Pick Alfred if
mac users who will stay on the Free app at £0 while they launch Pixelmator Pro, then Powerpack at £34 when they need Clipboard History and Workflows — not Mega £59 first unless they want lifetime upgrades.
Read the Alfred pageAlfred vs Keyboard Maestro
Our take
Pick Alfred if mac users who will stay on the Free app at £0 while they launch Pixelmator Pro, then Powerpack at £34 when they need Clipboard History and Workflows — not Mega £59 first unless they want lifetime upgrades. Pick Keyboard Maestro if mac users on macOS 10.13+ who will run the fully-functional trial while they bind a first Paste Selection macro — then v11 at US$36 once (up to 5 Macs per user), not Alfred
Best for
Alfred A launcher you start at a public £
Keyboard Maestro A macro you start at a public $
Free plan
Alfred $0 · £0. Launcher, default results, web search
Keyboard Maestro No free plan
Lowest paid
Alfred Powerpack Single License £34
Keyboard Maestro Upgrade to 11 $25
Next step up
Alfred Mega Supporter £59
Keyboard Maestro Keyboard Maestro 11 $36
Watch out
Alfred Workflows and Clipboard History are Powerpack
Keyboard Maestro macOS-only
Last checked
Alfred 2026-10-23 · alfredapp.com/shop
Keyboard Maestro 2026-10-23 · keyboardmaestro.com
Which one, then?
Pick Keyboard Maestro if
mac users on macOS 10.13+ who will run the fully-functional trial while they bind a first Paste Selection macro — then v11 at US$36 once (up to 5 Macs per user), not Alfred Powerpack £34 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they need Windows / iOS.
Read the Keyboard Maestro page