n8n is 63% cheaper
than Zapier
$26.85/mo (Starter) vs Zapier Professional · 2k at $73.50/mo — covering 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Professional · 2k plan at $73.50/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Starter: 26.85 USD/monthly.
Zapier costs $73.50/mo on the Professional · 2k plan at 1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
n8n covers 75% of the 4 capabilities compared against Zapier. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | n8n | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-step workflows | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom code steps | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI agents | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audit logs | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Zapier has that n8n lacks.
- Multi-step workflows — Chain multiple steps together into one automated workflow.Missing from n8n.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Zapier | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| 500 runs/month | $58.50/moProfessional · 1.5k | $26.85/mocheaperStarter |
| 1,000 runs/month | $73.50/moProfessional · 2k | $26.85/mocheaperStarter |
| 5,000 runs/month | $193.50/moProfessional · 10k | $67.13/mocheaperPro |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Starter | $26.85/mo |
| Pro | $67.13/mo |
| Business | $778.10/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Community Edition | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Professional | $29.99/mo |
| Professional · 1.5k | $58.50/mo |
| Professional · 2k | $73.50/mo |
| Professional · 5k | $133.50/mo |
| Professional · 10k | $193.50/mo |
| Professional · 20k | $283.50/mo |
| Team | $103.50/mo |
| Team · 5k | $178.50/mo |
| Team · 10k | $253.50/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is n8n than Zapier?
63% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing): $26.85/mo on Starter vs $73.50/mo on Professional · 2k. That is $559.80 a year.
What does n8n lack compared with Zapier?
Multi-step workflows — 1 of the 4 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Zapier: 2026-10-28; n8n: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://zapier.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496196837261-How-is-task-usage-measured-in-Zapier (official_docs, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://zapier.com/pricing#main (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- n8n data last verified 2026-10-28