Pick Airbyte if
teams who will burn the 14-day Cloud trial (400 credits, ~100 GB) or stay on Core $0, then buy Standard at $20/month when they want hosted hourly syncs without standing up Docker.
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Our take
Pick Airbyte if teams who will burn the 14-day Cloud trial (400 credits, ~100 GB) or stay on Core $0, then buy Standard at $20/month when they want hosted hourly syncs without standing up Docker. Pick Pipedream if app teams who will stay on Free $0 while they build in development, then buy Startup at $99/month billed annually ($150 monthly) the day they serve real external users.
Best for
Airbyte Move data on a schedule you can self-host
Pipedream 3,000 APIs behind one auth layer you meter in credits
Free plan
Airbyte $0 · community Slack/GitHub support. You run the metal
Pipedream $0 · no card. Every feature in development. 3,000+ connectors. 10,000+ tools/triggers. MCP + Connect proxy. Unlimited team members. Community support. No production for external users
Lowest paid
Airbyte Standard $20/mo
Pipedream Startup $99/user/mo, monthly only
Next step up
Airbyte Plus $189/mo
Pipedream
Coding agent
Airbyte
Pipedream MCP servers
Runs where
Airbyte Local; you host it
Pipedream Local; you host it
Watch out
Airbyte Standard is $20 plus leftover credits
Pipedream Free is development only
Last checked
Airbyte 2026-10-22 · airbyte.com/pricing
Pipedream 2026-10-22 · pipedream.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Pipedream if
app teams who will stay on Free $0 while they build in development, then buy Startup at $99/month billed annually ($150 monthly) the day they serve real external users.
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