# Pipedream: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/pipedream · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Pipedream · Official site: https://pipedream.com/

> Integration layer for AI agents with managed auth and 10,000+ tools across 3,000+ APIs; free to build, pay in production.

## Verdict

**Integration layer for AI agents with managed auth and 10,000+ tools across 3,000+ APIs; free to build, pay in production.**

Good for:
- Developers wiring agents to many APIs with managed auth

Skip if:
- Non-technical teams wanting only drag and drop

Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

Pricing: Partly verified. Read from pipedream.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for no-code automation](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/no-code-automation) (#-): Developer-friendly automation and integration layer for agents.

## Key facts

Pipedream's pricing page says it is free to build and you pay when integrations go to production. It lists Free ($0), a paid tier at $99 per month billed annually or $150 per month billed monthly with 10,000 usage credits and 100 users included, extra users at $2 and extra credits at $0.012 each.

- License: Proprietary
- Platforms: Web and API
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: Free: full access in development, no card
- Paid plans: $99 per month billed annually or $150 billed monthly; 100 users and 10,000 credits included; $2 per extra user; $0.012 per extra credit
- How to start: Sign up free and build a workflow or add connectors via the docs.
- Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

## How to set it up: Get started with Pipedream

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Pipedream.

1. **Get access.** Sign up free and build a workflow or add connectors via the docs.
2. **Check the limits and costs first.** Free: full access in development, no card. Paid: $99 per month billed annually or $150 billed monthly; 100 users and 10,000 credits included; $2 per extra user; $0.012 per extra credit. Read from pipedream.com/pricing on 2026-10-25.

## Pros and cons

Pros:
- Generous dev tier
- Code steps

Cons:
- Pricing text is dense

## Alternatives

- [Zapier](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/zapier): No-code automation with 9,000+ apps and AI agents; free plan of 100 tasks a month.
- [n8n](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/n8n): Fair-code workflow automation with 400+ integrations and native AI agent features; self-host or cloud.
- [Composio](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/composio): Managed tool-calling and authentication for agents across 1,500+ apps, with a free tier of 100,000 tool calls a month.
- [Make](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/make): Visual automation platform: build scenarios by prompt or drag and drop, credits-based billing, a free plan with no time limit.
- [Power Automate](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/power-automate): Microsoft's automation platform with a 30-day free trial and per-user and per-bot plans.
- [Activepieces](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/activepieces): Open-source workflow automation with chat, agents, tables and 770+ apps; $20 or $200 flat monthly plans.

## FAQ

### What is Pipedream?

Pipedream's pricing page says it is free to build and you pay when integrations go to production. It lists Free ($0), a paid tier at $99 per month billed annually or $150 per month billed monthly with 10,000 usage credits and 100 users included, extra users at $2 and extra credits at $0.012 each.

### Is Pipedream free?

Free: full access in development, no card. Paid: $99 per month billed annually or $150 billed monthly; 100 users and 10,000 credits included; $2 per extra user; $0.012 per extra credit. Read from pipedream.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

### What license is Pipedream under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

## What we have not verified

- Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
- Plan name for the $99 tier

## Sources

- [Pipedream](https://pipedream.com/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Pipedream pricing](https://pipedream.com/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Pipedream: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/pipedream

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