How much does Pipedream cost in 2026?
Quick Answer: Pipedream meters compute in credits, where one credit equals 30 seconds of execution at 256 MB of memory. The Free plan includes 25 credits per day; Basic is $29/mo (~2,000 credits/day), Advanced is $79/mo (~10,000 credits/day), and Business is custom-priced.
Pipedream is a developer-first integration platform, and unlike task- or operation-based tools it meters compute. As of June 2026, one credit equals 30 seconds of execution at 256 MB of memory, and credit cost scales with memory: a step configured at 1 GB consumes credits roughly four times as fast as the same step at 256 MB.
Pipedream pricing tiers (as of June 2026)
| Plan | Price | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 credits/day (hard cap) | Workflows stop when the daily cap is hit |
| Basic | $29/mo | ~2,000 credits/day | Removes the hard cap, longer execution time |
| Advanced | $79/mo | ~10,000 credits/day | Unlimited workflows and connected accounts |
| Business | Custom | Unlimited | SSO/SAML, audit logging, SLAs |
The credit definition is the part to internalise, because it ties cost to how long a workflow runs, not how many steps it has.
flowchart LR
A[Workflow step runs] --> B[Execution time x memory]
B --> C{1 credit = 30s at 256 MB}
C --> D[512 MB doubles the rate]
C --> E[1 GB quadruples the rate]
The cost trap: idle time still bills
Because credits track wall-clock compute, a step that sits waiting on a slow upstream API still burns credits the whole time it blocks. A workflow that calls a sluggish third-party endpoint synchronously, run a few thousand times a day, can consume most of a plan's daily credits doing nothing but waiting.
How Pipedream compares
Pipedream's compute model is unusual in the no-code category and is closest to a hosted serverless runtime with an integration layer on top. For fast API work it stretches a long way on the free and Basic tiers; for non-technical operators a task-based tool like Zapier is simpler, and for teams that must keep execution in their own infrastructure, self-hosted n8n is the usual alternative.
Editor's Note: Across ShadowGen Pipedream builds in 2024-26, the credit model is honest but easy to misjudge. On one client integration a single 9-second upstream API call, run a few thousand times a day, quietly consumed most of a Basic plan's daily credits while the workflow sat idle waiting on the response. The fix that works: move slow or unreliable upstream calls behind a queue or a separate async workflow rather than blocking inside the main run. — Rafal Fila, ShadowGen
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