Compare 7 free workflow automation tools, free tiers, and developer deals. We could not confirm today's terms for 4 of them: on 1 the page we cite did not answer, and on 3 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why. Nothing on record contradicts our terms for Pipedream, Make, DBOS.
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 7 workflow automation services with a free tier we hold as current. This category has been relatively stable — only 2 pricing changes recorded across all vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Read / catalogue date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipedream | Free | Developer-focused workflow automation — 100 credits/month, 3 active workflows, 3 connected accounts. Building/testing workflows in the editor is free | 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 retention | 2026-09-19 / 2026-04-19 |
| 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 pagesWhen we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-25, we refused the change we considered recording because it named no figure that had moved, and refusing a change is not a confirmation of the terms above, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-25 / 2026-07-27 |
| 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 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-02 / 2026-07-31 |
| Zoho Sign | Free | Electronic signatures with 5 documents/month free foreverWhen we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-26, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-26 / 2026-09-10 |
| 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 2026-09-19, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today. | 2026-09-19 / 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). | 2026-09-19 / 2026-08-20 |
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