3 tools that do the same job as Zapier, compared on checked pricing and features. Zapier's cheapest paid plan is $19.99 a month for one person, and one of the alternatives costs less. Three of the three have a free plan.
Prices checked against each vendor's own pricing page; Zapier's on October 5, 2026.
Cheapest paid plan that covers the team, per month before tax, at the yearly rate where one is published. Each tool's prices were checked against its own pricing page, most recently on October 5, 2026.
1. Make
Best for teams that need branching, multi-step automations without writing code
Make is a no-code automation platform where teams build multi-step scenarios on a visual canvas, with routers, iterators and error handlers. Plans are priced by monthly credits, and each module action in a scenario, such as adding a Google Sheets row, uses one credit.
One person
$9/mo
Make Plan · Zapier: $19.99/mo
Team of 10
$9/mo
Make Plan · Zapier: $69/mo
Free plan
Free
Choose Make if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $9/mo on Make Plan, against $19.99/mo for Zapier.
You want it cheaper for a team of 10: $9/mo on Make Plan, against $69/mo for Zapier.
Stay with Zapier if…
You rely on what Make lacks: versioning & environments.
n8n is a workflow automation tool for technical teams, with a visual builder, code nodes and AI agent nodes, run on n8n Cloud or self-hosted for free. Cloud plans are priced by monthly executions, and one execution is a full workflow run however many steps it has.
One person
€20/mo
Starter · Zapier: $19.99/mo
Team of 10
€20/mo
Starter · Zapier: $69/mo
Free plan
Community Edition
Choose n8n if…
You want it cheaper for a team of 10: €20/mo on Starter, against $69/mo for Zapier.
You need what Zapier lacks: self-hosting option.
Stay with Zapier if…
Price matters for one person: Zapier is $19.99/mo, n8n €20/mo.
You rely on what n8n lacks: 1,000+ app integrations.
Pipedream now sells Connect, managed authentication and prebuilt API tools for developers adding integrations to AI agents and apps. Its Workflows automation product takes no new signups and shuts down on March 31, 2027.
One person
$99/mo
Startup · Zapier: $19.99/mo
Team of 10
$99/mo
Startup · Zapier: $69/mo
Free plan
Free
Stay with Zapier if…
Price matters for one person: Zapier is $19.99/mo, Pipedream $99/mo.
Price matters for a team of 10: Zapier is $69/mo, Pipedream $99/mo.
You rely on what Pipedream lacks: governance & audit logs, AI steps & agents and branching & conditional logic.
