Activepieces is 100% cheaper
than Zapier
$0/mo (Free) vs Zapier Professional at $19.99/mo — covering 14% of the 14 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Professional plan at $19.99/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
Zapier costs $19.99/mo on the Professional plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 14 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Activepieces covers 14% of the 14 capabilities compared against Zapier. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Activepieces | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Conditional logic | ✗ | ✓ |
| File uploads | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning | ✗ | ✓ |
| SAML single sign-on | ✗ | ✓ |
| App integrations | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi-step workflows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom code steps | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI agents | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Zapier has that Activepieces lacks.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from Activepieces.
- Conditional logic — Show or skip questions based on earlier answers.Missing from Activepieces.
- File uploads — Let respondents attach files as part of their answers.Missing from Activepieces.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from Activepieces.
- Webhooks — Send form submissions to other tools automatically as they arrive.Missing from Activepieces.
- Workflow automations — Automate repetitive workflow steps.Missing from Activepieces.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Activepieces.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from Activepieces.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Activepieces.
- SAML single sign-on — Sign in through your company's SAML single sign-on.Missing from Activepieces.
- App integrations — Connect other apps and tools into the chat.Missing from Activepieces.
- Custom code steps — Add a custom code step within an automated workflow.Missing from Activepieces.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Plus | $16/mo (billed yearly) |
| Team | $166/mo (billed yearly) |
| Ultimate | Contact sales |
| Embed | Contact sales |
| Community Edition (self-hosted) | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Professional | $19.99/mo |
| Team | $69/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Activepieces than Zapier?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $19.99/mo on Professional. That is $239.88 a year.
What does Activepieces lack compared with Zapier?
Unlimited forms, Conditional logic, File uploads, Custom domain, Webhooks, Workflow automations, API access, AI assistant, SSO & SCIM provisioning, SAML single sign-on, App integrations, Custom code steps — 12 of the 14 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Zapier: 2026-09-07; Activepieces: 2026-08-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://zapier.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://zapier.com/pricing#main (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Activepieces data last verified 2026-08-26