Automatisch Pricing 2026 — Self-Hosted Cost
Automatisch is a simple, EU-friendly open-source automation tool. There's no general cloud plan any more — you run it on a VPS or your own hardware. One thing to know before committing: development activity has slowed markedly since early 2026, so check the project's maintenance status alongside the cost. Here's the real infrastructure cost of each path.
As of July 2026, the cheapest plan we track for Automatisch costs $8 per month at 1,000 runs and $45 at 100,000 runs (cheapest qualifying plan, 3-step workflows, monthly billing), from Automatisch's official pricing, verified by hand. Self-hosting is free — the figure is the server it runs on, not a tool fee.
Automatisch plans & real cost
Cheapest qualifying plan at four typical run volumes (3-step workflows) — prices generated live from our data, never hand-typed. Toggle to see prices when billed annually.
≈ Converted from USD at today's rate — not the amount you're billed.
Self-host · VPS
- 1,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- 5,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- 20,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- 100,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
Monthly figure is the rented server (VPS + database) that scales with volume — the software itself is free.
Self-host · own server
- 1,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- + ~$90 hardware (one-off)
- 1-2 vCPU, 2GB (Raspberry Pi 4 / mini PC), SQLite
- 5,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- + ~$90 hardware (one-off)
- 1-2 vCPU, 2GB (Raspberry Pi 4 / mini PC), SQLite
- 20,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- + ~$200 hardware (one-off)
- 2 vCPU, 4GB + Postgres (mini PC)
- 100,000 runs / month
- self-hosted*
- + ~$350 hardware (one-off)
- 2-4 vCPU, 8GB + Postgres + Redis (queue mode)
Monthly figure is electricity only — the software is free. One-off hardware cost (a mini PC or Pi you keep) is shown per volume.
Automatisch vs alternatives
Price for 20,000 runs / month across every tool we track. Use the Monthly / Annual toggle above to switch how the prices are billed.
| Tool | Price for 20,000 runs (monthly) | Integrations | Self-host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatisch | $25 | 92+ connectors | Yes (free SW) |
| Zapier | $433.5 | 9,725+ app connectors | No |
| Make | $64.71 | 2,594+ app connectors | No |
| n8n | $25 | 572+ official nodes | Yes (free SW) |
| Pipedream | $153 | 3,391+ app connectors | No |
| Activepieces | $0 | 754+ pieces | Yes (free SW) |
| Node-RED | $25 | 6,092+ community modules | Yes (free SW) |
| Pabbly Connect | $79 | 1,857+ app integrations | No |
| Zoho Flow | $96 | 1,042+ apps | No |
| Relay.app | $498 | 186+ app connectors | No |
| Latenode | $1.2 | 847+ apps | No |
| IFTTT | $4.99 | 1,050+ services | No |
See all Automatisch alternatives → · Cheapest automation tool → · Full interactive comparison → · Plan limits & run caps →
When Automatisch is worth it
| Use case | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Want a simple, EU-friendly open-source tool | Works today — check maintenance status first |
| Care about GDPR / data sovereignty | Self-host in your region |
| Comfortable running a small server | Near-free on your own hardware |
| Need conditional branching or loops | Avoid — no if/switch or loop steps |
| Need a large integration catalog | Look at Zapier or Make |
| Need multi-user or API access | Consider n8n instead |
| Want managed hosting with no DevOps | No general cloud — pick n8n Cloud |