StackPrice Weekly #2: What you actually pay for (no price changes this week)
Prices re-checked daily, Oct 22 to Oct 28, 2026. No verified price changes across the 11 tools we track.
This is issue #2 of The StackPrice Weekly.
This week: no list prices moved again. So here's the thing that actually decides your bill on these tools: what counts as one billable unit. Two tools can show the same sticker price and cost wildly different amounts for the same workflow.
What you're actually billed for
| Tool | 1 billable unit = | Free plan |
|---|---|---|
| n8n Cloud | One full workflow run, no matter how many steps | No free cloud plan (14-day trial); Community Edition is free to self-host |
| Activepieces | One flow run = 1 credit regardless of steps; AI steps cost 2/10/20 credits (1 with your own AI keys on Plus+) | 1,000 credits/mo, up to 5 users |
| Make | Most module actions = 1 credit, including triggers; routers and error handlers are free | 1,000 credits/mo, 15-min minimum interval |
| Zapier | Each successful action step = 1 task; triggers, Filter, Formatter, Paths, Delay are free | 100 tasks/mo, two-step Zaps only |
| Pipedream | 1 credit per 30 seconds of compute per action, tool call, or trigger event | Development only, no production |
| Lindy | Credits per job: everyday asks 2 to 250, deep work 250 to 1,000 | $50 in credits for 7 days |
| Gumloop | Credits from AI/model usage, plus an 8% orchestration fee on Pro | 14-day Pro trial |
| Bardeen | 1 credit per row created; enrichment rows 3 credits | 100 credits/mo |
| Power Automate | Flat license per user or per unattended bot | Not listed |
| Tines | Live workflows; paid editions are quoted | 3 live workflows |
| Relevance AI | Not published (Enterprise only) | Not shown |
The takeaway: if your workflows have lots of steps, per-run billing (n8n, Activepieces) gets cheaper fast. If they're short, per-step tools like Zapier and Make stay competitive, and Make's entry tier is still $16/mo ($12 annual) for 10k credits.
Plug in your own runs and steps: https://stackprice.dev/calculator/
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