Pipedream

What it is for

Pipedream is a Connect + workflow desk for agents: you build a workflow for free in development, then pay when your users’ connected accounts and MCP tool calls go to production. Use it when the job is 3,000 APIs behind one auth layer you meter in credits, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official PipedreamHQ/pipedream GitHub file list — the public components monorepo — not a pricing card.

Key features

• Workflows — a trigger plus steps (prebuilt action or your Node/Python) that you test, then deploy (Quickstart; pricing). One automation. The inspector / “Send test event” is ops of this.
• Connect — managed OAuth so your end users connect their Slack / Google / … accounts without you storing refresh tokens (pricing “Managed auth”). A customer-auth layer, not your own workflow. Custom OAuth clients are SKU of this.
• MCP servers — the same connected tools exposed to an agent over MCP (pricing “MCP servers”). A tool door for a model, not a workflow canvas.
• Connect proxy — HTTP through a user’s connected account so your app does not hold the token (pricing “Connect proxy”). A request pipe, not an MCP session.
• Component catalog — 3,000+ apps and 10,000+ prebuilt tools and triggers you pick instead of writing the connector (pricing). A library, not a run.

Production vs development is SKU. External users (100 included, then $2) and usage credits (10,000 then $0.012) are the meter. pd CLI / SDK is install. SSO / SCIM / HIPAA are Business SKU.

Who it's for

Best fit: 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.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from pipedream.com/pricing. Credits: 1 credit per 30 seconds of compute for an action, MCP tool, Connect-proxy request, or deployed-trigger event. Listing apps/accounts does not burn credits.

• Free — $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.
• Startup — $99/month billed annually or $150/month billed monthly. Production. 100 external users included, then $2/user. 10,000 credits included, then $0.012/credit. Email support. SOC 2 + GDPR (also on Free).
• Business — custom, annual. Volume user/credit pricing. SSO, SCIM, HIPAA, dedicated egress IPs, Slack + SLA.

Cancel or downgrade in workspace billing. The UI shows whether the change is now or at period end. Confirm checkout; taxes follow your location.

Limitations / costs

• Free is development only. Serving real customers requires Startup.
• $99 is the annual card. Monthly is $150.
• A Connect layer, not a self-host n8n. For a self-host workflow desk see n8n. For durable TypeScript tasks see Trigger.dev.

Alternatives

• n8n — self-host workflows when you do not need Connect for end users.
• Zapier — a no-code seat when the operator is not shipping an API.
• Trigger.dev — durable tasks in your repo when you do not need 3,000 OAuth connectors.

Official tutorial

Official pipedream channel video: Introduction to Pipedream (oEmbed author: pipedream). First-party workflow — HTTP trigger, Node step, email + Slack.

Written path: Quickstart plus Pricing.

Website

https://pipedream.com

Repository

https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official PipedreamHQ/pipedream GitHub file list. Dollars checked on pipedream.com/pricing (Free $0 dev; Startup $99/mo annual or $150 monthly; 100 users then $2; 10k credits then $0.012). Tutorial oEmbed author: pipedream.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.