Documentation-based comparison
Pipedream versus Tray.ai
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
What the evidence answers
A reading of reviewed official documentation for Pipedream and Tray.ai. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.
Price
- Pipedream From $150/mo
- Free: no subscription charge
- Startup: $150.00 monthly
- Startup: $1,188.00 annual ($99/mo equivalent)
- Business: Vendor quotation required
- Tray.ai Quote only
- Pro: Vendor quotation required
- Team: Vendor quotation required
- Enterprise: Vendor quotation required
A complete like-for-like price comparison is not established; the next checks say what is missing.
Documented for both
- Usage definition
- Pipedream External user: each distinct user of your app who connects at least one account; one user with five connected apps counts once; Usage credit: 30 seconds of compute for an action run, an MCP tool call, a Connect proxy request or an event emitted by a deployed trigger; Listing apps and accounts, configuring components and other management calls use no credits
- Tray.ai Every step that runs is a task, including the webhook trigger; Loop and boolean steps count each time they run, once per list item, plus the loop's final check; Example: a webhook delivering 2 records through Clearbit, a loop, a boolean and Slack used 9 tasks in one run
- Included volume
- Pipedream Development is free; serving real external users in production requires Startup.Free: Development only; a daily credit limit that cannot be exceeded and a limited number of connected accounts.Startup: 10,000 usage credits per month
- Tray.ai Task volume is a contracted entitlement, shown as an allowance line in the usage dashboard.Pro: 3 workspaces; 7-day insights and 7-day log retentionTeam: 20 workspaces; 30-day insights; 7-day log retention that can be extendedEnterprise: Unlimited workspaces; 180-day insights
- Premium integrations
- Pipedream Managed auth for 3,000+ APIs, 10,000+ prebuilt tools and triggers, and MCP servers on every plan.Business: Volume pricing for users and usage; SSO, SCIM and HIPAA; Dedicated static egress IPs; SLAs and dedicated Slack support
- Tray.ai 700+ connectors and connector development are included in all plans.
- AI charges
- Pipedream AI agent tool calls through MCP use 1 credit per 30 seconds of compute, like any action.
- Tray.ai AI connectors convert input and output tokens into tasks at a token-to-task ratio set in your contract, available from support.
- Overage charges
- Pipedream Credits above the included amount are added to the next billing period's invoice.Startup: USD 0.012 per credit beyond 10,000 a month, lower at higher volume; USD 2 a month per external user beyond 100
- Tray.ai Admins can cap monthly tasks per workspace, for example for sandbox or development workspaces; Retries are not charged
Limits to check
- Pipedream Pipedream Workflows and String shut down on March 31, 2027; Workflows are in maintenance mode: existing workflows run until then, with no new features; New Workflows sign-ups and subscriptions are no longer accepted; Pipedream Connect is not affected
- Tray.ai Pro allows 3 workspaces, Team 20 and Enterprise unlimited; regional hosting, log streaming and on-premise connectivity are Enterprise features.
Not verified yet
Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.
Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Pipedream: trigger polling; Tray.ai: hosting responsibility.
Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.
Next steps
- Request a written quote from Tray.ai for your seats, usage and term.
- Ask Pipedream about hosting responsibility; our sources do not establish it yet.
- Ask Tray.ai about trigger polling; our sources do not establish it yet.
| Requirement | Pipedream | Tray.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $150/mo | Quote only |
| Who it is for | Pipedream Connect: SDKs and APIs that add 3,000+ integrations to your own app or AI agent. The standalone Workflows product is closing; see coverage limits. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedream docs: plans, Connect credits and Workflows credits | One governed platform (Tray iPaaS) for integration, automation, MCP services and AI agents, sold by quote. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Tray.ai iPaaS pricing page: plans, add-ons and FAQ |
| Coverage limits | Pipedream Workflows and String shut down on March 31, 2027; Workflows are in maintenance mode: existing workflows run until then, with no new features; New Workflows sign-ups and subscriptions are no longer accepted; Pipedream Connect is not affected All Workflows data, including credentials and OAuth tokens, is deleted by April 30, 2027. An export tool downloads workflow structure as JSON, one project at a time. Subscriptions are cancelled on March 31, 2027 with a prorated refund. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedream docs: Workflows and String shutdown notice | Pro allows 3 workspaces, Team 20 and Enterprise unlimited; regional hosting, log streaming and on-premise connectivity are Enterprise features. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Tray.ai iPaaS pricing page: plans, add-ons and FAQ |
| Usage definition | External user: each distinct user of your app who connects at least one account; one user with five connected apps counts once; Usage credit: 30 seconds of compute for an action run, an MCP tool call, a Connect proxy request or an event emitted by a deployed trigger; Listing apps and accounts, configuring components and other management calls use no credits Workflows, until the shutdown, use one credit per 30 seconds of compute per workflow segment at 256 MB; step count does not matter, and doubling memory doubles credits. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedream pricing page: Connect plans, plan table and FAQ | Every step that runs is a task, including the webhook trigger; Loop and boolean steps count each time they run, once per list item, plus the loop's final check; Example: a webhook delivering 2 records through Clearbit, a loop, a boolean and Slack used 9 tasks in one run Tray describes a task as roughly one workflow step each time it runs; a connector that makes several API calls in one step counts once. Retries are not charged. Each Connectivity API Call Connector request is 1 task. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Tray.ai docs: usage and billing, what a task is |
| Included volume | Development is free; serving real external users in production requires Startup. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedream pricing page: Connect plans, plan table and FAQ
| Task volume is a contracted entitlement, shown as an allowance line in the usage dashboard. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Tray.ai docs: usage and billing, what a task is
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| Trigger polling | An event source from the public registry, including a polling source, runs free when it triggers a workflow, on every plan; A private custom source is charged for all compute time, including the first 30 seconds The polling interval is not stated. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedream docs: plans, Connect credits and Workflows credits | Not verified |
| Premium integrations | Managed auth for 3,000+ APIs, 10,000+ prebuilt tools and triggers, and MCP servers on every plan. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedream pricing page: Connect plans, plan table and FAQ
| 700+ connectors and connector development are included in all plans. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Tray.ai iPaaS pricing page: plans, add-ons and FAQ |
| Hosting responsibility | Not verified |
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| AI charges | AI agent tool calls through MCP use 1 credit per 30 seconds of compute, like any action. No separate AI model charge is listed. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedream pricing page: Connect plans, plan table and FAQ | AI connectors convert input and output tokens into tasks at a token-to-task ratio set in your contract, available from support. Merlin Text Generation, Merlin Text Analysis and AI-Agent-Utils generate token usage; document processing (Merlin IDP) counts pages. Agent Development (Agent Gateway for MCP and Merlin Agent Builder) is an add-on. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Tray.ai docs: usage and billing, what a task is |
| Overage charges | Credits above the included amount are added to the next billing period's invoice. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedream docs: plans, Connect credits and Workflows credits
| Admins can cap monthly tasks per workspace, for example for sandbox or development workspaces; Retries are not charged Usage alerts go out at 80% and 100% of the task entitlement, which includes AI token tasks. No overage rate is published. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Tray.ai docs: usage and billing, what a task is |