AWS Step Functions pricing
3 plans read from aws.amazon.com
Free TierFree Free Tier does not automatically expire after the 12 month AWS Free Tier termAvailable to new and existing AWS customers indefinitely Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Express WorkflowsPrice not published Based on requests and duration; duration rounded up to the nearest 100ms, memory billed in 64-MB chunksRequests include tests from the console Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Standard WorkflowsPrice not published Metered daily and billed monthly; 4,000 state transitions free per monthRetries count as additional state transitions Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
In short
- AWS Step Functions has a free plan (Free Tier).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dapr | $1,199/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Flowable | $99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Inngest | $99/mo | Yes | No |
| Joget | — | Yes | Yes |
| Camunda | — | Yes | Yes |
| Google Cloud Workflows | $0.01/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Bonita | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bizagi Modeler | — | Yes | No |