Category
Automation & Workflows
Connecting tools and removing manual steps. What you can take with you: Your workflow definitions, as a file you can re-import elsewhere (JSON, blueprint).
| Tool | Free plan | Starting price | Data export | API | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES Cloud Free: unlimited flows capped by daily-refreshing credits (exact daily cap not published); self-hosted Community Edition: no limits, MIT-licensedchecked 05-08 | $16/mo, billed annuallychecked 05-08 | Full export + API | REST | A fit for teams willing to self-host the open-source Community Edition for unlimited flows at no cost, or ready to pay $16/mo (billed yearly) for the Plus cloud plan once daily free credits run out — both routes include a REST API and full flow export. | |
| — | $10/mochecked 05-08 | Partial export | — | A fit for individuals who are able to pay $10/month right away, since Bardeen has no standalone free plan — Basic includes 100 credits a month, and playbooks can be exported/imported individually, though there's no public API and no full one-click workflow export. | |
| TRIAL 14-day Pro trial only — the previous free plan (5,000 credits/month) was discontinued around July 30, 2026checked 05-08 | From $37, usage-basedchecked 05-08 | Partial export | REST | A fit for teams able to commit to Pro's $37/mo starting credit tier right away, since the free plan was discontinued in July 2026 and only a 14-day trial remains — workflow export beyond share-and-clone is Enterprise-only, so confirm that's not a blocker before committing. | |
| YES 2 active applets, single-action applets only, standard-speed runschecked 05-08 | $2.99/mochecked 05-08 | Partial export | — | A fit for casual users who can live with just 2 active applets on the free plan, or pay $2.99/mo for Pro once 20 applets and multi-action automations are needed — there's no public API for managing your own applets, and export is limited to a GDPR account-data download, not full applet portability. | |
| YES 1,000 operations/month, max 2 active scenarios, 15-minute minimum interval between runschecked 05-08 | $9/mo, billed annuallychecked 05-08 | Full export + API | REST | A fit for teams who need scenario-level automation and can operate within 1,000 free operations a month, or move to the $9/mo Core plan once 2 active scenarios stops being enough — full scenario export plus a REST API are included from the free tier up. | |
| YES 25 active contacts, Instagram + Messenger channels onlychecked 05-08 | $14/mo, billed annuallychecked 05-08 | Full export + API | REST | A fit for Instagram and Messenger-led businesses who can stay under 25 contacts on the free plan, or step up to $14/mo (annual) for Essential's 250 contacts once broadcast automation needs to scale — contact data exports as CSV and a documented REST API is included. | |
| TRIAL 90-day trial, cloud flows with standard connectors only — no premium connectors or RPAchecked 05-08 | $15/mo, billed annuallychecked 05-08 | Full export + API | REST | A fit for organizations already on Microsoft 365 who are able to commit to annual per-user billing at $15/seat/month for Premium once standard connectors and a 90-day trial aren't enough — flows export as solutions with a documented management API for programmatic access. | |
| YES Free only if self-hosted on your own server — n8n Cloud has no permanent free plan, only a free trial.checked 05-08 | $20/mo, billed annuallychecked 05-08 | Full export + API | REST | A fit for technical teams able to self-host, since the Community Edition stays free forever with no execution caps, or for teams who'd rather pay $20/mo (annual) for n8n Cloud's Starter tier once self-hosting isn't an option — both paths ship a REST API and full JSON workflow export. | |
| YES 100 tasks/monthchecked 05-08 | $16/mo, billed annuallychecked 05-08 | Partial export | REST | A fit for teams able to live without monthly billing, since Pabbly Connect only offers annual plans starting at $16/mo for 12,000 tasks once the 100-task free plan runs out — workflows move between accounts via share link rather than a downloadable export file. | |
| YES 100 credits/month, 3 active workflows, 3 connected accounts, 1M AI tokens/monthchecked 05-08 | $29/mo, billed annuallychecked 05-08 | Partial export | REST | A fit for developer-leaning teams able to commit to annual billing at $29/mo for Basic once the free plan's 3 workflows and 100 credits a month run out — workflow definitions sync to your own GitHub repo, though run history and connected-account tokens stay locked to Pipedream. | |
| YES 100 tasks/month, single-step Zaps only, 1 userchecked 05-08 | $19.99/mo, billed annuallychecked 05-08 | Partial export | Limited | A fit for solo users and small teams who can stay within 100 tasks a month on the free plan, or step up to $19.99/seat on annual billing once single-step Zaps aren't enough — full workflow export is locked to Team and Enterprise plans. | |
| YES 100 tasks/month, up to 5 live flows, 30-day flow historychecked 05-08 | $29/mochecked 05-08 | Partial export | — | A fit for teams already using other Zoho apps who are able to commit to $29/month for Standard's 5,000 tasks once the free plan's 100 tasks and 5 live flows aren't enough — flow execution logs export as CSV, though flow definitions themselves can't be exported or imported yet. |