Compare 7 free workflow automation tools, free tiers, and developer deals. 1 is not a free offer, 1 we have not been able to confirm in the last 180 days. We could not confirm today's terms for 3 of them: on 2 the page we cite did not answer, and on 1 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why.
What this name holds: Connector platforms that run a sequence of steps between products when something happens.
One other name here answers “how do I run work in the background”, and each holds a different list: Background Jobs (5).
We track 6 workflow automation services with a free tier we hold as current and 1 without. This category has been relatively stable — only 2 pricing changes recorded across all vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Read / catalogue date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipedream | Legacy Free | Pipedream Workflows stopped taking new signups and subscriptions on 2026-09-30 and shuts down on 2027-03-31; Workflows data is deleted by 2027-04-30. Workspaces that already exist keep running workflows until then, the free ones within a daily credit limit and limits on active workflows and connected accounts. Pipedream Connect, its API for adding integrations and MCP tools to apps and AI agents, is not affected: its Free plan is $0 with no credit card for development only, and production needs the Startup plan at $99 a month billed annually or $150 billed monthly, with 100 users and 10,000 usage credits included. | 2026-10-24 / 2026-09-24 |
| Make | Free Forever | Visual workflow automation (formerly Integromat) — 1,000 credits/month (renamed from operations; each module action counts as one credit), 512 MB data transfer/mo, 2 active scenarios, 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs, 5 MB max file size, 5-minute max scenario runtime, 7-day execution log retentionWe could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-01, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-07 / 2026-04-19 · tried 2026-11-01, no read |
| Zapier | Free | Workflow automation — 100 tasks/month, unlimited Zaps but limited to 2-step only (one trigger + one action), 2,500 table records, 10 form pages | 2026-11-09 |
| Automatisch | Free OSS | Free OSS (AGPL-3.0). Self-hosted workflow automation (Zapier alternative). Connect services like Slack, GitHub, Google Sheets. No programming knowledge requiredThe page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-09, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-10-09 / 2026-07-31 |
| Zoho Sign | Free | Electronic signatures with 5 documents/month free forever | 2026-11-10 |
| Zoho Bookings | Free | Appointment scheduling for 1 staff member, 1 service type, with calendar sync freeWhen we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-11-01, we found the same terms as an earlier read we had declined to record, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-11-01 / 2026-07-30 |
| DBOS | Free (open-source library; managed cloud is paid-only) | Open-source durable workflow orchestration library (DBOS Transact) — free forever for TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, Kotlin. Self-host with PostgreSQL backend; community support via Discord. Managed DBOS Cloud is paid-only (Pro from $99/mo: 2 seats, 3 apps, 1M checkpoints/mo). | 2026-11-01 / 2026-08-20 |