ByteChef
ByteChef is an open-source platform for building AI agents, automating workflows, and connecting SaaS tools, APIs, and databases.
What ByteChef is
ByteChef is an open-source platform for building AI agents, automating workflows, and connecting SaaS tools, APIs, and databases. Its visual editor supports drag-and-drop workflow creation, flow controls, execution previews, and real-time testing. AI agents can be added with models, tools, memory, knowledge bases, and guardrails. ByteChef lists 277 pre-built integrations across CRMs, communications, databases, file storage, and AI providers; REST APIs without a connector can be accessed through its HTTP Client action. It can run in ByteChef Cloud or on a user's infrastructure, including Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean. Its Community Edition core and connectors use the Apache 2.0 license. The Embedded product offers a workflow builder for customer products, with per-user credentials and per-tenant isolation. Starter costs $23 per month for 5,000 tasks and one workspace, with seven-day log retention. Growth costs $135 per month for 5,000 tasks, three workspaces, and 30-day log retention. Some capabilities, including role-based access control and single sign-on, are marked as coming soon.
Good
- Includes 277 pre-built integrations.
- Can access REST APIs through its HTTP Client action.
- Supports cloud and self-hosted deployments.
- Community Edition core and connectors use Apache 2.0.
- AI workflows can use guardrails.
Watch out
- Starter includes one workspace and seven-day log retention.
- Growth costs $135 per month.
- Role-based access control and single sign-on are coming soon.
- No refunds for the active subscription period.
Who it suits
ByteChef may suit small to medium businesses and organizations using five or more SaaS applications. It also fits teams seeking a self-hosted workflow platform or an embeddable workflow builder.
Verdict
ByteChef combines visual workflow automation, AI agents, and multiple deployment options. Review plan task limits and the status of upcoming capabilities against your requirements.
Plans and prices
From ByteChef's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $23 a month | 5,000 tasks per month · 1 internal user · 1 workspace · Unlimited workflows · 7-days log retention · billed monthly |
| Growth | $135 a month | 5,000 tasks per month · Unlimited internal users · 3 workspaces · Unlimited workflows · 30-days log retention · billed monthly |
| Enterprise | — | Custom tasks · Unlimited workspaces · Unlimited projects · Unlimited internal users · Custom log retention |
| Automation Enterprise | Priced on request | Custom tasks · unlimited workspaces · unlimited projects and workflows · custom log retention · self-hosting · scaling · priority support · SLA · Let's talk |
| Embedded Starter | — | 5000 workflow tasks/month · 10 connected users · $1 per 1000 additional tasks · $10 per additional connected user · unlimited integrations · unlimited workflows · Not stated |
| Automation Starter | $23 a month | Price for 5000 tasks per month; additional tasks cost $1 per 1000 tasks · 5000 tasks/month · $1 per 1000 additional tasks · 1 internal user · 1 workspace · unlimited workflows · 7-day log retention · $23/month |
| Automation Growth | $135 a month | Price for 5000 tasks per month; additional tasks cost $1 per 1000 tasks · 5000 tasks/month · $1 per 1000 additional tasks · unlimited internal users · 3 workspaces · unlimited workflows · 30-day log retention · $135/month |
| Embedded Starter | Priced on request | Includes 5000 workflow tasks per month and 10 connected users |
| Embedded Enterprise | Priced on request | Customized based on connected users and task volume · Custom connected users and task volume · unlimited integrations · unlimited workflows · custom log retention · Customized |
| Embedded Growth | Priced on request | Customized based on connected users and task volume · Custom connected users · 5000 workflow tasks/month · unlimited integrations · unlimited workflows · 30-day log retention · Customized |
The facts
Each one read from ByteChef's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI agents
- ByteChef lets users add AI agents to workflows with models, tools, memory, knowledge bases, and guardrails.checked 28 Sep 2026
- AI security
- Its AI guardrails include jailbreak detection, PII redaction, secret and credential redaction, NSFW blocking, topic scoping, URL allowlisting, and custom policy checks.checked 28 Sep 2026
- API fallback
- Any REST API without a pre-built connector can be reached through ByteChef's HTTP Client action.checked 28 Sep 2026
- API management
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Business network
- Part of the German-Croatian business networkchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Credential security
- ByteChef states that connection credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-GCM authenticated encryption.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Data transformation
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- ByteChef Cloud is managed, while self-hosted deployments are supported on Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Deployment model
- hybridchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Deployment options
- Can run on own infrastructure or in ByteChef Cloudchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Embedded product
- ByteChef Embedded provides an embeddable workflow builder, per-user credentials, and per-tenant isolation inside a customer's product.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Growth log retention
- 30 dayschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Growth workspaces
- 3 workspaceschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- ByteChef says it ships 277 pre-built integrations covering CRMs, communication tools, databases, file storage, and AI providers.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- The pricing page marks role-based access control, API access, single sign-on, audit logs, external secret-store integration, and several enterprise capabilities as coming soon.checked 28 Sep 2026
- On-premises connectors
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Open-source license
- The Community Edition core is licensed under Apache 2.0 and can be inspected, extended, forked, and self-hosted.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 23checked 22 Sep 2026
- Prebuilt integrations
- 277 pre-built integrationschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Real-time sync
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Refund policy
- No refunds are offered for the current active subscription periodchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free open source
- The workflow and agent engine and every connector are Apache 2.0checked 28 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Growth price
- $135 per month for 5,000 taskschecked 28 Sep 2026
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