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Comparison

Pipedream vs Temporal

No clear leader: Pipedream (73.0) and Temporal (69.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Pipedream73
Temporal69
Score
vioscaleAI score
Pipedream73 / 100medium · 72%
Temporal69 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
Pipedream✓
Temporal✓
Model
Pipedreamfreemium
Temporalfreemium
Price level
Pipedreamlow
Temporalhigh
Starting price
Pipedream–
Temporal$100
Transparent
Pipedream✗
Temporal✓
Integrations
Count
Pipedream3,000
Temporal3
Security
Certifications
PipedreamSOC 2 Type II
Temporal–
Disclosure policy
Pipedream–
Temporal✓
Gdpr
Pipedream✓
Temporal✓
Hipaa
Pipedream✓
Temporal✓
Scorecard
Pipedream–
Temporal5.7
Soc2
Pipedream✓
Temporal✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Pipedream99.95
Temporal99.9
Status page
Pipedream✓
Temporal✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Pipedream–
Temporal30
Github stars
Pipedream–
Temporal22,880
Package downloads weekly
Pipedream–
Temporal8,455,032
Activity
Commits last 30d
Pipedream–
Temporal100
Release
Cadence days
Pipedream–
Temporal4
History
Pipedream–
Temporal20 items
License
Spdx
Pipedream–
TemporalMIT
Language
Primary
Pipedream–
TemporalGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Pipedream6 items
Temporal8 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeaturePipedreamTemporal
Ai steps✓-
App builder✓-
Code steps✓-
Custom http connector✓-
Delivery guarantee-at_least_once
Free tier✓-
Geo replication-✓
Horizontal scaling-✓
Hostingbothboth
Managed offering-✓
Message replay-✓
Paradigm-durable_exec
Persistent log-✓
Prebuilt connectors3,000+ apps with pre-built triggers and actions-
Pricing metricconsumption-
Protocol-gRPC
Visual builder✓-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Pipedream

A developer platform that provides pre-built components and workflow automation tools to connect thousands of applications and services. Includes AI agent deployment, webhook handling, and support for custom code in multiple languages.

Independently observed

Temporal

Temporal is a durable execution platform that automatically captures and persists application state, allowing workflows to recover from failures and resume exactly where they left off. It eliminates manual reconciliation code and enables building AI agents, orchestrations, and complex business processes across multiple programming languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Pipedream

from $2/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $29/mo (Basic). Free tier available.

  • FreeFree
    • 100 credits/mo
    • 1M AI tokens
    • 3 active workflows
    • 3 connected accounts
    • Unlimited workflow testing
    • +2 more
  • Basic$29/mo ($348/year)
    • 2,000 credits/mo
    • 20M AI tokens
    • 10 active workflows
    • 5 connected accounts
    • 3,000+ integrated apps
    • +1 more
  • Advanced$49/mo ($588/year)
    • 2,000 credits/mo
    • 50M AI tokens
    • Unlimited workflows
    • Unlimited connected accounts
    • Control flow operators
    • +4 more
  • Connect$99/mo ($1,188/year) + $2 per additional external user
    • 10,000 credits/mo
    • Pipedream Connect in production
    • Auth for 100 external users
    • Custom OAuth clients
    • API Proxy
    • +3 more
  • BusinessContact sales
    • Volume pricing
    • Custom invoicing
    • Priority integration development
    • Dedicated support in Slack
    • Support for HIPAA workloads
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Temporal

from $100/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $100/month (Essentials plan). Free $1,000 credit tier. Cloud usage starts at $0.000025 per action. Custom commitment options available (1-, 2-, or 3-year terms).

  • Essentials$100/month plus 5% of monthly usage
    • Bundled Actions and Storage
    • Proactive support in managing billing
  • BusinessPricing varies; 10% of monthly usage
    • Bundled Actions and Storage
    • Private Slack support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SSO included
    • Bundled Actions and Storage
  • Mission CriticalContact sales
    • SSO included
    • Fastest and most personalized support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Pipedream✓
Temporal✓
CLI
Pipedream✗
Temporal✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Pipedream✓
Temporal✓
Self-hosted
Pipedream✗
Temporal✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Pipedream

22 total
  • Slack
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Drive
  • Gmail
  • GitHub
  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Shopify
  • Supabase
  • Anthropic
  • Airtable
  • Amazon S3
  • Snowflake
  • RSS
  • HTTP
  • Email
  • Salesforce
  • AWS
  • OpenAI
  • Stripe
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier
Independently observed

Temporal

5 total
  • Google ADK
  • OpenAI Agents SDK
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS RDS
  • GCP Cloud SQL
Independently observed
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Pipedream or Temporal: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.