StackPrice Weekly #4 — Cheapest automation tool by volume
This is issue #4 of The StackPrice Weekly. Prices were re-checked daily from Nov 5 to Nov 12, 2026, and we verified no list-price changes across the tools we track (Make's page couldn't be machine-read some days, so treat it as unconfirmed).
This week: what's the cheapest tool at your volume?
We priced the same 3-step workflow (one trigger plus 3 actions) across every tool in the calculator, on monthly billing and published list prices:
| Runs / month | Cheapest estimate | Cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Make Free, $0 | n8n Starter, $24 |
| 1,000 | Activepieces Free, $0 | Make Core, $16 |
| 5,000 | Activepieces Plus, $20 | |
| 20,000 | Activepieces Plus, $90 | |
| 100,000 | Activepieces Team, $550 |
The full ranking is at stackprice.dev/cheapest-automation-tool. It's an estimate: it excludes tax and self-hosting server costs.
New on the site
- Alternatives pages for 11 tools
- Annual vs monthly breakdown
- 12 new compare pages, e.g. Make vs n8n
If you're sizing up Make, here's the Make link (affiliate).
Sponsor slot (open)
One short text blurb plus a link for automation builders. Reply if interested.
If a tool on your stack changed prices and we missed it, reply and we'll check.
— StackPrice https://stackprice.dev
Disclosure: the Make link above is an affiliate link. StackPrice may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes the data.