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Best Pipedream alternatives (2026)
8 alternatives to Pipedream in workflow automation, ranked by entry price. Pipedream starts at $0/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Free alternatives: Activepieces, IFTTT, Make, Microsoft Power Automate, n8n Cloud, Zapier.
- Closest by price: Activepieces ($0/mo), IFTTT ($0/mo), Make ($0/mo).
Pipedream alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Activepieces STALE · 2026-09-26 | $0/mo | Yes | — | Teams wanting a Zapier-like UX at lower cost with open-source fallback | activepieces.com |
| 2 | IFTTT | $0/mo | Yes | — | Consumers automating smart home devices and personal apps | ifttt.com |
| 3 | Make STALE · 2026-09-03 | $0/mo | Yes | — | Power users and developers who need complex multi-branch logic | make.com |
| 4 | Microsoft Power Automate STALE · 2026-09-29 | $0/mo | No | Yes | Microsoft 365 / Dynamics 365 shops extending existing investments | microsoft.com |
| 5 | n8n Cloud STALE · 2026-09-27 | $0/mo | Yes | — | Developer and engineering teams wanting code-level control with visual builder | n8n.io |
| 6 | Zapier | $0/mo | Yes | — | SMBs automating across SaaS tools without developers | zapier.com |
| 7 | Tray.ai | quote-only | No | Yes | Enterprises requiring HIPAA-compliant integration and automation | tray.ai |
| 8 | Workato STALE · 2026-09-03 | quote-only | No | — | Mid-market and enterprise IT/ops teams automating across ERP and CRM | workato.com |
Data current through 2026-11-01. STALE marks a row whose price we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days; a vendor with no published price is marked when any of its plans is. 5 of 8 rows above are marked. Compare any two directly on the Workflow Automation index.