Alternatives to AWS Step Functions in India
We list 8 alternatives to AWS Step Functions. 8 have a free plan. The lowest price we state is ₹750 a month for Make (Integromat).
Why people look for an alternative to AWS Step Functions
We have recorded no price change and no India-specific gap for AWS Step Functions. The usual reasons people look elsewhere are cost at more seats, a feature the tool lacks, or a vendor that does not bill in rupees; check each against your own use before you move.
AWS Step Functions and 8 alternatives at a glance
| Tool | From, a month | Free plan or tier | Our score | Bills in ₹ | Built in India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Step Functions (the one you are replacing) | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 40 / 100 | Not checked | – |
| Inngest | ≈ ₹9,435 a month | Yes | 40 / 100 | Not checked | – |
| Pipedream | ≈ ₹9,435 a month | Yes | 40 / 100 | Not checked | – |
| UiPath | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 30 / 100 | Yes | – |
| Activepieces | ≈ ₹1,906 a month | Yes | 20 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
| Automation Anywhere | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 20 / 100 | Not checked | – |
| Bardeen | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 20 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
| Clay | Free plan; paid price not stated | Yes | 20 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
| Make (Integromat) | ₹750 a month | Yes | 20 / 100 | No, dollars | – |
The alternatives, one by one
Inngest
Best for: Plans and prices from the vendor's page, checked 2026-10-24. Suits startups.
From ≈ ₹9,435 a month (converted from dollars). Has a free plan. Our score: 40 out of 100 (3 of 8 checks read).
Pipedream
Best for: Plans and prices from the vendor's page, checked 2026-10-24. Suits startups.
From ≈ ₹9,435 a month (converted from dollars). Has a free plan. Our score: 40 out of 100 (3 of 8 checks read).
UiPath
Best for: Enterprise RPA and process automation platform · NYSE: PATH. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Bills in rupees: “INR billing available through authorized Indian reseller partners (Accenture, Deloitte, TCS, Infosys all resell UiPath)”. Our score: 30 out of 100 (3 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page.
Activepieces
Best for: Open-source workflow automation platform — 510+ integrations. Suits startups.
From ≈ ₹1,906 a month (converted from dollars). Has a free plan. Bills in dollars: “No INR billing on cloud plans”. Our score: 20 out of 100 (3 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page.
Automation Anywhere
Best for: Jose-built enterprise RPA + Agentic Process Automation platform. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Our score: 20 out of 100 (3 of 8 checks read).
Bardeen
Best for: Francisco-built browser-first AI automation platform — founded 2020 by Artem Harutyunyan (CTO. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Bills in dollars: “Bardeen has no Indian office and no INR billing option”. Our score: 20 out of 100 (6 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page.
Clay
Best for: AI-powered B2B data enrichment and outbound automation platform. Suits startups.
Free plan; paid price not stated. Bills in dollars: “USD billing only — no INR option available”. Our score: 20 out of 100 (4 of 8 checks read). Vendor pricing page.
Make (Integromat)
Best for: Make Visual automation that's 60% cheaper than Zapier — with more power. Suits Complex workflows and cost conscious teams.
From ₹750 a month. Has a free plan. Bills in dollars: “USD billing — 18% GST reverse charge for Indian companies”. Our score: 20 out of 100 (6 of 8 checks read).
Before you switch
- Billing: ask each vendor whether it invoices in rupees with GST. Where we have not read the answer, the table says “Not checked”, not “No”.
- Data: exports differ. Try one real export from AWS Step Functions into the new tool on a free plan before you pay for a year.
- Price: a monthly figure is for one seat or the entry plan. Work out your own number of users, and read the vendor page linked under each tool.
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How this page is made
This page is built by a script from the same files as our tool pages, so it changes when a price, a score or an India-fit answer changes. Alternatives are picked by what we list for AWS Step Functions (its curated alternatives, the same use case and sub-category, shared tags and the compare pages we have), then ordered with Indian-built tools first, then by our score. A tool is left out when we have fewer than five real matches. Prices come from each vendor's own pricing page as read on our tool pages; the dates above are the days we read them. We may earn a commission on some vendor links elsewhere on the site; it does not change the order here. How the score works.