Pipedream
Managed auth and 10,000+ prebuilt tools that give your AI agents access to 3,000+ APIs.
Pipedream at a glance
Pipedream — Managed auth and 10,000+ prebuilt tools that give your AI agents access to 3,000+ APIs. It has a free plan, with paid plans from $99/mo and a free trial (Free for development, no credit card). Best for Developers adding managed-auth integrations and MCP tools to AI agents. Readers rank it #1 of 50 in AI & ML.
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- Starting price
- $99/mo
- Free plan / trial
- YesTrial: Free for development, no credit card
- Reader rank
- #1 of 50 AI & ML
About Pipedream
Pipedream positions itself as the integration layer for AI agents. Its Connect product gives developers managed OAuth for 3,000+ APIs, a token vault that stores and refreshes credentials, and a catalogue of 10,000+ prebuilt tools and triggers that can be called from code or through a remote MCP server.
Instead of registering OAuth apps and hosting connector code for every service, a team passes an external user ID and lets Pipedream run the authorization flow. Agents can call prebuilt actions, deploy triggers that webhook events to an app, or send raw requests through a proxy that injects each user's fresh credentials. SDKs are available for TypeScript, Python and Java, plus plain REST and MCP.
A second product, Conduit, is in early access and targets companies: a gateway that lets employees connect their apps to AI agents with SSO, access policies, per-user permissions and an audit trail.
It suits developers building agent products or SaaS integration catalogues who want to skip the auth and connector plumbing. It is a code-first, developer-oriented toolkit, so teams looking for a visual drag-and-drop automation builder for non-developers will likely prefer other tools.
Pipedream pros & cons
- Managed OAuth and token refresh remove the need to register apps for each API.
- 10,000+ prebuilt tools and triggers cover most common SaaS actions.
- Remote MCP server works with any MCP client.
- Free plan includes every feature for development with unlimited team members.
- States SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance on all plans.
- Production use requires the paid Startup plan or a custom Business contract.
- Usage credits are billed per 30 seconds of compute, which takes effort to forecast.
- Developer-first with SDKs and code samples, so non-technical teams get less from it.
- SSO, SCIM and HIPAA are limited to the custom Business plan.
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Pipedream pricing
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pipedream?
Pipedream is an integration platform for AI agents. It provides managed authentication, 10,000+ prebuilt tools and triggers across 3,000+ APIs, and a remote MCP server, according to its website.
Is Pipedream free?
Yes for development. The Free plan includes every feature in development with unlimited team members and no credit card. Serving real external users in production needs the Startup plan.
How much does Pipedream cost?
As of November 2026, Startup is listed at USD 99/month billed annually or USD 150/month billed monthly, including 100 users and 10,000 usage credits. Business pricing is custom.
Does Pipedream support MCP?
Yes. Pipedream offers a remote MCP server so any MCP client can discover and call its tools, with authentication handled per user.
Is Pipedream secure and compliant?
Pipedream states SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance on all plans, with credentials encrypted at rest and scoped per project. HIPAA, SSO and SCIM are on the custom Business plan.
Who is Pipedream for?
Developers building AI agents or SaaS products that need user-by-user account connections to many third-party apps without building each integration themselves.
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