9 with AI disclosure and TOTP setup
  9. 3mo agoSuluSulu 3.0.8 validates selection filter params at build time
  10. 3mo agoSuluSulu 2.6.25 adds a redirect after SSO login
  11. 5mo agoSuluSulu 3.0.7 fixes smart-content filtering and speeds up indexing
  12. 5mo agoSuluSulu 2.6.24 upgrades CKEditor to version 48

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Activepieces and Sulu?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Activepieces and Sulu are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Activepieces better than Sulu?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Activepieces and Sulu are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Mkt Auto products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Activepieces?

Top Activepieces alternatives in Mkt Auto are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Activepieces alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/activepieces for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Sulu?

Top Sulu alternatives in Mkt Auto are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Sulu alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/sulu for the full list with editorial commentary on each.