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Xano
✓ verifiedFreemium
No-code/AI backend platform that generates Postgres-backed APIs and business logic for teams to ship apps without DevOps.
172K visits/mo
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Pipedream
✓ verifiedFreemium
Low-code integration platform for connecting thousands of APIs into workflows and AI agents, including an MCP tool server.
498K visits/mo
Pricing
Essential: $85/month billed annually (3 workspaces, 5 seats, no API rate limit)
Pro: $224/month billed annually (5 workspaces, 10 seats, managed load balancer)
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Core features
- ✦AI-assisted and visual no-code API/logic builder
- ✦Built-in PostgreSQL database with direct access on paid plans
- ✦Native MCP server to expose APIs as governed AI agent tools
- ✦Branch-based versioning with CI/CD promotion and rollback
- ✦Auth options including SSO, SAML, OIDC and per-endpoint RBAC
- ✦Multiple deployment modes: managed cloud, BYOC, or dedicated instance
- ✦Visual and code-based workflow builder
- ✦Prebuilt AI agent builder and deployment
- ✦Managed authentication across thousands of apps
- ✦MCP server exposing integrations as agent tools
- ✦Scheduled and event-triggered workflows
- ✦Connect SDK for embedding integrations into other products
Use cases
- →No-code builders (Bubble, WeWeb, FlutterFlow) needing a scalable backend
- →Developers pairing AI coding agents with a governed API layer
- →Teams centralizing business logic instead of scattering it across services
- →Enterprises needing compliant (SOC 2/HIPAA/GDPR) backend infrastructure
- →Building AI agents that call external APIs and tools
- →Automating cross-app workflows such as Slack, Gmail, or Sheets notifications
- →Embedding third-party integrations into a SaaS product
- →Prototyping event-driven automations without heavy infrastructure
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