AI agent builder and workflow automation pricing (2026): 21 tools
Sales teams build their own prospecting and research agents on two kinds of platform: no-code workflow automation tools that bill by tasks or executions, and AI agent builders that bill by credits, seats or usage. The unit differs for every vendor, which makes list prices hard to compare. This page lists the lowest published plan of every agent builder and automation tool we track, how it's charged, and the full plan list from the vendor's own pricing page.
Summary: 15 of 21 tools publish a monthly entry price, from $5/mo (Gravity) to $167/mo (Clay); median $20/mo. 14 list a free plan. Prices verified against vendor pages, latest check .
How this page works: Sorted by lowest published entry price within each table; ties alphabetical. Usage-metered tools and tools without a published self-serve price are listed after. The entry price is the lowest price the vendor publishes (often with annual billing), "How it's charged" is read from the vendor's plan list, and each row links to the pricing page we checked. No placement here is paid. Methodology.
Entry prices at a glance
| Entry price | Tools | Which |
|---|---|---|
| Under $20/mo | 7 | Gravity, Taskade, Bardeen, Albato, Pabbly Connect, Integrately, Zapier |
| $20–$49/mo | 6 | Activepieces, MindStudio, n8n, Dust, Copy.ai, Gumloop |
| $50–$99/mo | 1 | Pipedream |
| $100–$199/mo | 1 | Clay |
| $200/mo and up | 0 | — |
No-code workflow automation platforms (9)
Connect apps with triggers and actions; priced by tasks, transactions, executions or credits, most with a free plan.
| Tool | Entry price | How it's charged | Plan details (vendor-published) | Free plan | Free trial | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardeen | From $10/mo | Per plan | 100 free credits every month; Basic $10/mo (+100 credits) and Premium $50/mo (+1,000 credits) billed monthly, annual saves 20%; Enterprise custom; scraper and AI rows 1 credit, enrichment rows 3 credits | Yes | — | 2026-11-07 |
| Albato | From $15/mo | Per plan | Free (100 transactions/mo); Pro $15/mo billed annually ($22 monthly, 1K transactions; extra transactions $0.033); Teams $65/mo billed annually ($93 monthly, from 5K transactions); Custom via sales; annual billing saves up to 30%; Pro card shows a 7-day trial (FAQ mentions a 14-day trial) | Yes | Yes | 2026-11-07 |
| Pabbly Connect | From $19/mo | Per plan | Free plan (100 tasks/mo); Standard (10,000 tasks/mo) normally $19/mo and Unlimited (unlimited tasks) normally $79/mo, shown at $14/mo and $59/mo during a Black Friday sale; triggers and internal steps (filters, routers, formatters) don't count as tasks; 30-day money-back guarantee | Yes | — | 2026-11-08 |
| Integrately | From $19.99/mo | Per plan | Billed annually: Starter $19.99/mo (2,000 tasks), Professional $39/mo (10,000), Growth $99/mo (30,000), Business $239/mo (150,000); monthly billing costs more; 14-day free trial; a $5 first-month promotion was shown | — | Yes | 2026-11-08 |
| Zapier | From $19.99/mo | Per plan | Free; Professional from $19.99/mo; Team from $69/mo | Yes | Yes | 2026-11-11 |
| Activepieces | From $20/mo | Per plan | Free (1,000 credits/mo, no card); Plus $20/mo flat (10,000 credits, up to 5 users); Team $200/mo flat (50,000 credits, 25 users); overage $0.007/credit; Embed from $36k/yr; yearly billing saves 2 months; cloud or on-prem | Yes | — | 2026-11-10 |
| n8n | From $20/mo | Per plan | Now shown in USD, billed annually: Starter $20/mo (2.5K executions), Pro $50/mo (10K), Business $800/mo (40K); free self-hosted Community Edition; cloud trial needs no card | — | Yes | 2026-11-06 |
| Pipedream | From $99/mo | Per plan | Free (build and test, development only); Startup $99/mo billed monthly, lower billed annually (100 external users then $2 each, 10,000 usage credits then $0.012 each); Custom annual contracts | Yes | — | 2026-11-10 |
| Latenode | See plan details | Usage-based | Free up to 10,000 CPU seconds of workflow runtime per month; pay as you go per CPU second, from $0.00012 (10,001–100,000 s) down to $0.00005 (5M+ s); steps are not billed by count; optional plug-and-play AI tokens billed separately | Yes | — | 2026-11-08 |
AI agent builders and workspaces (12)
Build AI agents and multi-step workflows with an LLM at the centre; priced per seat, per credit or per usage.
| Tool | Entry price | How it's charged | Plan details (vendor-published) | Free plan | Free trial | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravity | From $5/mo | Per plan | Basic free (one agent); Pro $5/mo (includes $5 usage, up to 3 agents; alpha price); Max $20/mo (includes $20 usage); extra usage purchasable; money back on failed runs | Yes | — | 2026-11-12 |
| Taskade | From $6/mo | Per plan | Free plan; billed yearly: Starter $6/mo ($72/yr, 3 users), Pro $10/mo ($120/yr, 10 users), Business $25/mo ($300/yr, unlimited users); prices in USD | Yes | — | 2026-11-08 |
| MindStudio | From $20/mo | Per plan | Free (one agent) plus usage; Individual $20/mo plus usage (unlimited agents); Business custom; yearly billing saves 20% | Yes | — | 2026-11-06 |
| Dust | From $24/mo | Per user/seat | Seat types: Free (500 credits lifetime); Pro $24/seat/mo billed yearly ($30 monthly, 8,000 credits/mo); Max $120 yearly ($150 monthly, 40,000 credits/mo); excluding VAT; programmatic usage $0.01/credit | Yes | — | 2026-11-08 |
| Copy.ai | From $29/mo | Per plan | Chat $29/mo billed monthly (5 seats), 20% saving billed annually ($24/mo); Enterprise plans use workflow credits scoped with sales, with no list price shown | — | — | 2026-11-07 |
| Gumloop | From $37/mo | Per plan | Pro starts at $37/mo | — | Yes | 2026-11-12 |
| Clay | From $167/mo | Per plan | Launch $167/mo (180,000 actions/yr, about 15,000/mo, plus 30,000 data credits/yr; shown as $54/mo for actions plus $113/mo for data credits); Growth $446/mo (480,000 actions/yr plus 72,000 data credits/yr); both scale up with more actions and credits; free plan; 14-day trial | Yes | Yes | 2026-11-12 |
| Octave | See plan details | Platform plus usage | Platform plus usage: flat annual platform subscription (Octave Ultra) plus metered usage credits with discounted commits; no list price shown on the pricing page (demo-led); unlimited users; trial offered | — | Yes | 2026-11-08 |
| Salesforce Agentforce | See plan details | Usage-based | Free to start (Salesforce Foundations); Flex Credits $500 per 100k credits; per-conversation pricing; Sales/Service add-ons $125/user/mo | Yes | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Lindy | $49.99 (usage-based) | Per user/seat | Free start with $50 in credits (valid 7 days), no card; Team from $49.99/mo per active user for 5,000 credits each (larger credit options from 6,000 for $59.99 up to 105,000 for $599.97; credits pooled across the workspace); top-ups $10 per 1,000 credits; Enterprise with shared usage and bonus credits | — | Yes | 2026-11-10 |
| CrewAI | See plan details | Per plan | Basic free (50 workflow executions/mo, visual editor); Enterprise via sales | Yes | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Relevance AI | See plan details | Quote only | Pricing page shows only an Enterprise plan (custom actions and vendor credits, unlimited agents and users); no self-serve prices shown | — | — | 2026-11-10 |
Prices for these 21 agent builders and automation tools change often. Get verified pricing changes and new tools in one free weekly email.
Recent price changes in this table
| Tool | Change | Before | After | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octave | Fixed price no longer shown | Octave Ultra starting at $1,500/mo billed annually, plus metered usage (2026-10-29) | Octave Ultra: flat annual platform subscription plus metered usage credits; no list price on the pricing page (Book a Demo) | 2026-11-08 |
| Lindy | Listed price up | $29.99/mo per active user for 3,000 credits each (pooled across the workspace); top-ups $10 per 1,000 credits; $50 free credits to start (2026-10-27) | Team from $49.99/mo per active user for 5,000 credits each, with larger credit options from 6,000 ($59.99) to 105,000 ($599.97); top-ups still $10 per 1,000 credits; $50 free credits to start | 2026-11-02 |
| Copy.ai | Fixed price no longer shown | Team tiers $1,000/mo (75 seats, 20K workflow credits) and $2,000/mo (150 seats), billed annually (2026-10-21) | Self-serve Chat $29/mo (5 seats) only; the Enterprise tab shows credit-based plans scoped with sales and no list prices | 2026-10-23 |
| Lindy | Listed price down | $49.99/mo per active user for 5,000 credits each; $50 free credits to start (2026-10-20) | $29.99/mo per active user for 3,000 credits each (pooled across the workspace); top-ups still $10 per 1,000 credits; $50 free credits to start, valid 7 days | 2026-10-22 |
| Lindy | Listed price up | Team credits from $29.99/mo (3,000 credits); $50 free credits to start (2026-10-18) | $49.99/mo per active user for 5,000 credits each (pooled across the workspace); top-ups $10 per 1,000 credits; $50 free credits to start | 2026-10-20 |
| n8n | Currency switch | Priced in EUR, billed annually: Starter €20/mo, Pro €50/mo, Business €667/mo (2026-10-16) | Priced in USD, billed annually: Starter $20/mo, Pro $50/mo, Business $800/mo | 2026-10-18 |
From our price changes log, documented by comparing two dated checks of the vendor's page.
FAQ
How much do agent builders and automation tools cost in 2026?
Across the 15 agent builders and automation tools on this page with a published monthly entry price, the lowest plans run from $5/mo (Gravity) to $167/mo (Clay); the median entry price is $20/mo. 13 start under $50/mo and 1 at $100/mo or more. Entry prices are the lowest each vendor shows, often with annual billing; prices checked against vendor pages, latest Nov 12, 2026.
What is the cheapest agent builders and automation tool?
By lowest published entry price: Bardeen from $10/mo, Albato from $15/mo, Pabbly Connect from $19/mo. Check what each entry plan includes in the table (users, accounts, emails or contacts), since the cheapest plan is often capped.
Which agent builders and automation tools have a free plan?
Bardeen, Albato, Pabbly Connect, Zapier, Activepieces, Pipedream, Latenode, Gravity, Taskade, MindStudio, Dust, Clay, Salesforce Agentforce and CrewAI list a free plan on their pricing pages; limits apply. 8 of the 21 tools list a free trial.
How are agent builders and automation tools priced?
Of the 21 tools on this page: 15 per plan, 2 usage-based, 2 per user/seat, 1 platform plus usage, 1 quote only. The 'How it's charged' column shows which applies to each tool, read from its pricing page.
How much do AI agent builders cost?
Many of the tools in the first table list a free plan, and the paid tiers scale with credits, tasks or seats. The summary above lists the exact range for tools that publish a monthly entry price. Usage-based and enterprise-only tools are shown after, because their cost depends on volume.
What is the difference between a task, an execution and a credit?
A task (Zapier, Pabbly, Integrately) usually counts each successful action step; an execution (n8n) counts one full workflow run regardless of steps; a credit (Activepieces, Gravity, Dust, Lindy) is a vendor-defined unit that often covers AI model use. Because the units differ, estimate your own workflow volume and read each plan's allowance before comparing.
Can I self-host instead of paying?
Some tools offer a self-hosted option; for example, n8n's plan details mention a free self-hosted Community Edition. Hosting costs, maintenance and security then fall on you. Check each vendor's plan details and terms for what the self-hosted version includes.
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