ByteChef
What it 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 construction, flow controls, execution previews, and real-time testing. Workflows can include AI agents with models, tools, memory, knowledge bases, and guardrails. ByteChef lists 277 pre-built integrations across CRMs, communication tools, databases, file storage, and AI providers; REST APIs without connectors can be reached through its HTTP Client action. It runs in ByteChef Cloud or on user infrastructure through Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or DigitalOcean. The Community Edition core and every connector use Apache 2.0. Embedded provides an embeddable builder with per-user credentials and tenant isolation. 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.
For and against
For
- 277 pre-built integrations
- Visual workflow builder with testing
- Supports major and local AI models
- Cloud and self-hosted deployment
- Apache 2.0 Community Edition
Against
- Starter costs $23 per month
- Growth costs $135 per month
- Some enterprise capabilities are coming soon
- No refunds for active subscription periods
The verdict
ByteChef combines workflow automation, AI agents, integrations, and flexible deployment models. Compare task limits, workspace counts, retention, and upcoming capabilities when choosing a plan.
Who it suits
ByteChef suits small to medium businesses with 10–100 employees and businesses using five or more SaaS applications. It also fits teams wanting cloud, self-hosted, or embedded workflow deployment.
Plans and prices
Starter
5,000 tasks per month · 1 internal user · 1 workspace · Unlimited workflows
Read 22 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
Growth
5,000 tasks per month · Unlimited internal users · 3 workspaces · Unlimited workflows
Read 22 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
Enterprise
Custom tasks · Unlimited workspaces · Unlimited projects · Unlimited internal users
Read 22 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
Automation Enterprise
Custom tasks · unlimited workspaces · unlimited projects and workflows · custom log retention
Read 28 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
Embedded Starter
Read 28 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
Automation Starter
5000 tasks/month · $1 per 1000 additional tasks · 1 internal user · 1 workspace
Read 28 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
Automation Growth
5000 tasks/month · $1 per 1000 additional tasks · unlimited internal users · 3 workspaces
Read 28 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
Embedded Enterprise
Custom connected users and task volume · unlimited integrations · unlimited workflows · custom log retention
Read 28 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
Embedded Growth
Custom connected users · 5000 workflow tasks/month · unlimited integrations · unlimited workflows
Read 28 Sep 2026 · bytechef.io
On the record
- AI agents
- ByteChef lets users add AI agents to workflows with models, tools, memory, knowledge bases, and guardrails.docs.bytechef.io · read 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.bytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- API fallback
- Any REST API without a pre-built connector can be reached through ByteChef's HTTP Client action.bytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- API management
- Yesbytechef.io · read 22 Sep 2026
- Growth price
- $135 per month for 5,000 tasksbytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Starter price
- $23 per month for 5,000 tasksbytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Business network
- Part of the German-Croatian business networkbytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Credential security
- ByteChef states that connection credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-GCM authenticated encryption.docs.bytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Data transformation
- Yesbytechef.io · read 22 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- ByteChef Cloud is managed, while self-hosted deployments are supported on Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean.docs.bytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Deployment model
- hybridbytechef.io · read 22 Sep 2026
- Deployment options
- Can run on own infrastructure or in ByteChef Cloudbytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Tenant isolation
- Embedded supports per-tenant isolationbytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Embedded product
- ByteChef Embedded provides an embeddable workflow builder, per-user credentials, and per-tenant isolation inside a customer's product.bytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Free open source
- The workflow and agent engine and every connector are Apache 2.0bytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Growth workspaces
- 3 workspacesbytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Prebuilt integrations
- 277 pre-built integrationsbytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- ByteChef says it ships 277 pre-built integrations covering CRMs, communication tools, databases, file storage, and AI providers.bytechef.io · read 28 Sep 2026
