Activepieces vs n8n: Self-Hosted CRM Webhook Sync, Memory Footprint & Workflow Execution Latency

# docker-compose.yml - Production Activepieces High-Concurrency Stack
version: "3.8"

services:
  activepieces:
    image: activepieces/activepieces:0.39.0
    restart: always
    environment:
      AP_ENVIRONMENT: prod
      AP_ENCRYPTION_KEY: 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef
      AP_JWT_SECRET: your-jwt-secret-token-key-2026
      AP_FRONTEND_URL: https://automations.yourcompany.com
      AP_POSTGRES_DATABASE: activepieces_prod
      AP_POSTGRES_HOST: ap-postgres
      AP_POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
      AP_POSTGRES_USERNAME: ap_user
      AP_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: StrongProductionPassword2026
      AP_QUEUE_MODE: REDIS
      AP_REDIS_HOST: ap-redis
      AP_REDIS_PORT: 6379
      AP_EXECUTION_MODE: SANDBOXED
    depends_on:
      - ap-postgres
      - ap-redis
    ports:
      - "127.0.0.1:8080:80"
    networks:
      - automation-network

  ap-postgres:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    restart: always
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: activepieces_prod
      POSTGRES_USER: ap_user
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: StrongProductionPassword2026
    volumes:
      - ap-postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    networks:
      - automation-network

  ap-redis:
    image: redis:7.2-alpine
    restart: always
    command: redis-server --appendonly yes --maxmemory 1gb --maxmemory-policy noeviction
    volumes:
      - ap-redis-data:/data
    networks:
      - automation-network

volumes:
  ap-postgres-data:
  ap-redis-data:

networks:
  automation-network:
    driver: bridge

// Activepieces Code Piece: CRM Inbound Lead Normalizer
export const code = async (inputs: { rawPayload: Record<string, any> }) => {
  const { rawPayload } = inputs;
  
  // Extract and sanitize email address
  const rawEmail = String(rawPayload.email || rawPayload.contact_email || "").trim().toLowerCase();
  const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
  if (!emailRegex.test(rawEmail)) {
    return {
      success: false,
      error: "INVALID_EMAIL_FORMAT",
      quarantinedPayload: rawPayload
    };
  }

  // Format international E.164 phone numbers
  let phone = String(rawPayload.phone || "").replace(/[^0-9+]/g, "");
  if (phone.length === 10 && !phone.startsWith("+")) {
    phone = `+1${phone}`; // Default North American prefix
  }

  // Deduce lead source and UTM parameters
  const utmSource = rawPayload.utm_source || "direct_inbound";
  const utmCampaign = rawPayload.utm_campaign || "organic";

  return {
    success: true,
    normalizedContact: {
      email: rawEmail,
      firstName: rawPayload.first_name || rawPayload.name?.split(" ")[0] || "Prospect",
      lastName: rawPayload.last_name || rawPayload.name?.split(" ").slice(1).join(" ") || "",
      phone: phone || null,
      company: rawPayload.company_name || rawPayload.organization || "Independent",
      leadSource: `${utmSource}_${utmCampaign}`,
      ingestedAt: new Date().toISOString()
    }
  };
};