Tines

Overview

Tines 3B brings workflow automation, AI agents, and app building into one platform, with room for both business-team builders and the Security or IT teams governing their work. It stands out for flexible workflow construction and deployment, but its free editions’ three-live-workflow limit may be too tight for sustained use.

Key features

Workflows can be built with natural language, code, Git integration, and native branching. Multi-step workflows, conditional logic, and webhook triggers make Tines a better fit for event-driven processes with several possible paths than for simple, fixed sequences.

Rather than confining teams to a fixed catalog of integrations, Tines connects to APIs and MCP. Examples include Slack, VirusTotal, Jira Software, Microsoft Graph, Gmail, CrowdStrike, GitHub, Okta, OpenAI, and PagerDuty. That flexibility can accommodate varied tool stacks, although teams need to make sure the APIs or MCP connections their processes require will work for them.

AI features include connected LLM chat, AI skills, and connections to coding assistants such as Claude Code and Codex. Monitoring covers AI spend and access, duplicate efforts, workflow savings, frontend routes, and package dependencies. Those views give teams a way to oversee AI and workflow use beyond simply tracking executions.

Each workflow step runs in an isolated sandbox. Connector credentials are injected at runtime, kept out of code, and hidden from builders and AI. For teams handling sensitive credentials, that is a meaningful safeguard. Deployment can be self-hosted, on-premises, or hybrid, which gives organizations options beyond a web-only service.

Tines states that it maintains SOC 2 Type II compliance and undergoes annual audits. Its controls include SSO/SAML on all plans, configurable session timeouts, data-retention controls, audit logs through the UI and API, and team-based separation of users and resources. Users can also turn to the Tines community to connect with other users or the company team.

Pricing

The free offers both cost nothing, but their stated allowances differ. The Free edition permits 3 live workflows. Explore (Free edition) adds unlimited users, spaces, and connectors and a one-time $50 AI allowance, while retaining the same 3-live-workflow cap. That can be enough to explore the platform, but the workflow ceiling limits how much a team can keep running without moving to a paid edition.

Business Edition has custom pricing and starts at 30 flows, 1 licensed team, 100 users, 1.5M daily events, and 3 apps. It is the clearest fit for teams that need more than the free workflow allowance and can work within those stated starting limits. Enterprise Edition also has custom pricing; teams contact Tines for flow, licensed-team, user, and event limits, and it includes 5 apps. That makes it the option to discuss when those limits or the three-app Business allowance do not fit.

Paid editions offer unlimited users, spaces, and connectors, unlimited workflows, flexible deployment, and the option to bring your own AI model. The free plans give up unlimited workflows and paid deployment options; the $50 AI allowance on Explore is one-time, not a recurring allocation.

Platforms

Tines supports web, API, and self-hosted access. Its self-hosted, on-premises, and hybrid deployment choices make it a stronger candidate for organizations with deployment requirements that a web-only platform may not meet.

Who it's for

Tines suits builders across business teams who need to create branching workflows, connect varied systems, or incorporate AI tools, while Security and IT retain governance controls. It is less suitable for a small team that needs more than three live workflows but is not ready to evaluate a custom-priced paid edition.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Multiple building approaches, branching, API and MCP connectivity, and AI tools support varied workflow needs.
• Pros: Isolated execution and runtime credential injection help protect connector secrets from builders and AI.
• Pros: Self-hosted, on-premises, and hybrid deployment options pair with governance controls such as SSO/SAML and audit logs.
• Cons: Both free editions cap teams at 3 live workflows, even though Explore includes unlimited users, spaces, and connectors.
• Cons: Paid editions use custom pricing, and Enterprise limits for flows, teams, users, and events require contacting Tines.

Alternatives

For self-hosted security workflows with an open-source free plan, consider Tracecat, which offers unlimited workflows, cases, and agents, with monthly executions self-managed. OpenSOAR may suit readers seeking a free, Apache 2.0-licensed, self-hosted option without feature gates or per-action billing.

Sumo Logic is worth considering for web-based log, metric, and trace monitoring: its free plan allows 20 daily credits, 7-day log retention, and up to 3 users. Wildbox is another free option for readers comparing software across its supported platforms.

Readers evaluating other security and automation products can also compare CrowdStrike Falcon Surface, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud API Security, Swimlane Turbine, and Cyware Security Orchestration and Automation. For broader category comparisons, see SOAR Software, Runbook Automation Software, and Workflow automation tools.

Verdict

Choose Tines 3B if your teams need flexible workflow building, AI tools, and deployment options alongside governance controls. Look elsewhere if three live workflows are too restrictive and you need a published price for paid editions before evaluating them.