Comparison · Updated Oct 19, 2026

Pipedream Alternatives (2026): Before Workflows Shut Down

Make for visual app steps. n8n self-hosted and Windmill for code-heavy workflows. Activepieces when a run is one credit. Workflows shut down on 31 March 2027.

Prices verified through 19 Oct 2026.

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Which of these are you?

Your pick

Make

Make stays hosted. Most module actions are one credit. You do not run a server, and the product is not dated for shutdown.

Tradeoff

n8n can be better when the task is mostly code-heavy workflows, self-hosted.

Try Make

Related decisions

Feature	Make Free tierFrom $12/mo	n8n Self-hostedFrom €20/mo	Windmill Self-hostedFree tierFrom $20/mo	Activepieces Free tierFrom $20/mo
Pricing	Free tierFrom $12/mo Free: 1,000 credits/month, 2 active scenarios (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-02) · Most module actions are 1 credit; routers and error handlers are not (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-02) · At 10,000 credits/month, in USD: Core $12/month billed annually ($16 billed monthly), Pro $21/month billed annually ($28 billed monthly), Teams $38/month billed annually ($51 billed monthly) (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-18) · Start-up Plan, in Make's words: Under 20 employees? Check if you qualify for our Start-up Plan and get 50% off Business. (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-18)	Self-hostedFrom €20/mo Self-hosted Community Edition: no license fee; infrastructure is separate (Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, Checked: 2026-10-19) · Cloud Starter: €20/month billed annually. Includes agents, MCP, and AI nodes. One execution is a full workflow run, not a step (Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, Checked: 2026-10-19) · Cloud Pro: €50/month billed annually (Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, Checked: 2026-10-19) · Cloud Business: €667/month billed annually. For companies with fewer than 100 employees. Adds SSO and LDAP, multiple environments, version control using Git, and queue mode (Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, Checked: 2026-10-19)	Self-hostedFree tierFrom $20/mo Free and open-source: $0, unlimited executions, self-hosted. Up to 50 users, 3 workspaces, and SSO for 10 users (Source: https://www.windmill.dev/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-17) · Enterprise heading on the pricing page: from $120/month. The same page's calculator example is $170/month for 1 developer seat at $20/month plus 3 compute units (2 standard workers and 8 native subworkers). That example is not a flat checkout price (Source: https://www.windmill.dev/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-17)	Free tierFrom $20/mo Free: 1,000 credits a month, no card (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Plus: $20/mo flat, 10,000 credits a month, up to 5 users (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Team: $200/mo flat, 50,000 credits a month, 25 users. Ultimate is custom (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Cloud or on-prem on the published plans. Annual billing saves 2 months (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06)
Free tier	✅	✅	✅	✅
Visual app-step canvas	✅	⚠️	❌	⚠️
Code-heavy workflows you host	❌	✅	✅	⚠️
A run billed as one credit	❌	⚠️	❌	✅
Best for	Operators needing more visual control than basic no-code automation	Technical teams building complex or self-hosted AI workflows	Scripts and flows you run yourself	Teams that want open automation without full n8n complexity
Direct link	View Make	View n8n	View Windmill	View Activepieces

✅ Included · ❌ Missing · ⚠️ Partial or add-on

Make

Free tierFrom $12/mo

Free: 1,000 credits/month, 2 active scenarios (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-02) · Most module actions are 1 credit; routers and error handlers are not (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-02) · At 10,000 credits/month, in USD: Core $12/month billed annually ($16 billed monthly), Pro $21/month billed annually ($28 billed monthly), Teams $38/month billed annually ($51 billed monthly) (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-18) · Start-up Plan, in Make's words: Under 20 employees? Check if you qualify for our Start-up Plan and get 50% off Business. (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-18)

Best for: Operators needing more visual control than basic no-code automation

Free tier: ✅
Visual app-step canvas: ✅
Code-heavy workflows you host: ❌
A run billed as one credit: ❌

View Make

n8n

Self-hostedFrom €20/mo

Self-hosted Community Edition: no license fee; infrastructure is separate (Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, Checked: 2026-10-19) · Cloud Starter: €20/month billed annually. Includes agents, MCP, and AI nodes. One execution is a full workflow run, not a step (Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, Checked: 2026-10-19) · Cloud Pro: €50/month billed annually (Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, Checked: 2026-10-19) · Cloud Business: €667/month billed annually. For companies with fewer than 100 employees. Adds SSO and LDAP, multiple environments, version control using Git, and queue mode (Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/, Checked: 2026-10-19)

Best for: Technical teams building complex or self-hosted AI workflows

Free tier: ✅
Visual app-step canvas: ⚠️
Code-heavy workflows you host: ✅
A run billed as one credit: ⚠️

View n8n

Windmill

Self-hostedFree tierFrom $20/mo

Free and open-source: $0, unlimited executions, self-hosted. Up to 50 users, 3 workspaces, and SSO for 10 users (Source: https://www.windmill.dev/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-17) · Enterprise heading on the pricing page: from $120/month. The same page's calculator example is $170/month for 1 developer seat at $20/month plus 3 compute units (2 standard workers and 8 native subworkers). That example is not a flat checkout price (Source: https://www.windmill.dev/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-17)

Best for: Scripts and flows you run yourself

Free tier: ✅
Visual app-step canvas: ❌
Code-heavy workflows you host: ✅
A run billed as one credit: ❌

View Windmill

Activepieces

Free tierFrom $20/mo

Free: 1,000 credits a month, no card (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Plus: $20/mo flat, 10,000 credits a month, up to 5 users (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Team: $200/mo flat, 50,000 credits a month, 25 users. Ultimate is custom (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Cloud or on-prem on the published plans. Annual billing saves 2 months (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06)

Best for: Teams that want open automation without full n8n complexity

Free tier: ✅
Visual app-step canvas: ⚠️
Code-heavy workflows you host: ⚠️
A run billed as one credit: ✅

View Activepieces

What we evaluated

Evaluation criteria: Visual app-step canvas, Code-heavy workflows you host, A run billed as one credit. Conclusions are based on primary documentation, product evidence, and workflow fit — not hands-on benchmark runs unless noted. 5 primary sources checked.

This page is for people who already have Pipedream Workflows and need somewhere to move them. Make is the primary pick when the workflow is a visual sequence of app steps. n8n self-hosted and Windmill are the code-heavy picks. Activepieces is the pick when a run should be one credit. Pipedream Workflows is not on the shortlist as a product a new buyer starts.

Shutdown notice checked 17 October 2026. Pipedream’s workflow docs say Workflows and String shut down on 31 March 2027. Workflows are in maintenance mode. Existing workflows keep running through that date. Pipedream is no longer accepting signups or subscriptions, and it will not ship new Workflows features. Subscriptions stay active until 31 March 2027, then cancel with a prorated refund. All Workflows data, including the credentials and OAuth tokens for connected accounts, is permanently deleted by 30 April 2027. Connect, MCP servers, and the API proxy are not affected. Only Workflows data is deleted. Connect settings and credentials stay.

Shutdown timeline

17 October 2026, the date this page was checked. Workflows are in maintenance mode. No new signups. No new subscriptions. No new Workflows features. Workflows you already have keep running.
31 March 2027. Workflows and String shut down. Existing workflows stop. Subscriptions cancel, and Pipedream issues a prorated refund.
30 April 2027. Workflows data is permanently deleted, including connected-account credentials and OAuth tokens.

Export and migration checklist

Export the structure of each workflow as JSON, one project at a time. Pipedream’s docs say they built that export tool for the transition. The export is the workflow structure. It is not a one-click import into Make, n8n, Windmill, or Activepieces.
List the workflows that are still running, and the connected accounts each one uses, before 31 March 2027.
Rebuild those steps on the destination you pick below. Reconnect each account there. Do not assume the exported JSON carries a live credential.
Disconnect Pipedream connected accounts from the dashboard, or delete the account from settings, if you want Workflows data gone before the deletion date.
Leave Connect, MCP, and the API proxy alone if you use them. The same docs say those products stay supported and their credentials are not part of the deletion.
Monthly subscribers can cancel from account settings. Annual subscribers contact Pipedream support for an early cancellation and a prorated refund. If you do nothing, the subscription stays until 31 March 2027 and then cancels with a prorated refund.

Where to move a workflow

Make, for visual app-step workflows. Make prices checked 18 October 2026 on Make’s pricing page, the same figures as Pipedream vs Make. In USD at 10,000 credits a month, Core is $12/month billed annually ($16 billed monthly), Pro is $21/month billed annually ($28 billed monthly), and Teams is $38/month billed annually ($51 billed monthly). Most actions consume 1 credit. The Free plan has 1,000 credits a month. The Make button is the partner registration path, exactly https://www.make.com/en/register?pc=monedaai2026.

n8n, self-hosted, for code-heavy workflows someone will own. n8n pricing, checked 19 October 2026: Community Edition is the self-hosted version. Cloud Starter is €20/month billed annually, Pro is €50/month billed annually, and Business is €667/month billed annually. Business is for companies with fewer than 100 employees and adds SSO and LDAP, multiple environments, version control using Git, and queue mode. An execution on Cloud is one run of the whole workflow. The n8n button is n8n.io. It does not start n8n Cloud, and it is not a tracking link.

Windmill, for code-heavy workflows written as scripts. Windmill’s pricing page, checked 17 October 2026, lists Free and open-source at $0 with unlimited executions on a self-hosted instance. The Enterprise heading says from $120/month. The calculator example on that page is $170/month for 1 developer seat at $20/month plus 3 compute units. That example is not a flat plan price. The Windmill button is windmill.dev. It is not a tracking link.

Activepieces, when you want a run to be one credit. Activepieces pricing, checked 6 October 2026: Free is 1,000 credits a month. Plus is $20/month flat for 10,000 credits. The FAQ says a run is one credit however many steps it has. The Activepieces button is activepieces.com. It is not a tracking link.

The pairwise page for Make against the shutdown is Pipedream vs Make. Cost at volume if you are leaving Zapier instead is Zapier alternatives.