Only action steps count towards your monthly steps: sending a WhatsApp, SMS, RCS or email message, an HTTP request, creating a CRM lead, adding a Google Sheet row, adding someone to a WhatsApp group and an email check. Triggers, delays, conditions and set-variable steps are free.
Example: an order flow that checks the amount, waits 10 minutes, sends a WhatsApp confirmation and adds a row to a Google Sheet uses 2 steps for each order. On the Pro plan that is about 12,500 orders a month.