Zapier
Automation · zapier.com
Zapier is a no-code AI orchestration and automation platform that connects 9,000+ apps through Zap workflows, plus built-in Tables, Forms, MCP, Agents, and Chatbots.
Switching to n8n saves $239.88 / year and covers 43% of the compared capabilities.
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Way less money.
Top Zapier alternatives
We compared 10 products and found 6 cheaper alternatives · vs Zapier Professional at $19.99/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Zapier’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Zapier costs $19.99/mo on the Professional plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 6 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 14 compared capabilities. Zapier's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IFTTT Pro plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Conditional logic, File uploads, Custom domain, Workflow automations, API access, AI assistant, SSO & SCIM provisioning, SAML single sign-on, App integrations, AI agents | 21% | $2.99/mo how? ⓘ | $204 / year 85% cheaper | |
Make Core plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Conditional logic, File uploads, Custom domain, Webhooks, SAML single sign-on, App integrations, Multi-step workflows, Custom code steps, AI agents | 29% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $131.88 / year 55% cheaper | |
Activepieces Plus plan · missing: 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 | 14% | $16/mo how? ⓘ | $47.88 / year 20% cheaper |
Which Zapier alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- n8n — $0/mo (Community Edition plan) · covers 43%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- n8n — $0/mo (Community Edition plan) · covers 43%
- Need webhooks, workflow automations, API access, SSO & SCIM provisioning, custom code steps or AI agents?
- n8n — from $0/mo (Community Edition plan)
- Need AI assistant?
- Make — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need multi-step workflows?
- IFTTT — from $0/mo (IFTTT (Free) plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Zapier has that the top alternatives lack.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from n8n, Make, IFTTT, Activepieces.
- Conditional logic — Show or skip questions based on earlier answers.Missing from n8n, Make, IFTTT, Activepieces.
- File uploads — Let respondents attach files as part of their answers.Missing from n8n, Make, IFTTT, Activepieces.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from n8n, Make, IFTTT, Activepieces.
- Webhooks — Send form submissions to other tools automatically as they arrive.Missing from Make, Activepieces.
- Workflow automations — Automate repetitive workflow steps.Missing from IFTTT, Activepieces.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from IFTTT, Activepieces.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from n8n, IFTTT, Activepieces.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from IFTTT, Activepieces.
- SAML single sign-on — Sign in through your company's SAML single sign-on.Missing from n8n, Make, IFTTT, Activepieces.
- App integrations — Connect other apps and tools into the chat.Missing from n8n, Make, IFTTT, Activepieces.
- Multi-step workflows — Chain multiple steps together into one automated workflow.Missing from n8n, Make.
- Custom code steps — Add a custom code step within an automated workflow.Missing from Make, Activepieces.
- AI agents — Use AI agents to complete steps within a workflow.Missing from Make, IFTTT.
Feature comparison
Zapier vs the top alternatives, on the 14 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Zapier | n8n | Make | IFTTT | Activepieces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited forms from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Conditional logic from Professional | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| File uploads from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Custom domain from Professional | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Webhooks from Professional | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Workflow automations from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| API access from Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI assistant from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning from Team | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SAML single sign-on from Team | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| App integrations from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Multi-step workflows | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom code steps | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI agents | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $19.99/mo Professional | $0/mo Community Edition | $0/mo Free | $0/mo IFTTT (Free) | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Zapier covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Unlimited forms — from Free
- ✓ Conditional logic — from Professional
- ✓ File uploads — from Free
- ✓ Custom domain — from Professional
- ✓ Webhooks — from Professional
- ✓ Workflow automations — from Free
- ✓ API access — from Enterprise
- ✓ AI assistant — from Free
- ✓ SSO & SCIM provisioning — from Team
- ✓ SAML single sign-on — from Team
- ✓ App integrations — from Free
- ✓ Multi-step workflows
- ✓ Custom code steps
- ✓ AI agents
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://zapier.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://zapier.com/pricing#main (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Zapier cost?
Zapier's Professional plan costs $19.99/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Zapier alternative?
Yes. n8n has a free plan that covers 43% of the 14 capabilities we compared against Zapier.
What is the cheapest Zapier alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), n8n is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Community Edition plan).
Does Zapier have a free plan?
Yes. Zapier's free plan is limited to 1 seat.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-12, on the vendors' official pricing pages.