Stepper
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveDescribe a workflow in plain English and it builds the automation, backed by Paperform's integration library.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $19/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Free has unlimited workflows, 200 steps a month and 5,000 credits; Pro is $19/month for unlimited steps under a fair-use cap of about 250,000 a month plus 15,000 extra credits. Credits pay for AI, email, SMS and premium API steps, never expire or reset, and top-ups cost $1 per 1,000; prices are in USD and a Team plan is listed as coming soon.
Use tool ↗About Stepper
Stepper is a workflow-automation product from Paperform Pty Ltd, an Australian company. Users describe what they want automated in a conversational editor and Stepper generates the underlying logic, with a visual builder available for manual adjustment afterward. It connects to more than 480 apps across categories like CRM, marketing, and productivity, supports letting users bring their own API keys for connected services, and offers reusable components plus a Skill Sets feature for wiring workflows into AI agents over MCP. A command-line tool is available alongside the web app. The free plan includes 200 steps a month; the Pro plan is $19/month for unlimited steps and a larger credit allowance.
- Platforms
- Web · API
- API
- Yes
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Free $0 (200 steps/month, 5,000 credits), Pro $19/month (unlimited steps under fair use, additional 15,000 credits, $1 per 1,000 extra), Team coming soon, all prices in USD, on the pricing page (15 October 2026)stepper.io ↗
- Pricing FAQ: credits do not expire or reset every month; workflows that depend on credits pause when they run out; fair use above 250,000 steps a month (15 October 2026)stepper.io ↗
- Pricing page footer: Stepper is a Paperform product (15 October 2026)stepper.io ↗
Is Stepper legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 15, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- Paperform Pty Ltd, AustraliaOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Stepper
Stepper's pitch is describing a workflow in plain language instead of wiring nodes by hand, backed by an integration library from an established form-building company rather than a brand-new startup. The free plan's 200 steps a month is workable for light use, but MCP and agent-facing features are new enough that depth compared to established automation platforms is still unproven.
Pros
- Conversational editor generates automation logic from a plain-language description
- Connects to more than 480 apps rather than a narrow integration list
- Free plan (200 steps/month) is usable on its own, not just a trial
- MCP compatibility lets AI agents trigger or use workflows as tools
Cons
- Backed by a company (Paperform) primarily known for form-building, not automation, so its track record in this category is newer
- Credits for AI, email and SMS steps are a separate balance, and workflows that need them pause when it runs out
- Conversational generation quality on complex, multi-branch workflows wasn't something we could verify hands-on
- Team plan with collaboration and permissions is still marked as coming soon
Best for
- Small businesses wanting workflow automation without learning a node-based builder first
- Teams already using Paperform who want automation from the same vendor
Not for
- Teams with complex, high-volume automations that need collaboration, deep debugging and version control
- Users who prefer building visually from scratch over describing intent in text first
Watch out: Pro's 15,000 extra credits are a balance that does not refill each month; once spent, any workflow with AI, email or SMS steps pauses until you buy more at $1 per 1,000.
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