Zapier alternatives
Automation · zapier.com
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Switching to Activepieces, which covers 50% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Zapier alternatives
We compared 10 products and found 5 cheaper options (3 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Zapier Professional · 2k at $73.50/mo · scenario: 1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing, USD.
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 5 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Make Core plan · missing: Multi-step workflows, Custom code steps, AI agents | 25% | $10.59/mo how? ⓘ | $754.92 / year 86% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Activepieces Plus plan · missing: Custom code steps, Audit logs | 50% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | $642 / year 73% cheaper | |
n8n Starter plan · missing: Multi-step workflows | 75% | $26.85/mo how? ⓘ | $559.80 / year 63% cheaper | |
Integrately Starter plan · missing: Custom code steps, AI agents, Audit logs | 25% | $29.99/mo how? ⓘ | $522.12 / year 59% cheaper | |
Albato Pro · 5k plan · missing: Custom code steps, Audit logs | 50% | $62/mo how? ⓘ | $138 / year 16% cheaper |
Which Zapier alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best open source or self-hosted
- n8n — $26.85/mo (Starter plan) · covers 75%
- Best paid drop-in
- n8n — $26.85/mo (Starter plan) · covers 75%
- Need multi-step workflows or AI agents?
- Activepieces — from $20/mo (Plus plan)
- Need custom code steps?
- n8n — from $26.85/mo (Starter plan)
- Need audit logs?
- Make — from $10.59/mo (Core plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Zapier has that the top alternatives lack.
- Multi-step workflows — Chain multiple steps together into one automated workflow.Missing from Make, n8n.
- Custom code steps — Add a custom code step within an automated workflow.Missing from Make, Activepieces, Integrately.
- AI agents — Use AI agents to complete steps within a workflow.Missing from Make, Integrately.
- Audit logs — Track who changed what within the automation platform.Missing from Activepieces, Integrately.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Zapier vs the top alternatives, on the 4 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Zapier | Make | Activepieces | n8n | Integrately |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-step workflows | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom code steps | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI agents | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Audit logs | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $73.50/mo Professional · 2k | $10.59/mo Core | $20/mo Plus | $26.85/mo Starter | $29.99/mo Starter |
✓ 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.
- ✓ Multi-step workflows
- ✓ Custom code steps
- ✓ AI agents
- ✓ Audit logs
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
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
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://zapier.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://zapier.com/pricing#main (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496196837261-How-is-task-usage-measured-in-Zapier (official_docs, checked 2026-10-28)
Frequently asked
How much does Zapier cost?
Zapier's Professional · 2k plan costs $73.50/mo in our scenario (1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Zapier alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Zapier alternative?
In our scenario (1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing), Make is the cheapest assessed alternative at $10.59/mo (Core plan).
What is the cheapest Zapier alternative with Custom code steps?
n8n covers Custom code steps and costs $26.85/mo (Starter plan) in our scenario.
Does Zapier have a free plan?
Yes. Zapier's free plan is limited to 0 workflow runs/month, 1 seat.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.