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Pipedream Workflows is shutting down (31 Mar 2027): the cheapest alternatives
Automation · pipedream.com
Pipedream Workflows, Pipedream's developer automation product, shuts down on 31 March 2027 and no longer accepts sign-ups or subscriptions. Pipedream now sells Connect, an integration API for AI agents and apps.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Pipedream alternatives
We compared 10 products and found 6 alternatives · Pipedream Workflows no longer sells subscriptions, so there is no price to save against; alternatives are priced in the scenario · scenario: 1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing, USD.
Pipedream Workflows shuts down on 31 March 2027. It no longer accepts sign-ups or subscriptions, existing workflows run until then, active subscriptions are cancelled with a prorated refund, and all Workflows data is permanently deleted by 30 April 2027. Pipedream offers a JSON export per project. Source, checked 29 Oct 2026.
Pipedream Workflows shuts down on 31 Mar 2027, so there is no price to save against. We list 6 assessed alternatives at 1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing; the cheapest is Make at $10.59/mo on Core.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Make Core plan · missing: Multi-step workflows, Custom code steps, AI agents, Git version control workflow automation — adjacent | 33% | $10.59/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Activepieces Plus plan · missing: Custom code steps, Git version control, Execution logs workflow automation — adjacent | 50% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
n8n Starter plan · missing: Multi-step workflows, Custom app connectors workflow automation — adjacent | 67% | $26.85/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Integrately Starter plan · missing: Custom code steps, Custom app connectors, AI agents, Git version control workflow automation — adjacent | 33% | $29.99/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Albato Pro · 5k plan · missing: Custom code steps, Git version control workflow automation — adjacent | 67% | $62/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Zapier Professional · 2k plan · missing: Custom app connectors, Git version control, Execution logs workflow automation — adjacent | 50% | $73.50/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Pipedream alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best open source or self-hosted
- n8n — $26.85/mo (Starter plan) · covers 67%
- Need multi-step workflows or AI agents?
- Activepieces — from $20/mo (Plus plan)
- Need custom code steps or git version control?
- n8n — from $26.85/mo (Starter plan)
- Need custom app connectors or execution logs?
- Make — from $10.59/mo (Core plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Pipedream has that the top alternatives lack.
- Multi-step workflows — Chain multiple steps together into one automated workflow.Missing from Make, n8n.
- Custom code steps — Add a custom code step within an automated workflow.Missing from Make, Activepieces, Integrately.
- Custom app connectors — Build a connector for an app not natively supported.Missing from n8n, Integrately.
- AI agents — Use AI agents to complete steps within a workflow.Missing from Make, Integrately.
- Git version control — Version workflow changes with Git.Missing from Make, Activepieces, Integrately.
- Execution logs — Review logs of past workflow runs.Missing from Activepieces.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Pipedream | Cheapest assessed alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 500 runs/month | — | $10.59/moMake · Core |
| 1,000 runs/month | — | $10.59/moMake · Core |
| 5,000 runs/month | — | $18.82/moMake · Core · 20k |
- Pipedream: no published per-step cost, so no price at these volumes.
- Make counts credits: one run of a trigger + 2 actions uses 3 credits. Source
Feature comparison
Pipedream vs the top alternatives, on the 6 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Pipedream | Make | Activepieces | n8n | Integrately |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-step workflows | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom code steps | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom app connectors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI agents | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Git version control | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Execution logs | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | — | $10.59/mo Core | $20/mo Plus | $26.85/mo Starter | $29.99/mo Starter |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Pipedream covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Multi-step workflows
- ✓ Custom code steps
- ✓ Custom app connectors
- ✓ AI agents
- ✓ Git version control
- ✓ Execution logs
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://pipedream.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-29)
- https://pipedream.com/docs (feature_page, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://pipedream.com/docs/workflows (official_docs, checked 2026-10-29)
Frequently asked
Is there a free Pipedream alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Pipedream alternative?
In our scenario (1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing), Make is the cheapest assessed alternative at $10.59/mo (Core plan).
What is the cheapest Pipedream alternative with Custom code steps?
n8n covers Custom code steps and costs $26.85/mo (Starter plan) in our scenario.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
