No. 20 of 36 ·Data Transformation Tools

Pipes

Web · Self-hosted · paid plans from $5/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Pipes is ranked #20 of 36 in data transformation tools on Freedom251. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/mo.

Pipes plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free 3 pipes · Shorter pipe timeout pipes.digital · 7 Oct 2026

Supporter $5/mo Charged monthly. Cancellable each month. 10 pipes · Full time limit pipes.digital · 7 Oct 2026

Regular $20/mo Charged monthly. Cancellable each month. 50 pipes · Full time limit · JavaScript Scraping Support pipes.digital · 7 Oct 2026

Pro $79/mo Charged monthly. Cancellable each month. 100 pipes · Full time limit · JavaScript Scraping Support · Faster feed update interval · Longer Webhook cache · Priority Support pipes.digital · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on data transformation tools

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $5/mo
Deployment model: hybrid
Transformation interface: visual
Supported data formats: RSS, Atom, JSON, XML, HTML, plain text

Best Pipes alternatives

See all 20

Two bars jq Free tier No. 1Free6.6 Two bars Polars Free tier No. 2Free6.6 Two bars Apache Beam Free tier No. 3Free6.5 Two bars Bruin for Customer Success Free tier No. 4Free6.5 Two bars csvkit Free tier No. 5Free6.5 Two bars dbplyr Free tier No. 6Free6.5

The record

Purpose: Pipes is a visual editor for fetching, creating, and manipulating feeds by connecting blocks.
Input formats: It supports RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds, HTML documents, and regular text files as inputs.
Feed operations: Blocks can filter, extract, merge, sort, and otherwise manipulate feed data.
Structured data: Data blocks work directly with XML and JSON and support JSONPath-style field selection.
Output formats: Feed-only pipes default to RSS, while pipes using data blocks default to XML and can output JSON by adding json to the feed URL.
Integrations: The documentation lists Vimeo, Dailymotion, Periscope, Mixcloud, Reddit, SVT Play, Speedrun.com, and YouTube through the Feed block.
Sharing: Users can make pipes public, describe and tag them for search, and let others like or fork them.
Feed visibility: Pipe output feeds are accessible to anyone who knows the randomized URL.
Webhook limit: Webhook data is erased after an hour, and the endpoint is currently limited to 5 requests per minute.
Support: Users can report bugs and request features through the GitHub issue tracker or email [email protected].
Self-hosting: Pipes CE is an AGPL-licensed free and open-source version that users can run locally.
JavaScript scraping: The Download block can interpret JavaScript on downloaded pages on a paid plan.
Price from: $5/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Data Transformation Tools in 2026#20 of 36

Is Pipes yours?

Claim it for free: prove the domain, then correct facts, plans and screenshots. An editor reviews every change.

Claim it free Promote Pipes

Sources

pipes.digital/docs· checked 7 Oct 2026
pipes.digital/pricing· checked 7 Oct 2026