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ByteChef
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 provides drag-and-drop workflow construction, 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 areas such as CRMs, communications, databases, file storage, and AI providers; REST APIs without a connector can be reached through its HTTP Client action.
ByteChef can run in its managed cloud service or on a user's infrastructure, with self-hosting options including Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean. The Community Edition core and connectors use the Apache 2.0 license. Starter costs $23 per month for 5,000 tasks, one workspace, and seven-day log retention; Growth costs $135 per month for 5,000 tasks, three workspaces, and 30-day retention. Some capabilities, including role-based access control and single sign-on, are marked as coming soon.
Who it suits
ByteChef may suit small to medium businesses with 10–100 employees and organizations using five or more SaaS applications. It offers both cloud and self-hosted deployment, as well as an Embedded product for adding workflow building to a customer product.
What it does well
- Includes 277 pre-built integrations.
- Supports REST APIs through its HTTP Client action.
- Can run in ByteChef Cloud or on user infrastructure.
- Community Edition core and connectors use Apache 2.0.
- Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and local Ollama models.
What to know first
- Starter and Growth each include 5,000 monthly tasks.
- Starter includes one workspace and seven-day log retention.
- Role-based access control and single sign-on are marked coming soon.
- No refunds are offered for the active subscription period.
Limits
The $23-per-month Starter plan includes 5,000 workflow tasks monthly, one workspace, one internal user, and seven-day log retention. Growth keeps the 5,000-task allowance but adds three workspaces and 30-day retention; additional tasks cost $1 per 1,000 on the Automation plans.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | billed monthly · 5,000 tasks per month · 1 internal user · 1 workspace · Unlimited workflows · 7-days log retention | $23 a month |
| Growth | billed monthly · 5,000 tasks per month · Unlimited internal users · 3 workspaces · Unlimited workflows · 30-days log retention | $135 a month |
| Enterprise | Custom tasks · Unlimited workspaces · Unlimited projects · Unlimited internal users · Custom log retention | On request |
| Automation Enterprise | Let's talk · Custom tasks · unlimited workspaces · unlimited projects and workflows · custom log retention · self-hosting · scaling · priority support · SLA | On request |
| Embedded Starter | Not stated · 5000 workflow tasks/month · 10 connected users · $1 per 1000 additional tasks · $10 per additional connected user · unlimited integrations · unlimited workflows | On request |
| Automation Growth | $135/month · 5000 tasks/month · $1 per 1000 additional tasks · unlimited internal users · 3 workspaces · unlimited workflows · 30-day log retention | $135 a month |
| Automation Starter | $23/month · 5000 tasks/month · $1 per 1000 additional tasks · 1 internal user · 1 workspace · unlimited workflows · 7-day log retention | $23 a month |
| Embedded Growth | Customized · Custom connected users · 5000 workflow tasks/month · unlimited integrations · unlimited workflows · 30-day log retention | On request |
The first 8 of 10 plans, as bytechef.io lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Getting started
- Open the ByteChef website
- Choose ByteChef Cloud or a supported self-hosted deployment
- Select the free plan or a paid plan
- Create workflows in the visual editor
- Add integrations, HTTP Client actions, or AI models
Verdict
ByteChef combines visual workflow building, AI agents, and a broad integration set with cloud and self-hosted deployment options. Compare workspace and log-retention limits across plans, and note that several listed capabilities are not yet available.
Questions
Is ByteChef free?
Yes. ByteChef has a free plan and a free trial. Paid plans start at $23 per month.
What platforms does ByteChef support?
It is available through an API and web interface, and it can be self-hosted. Supported deployment environments include Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean.
Is ByteChef open source?
The Community Edition workflow and agent engine and every connector are licensed under Apache 2.0.
How many integrations does it provide?
ByteChef lists 277 pre-built integrations. REST APIs without connectors can be reached through its HTTP Client action.
Which AI models work with ByteChef?
It supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and local Ollama models.
Facts from ByteChef's own pages
- AI agents
- ByteChef lets users add AI agents to workflows with models, tools, memory, knowledge bases, and guardrails. · docs.bytechef.io, 28 Sept 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. · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- API fallback
- Any REST API without a pre-built connector can be reached through ByteChef's HTTP Client action. · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- API management
- Yes · bytechef.io, 22 Sept 2026
- Growth price
- $135 per month for 5,000 tasks · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Starter price
- $23 per month for 5,000 tasks · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Business network
- Part of the German-Croatian business network · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Credential security
- ByteChef states that connection credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-GCM authenticated encryption. · docs.bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Data transformation
- Yes · bytechef.io, 22 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- ByteChef Cloud is managed, while self-hosted deployments are supported on Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean. · docs.bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Deployment model
- hybrid · bytechef.io, 22 Sept 2026
- Deployment options
- Can run on own infrastructure or in ByteChef Cloud · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Tenant isolation
- Embedded supports per-tenant isolation · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Embedded product
- ByteChef Embedded provides an embeddable workflow builder, per-user credentials, and per-tenant isolation inside a customer's product. · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Free open source
- The workflow and agent engine and every connector are Apache 2.0 · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · bytechef.io, 22 Sept 2026
- Growth workspaces
- 3 workspaces · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Prebuilt integrations
- 277 pre-built integrations · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- ByteChef says it ships 277 pre-built integrations covering CRMs, communication tools, databases, file storage, and AI providers. · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Growth log retention
- 30 days · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Starter log retention
- 7 days · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 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. · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026
- On-premises connectors
- Yes · bytechef.io, 22 Sept 2026
- Open-source license
- The Community Edition core is licensed under Apache 2.0 and can be inspected, extended, forked, and self-hosted. · bytechef.io, 28 Sept 2026