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Zapier vs Activepieces
Zapier scores higher overall (8.2 vs 7.9), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Zapier if…
Non-technical teams who want the widest app coverage and the fastest setup
8.2/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Activepieces if…
Teams who want n8n-style control and self-hosting with a simpler, Zapier-like builder
7.9/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Zapier | Activepieces | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.2/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 10 | #4 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from $19.99/month | Freemium · from $20/month |
| Free version | 100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps, Agents with 400 activities a month | 1,000 credits a month, unlimited flows, up to 5 users, agents and MCP included |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Self-hosted, API |
| Made by | Zapier, Inc. | Activepieces |
| Automation power | 8 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.5 | 8 |
| Value for money | 6 | 9 |
| Platforms | 10 | 7.5 |
Zapier: what the AI does
- Zapier Agents that work across connected apps
- Copilot builds Zaps and agents from plain English
- AI by Zapier steps inside workflows
- AI chatbots trained on your own docs
- Agent templates for leads, support and sales
- Largest integration catalogue of any tool here (9,000+ apps)
- Easiest builder to learn, with Copilot doing much of the setup
- Agents, chatbots, Tables and Forms in one account
- Usable free plan
- Most expensive per task; costs climb quickly at volume
- Cloud only, with no self-hosting
- Agent capabilities are less flexible than n8n or Make
Activepieces: what the AI does
- AI agents that choose their own steps and tools
- Approval gates for sensitive agent actions
- Works as an MCP server for Claude and Cursor
- Bring your own AI provider keys
- Built-in tables for agent data
- Open source under MIT, including all integrations
- Generous free plan and cheap paid tier
- Self-host or run air-gapped
- Easier to pick up than n8n
- Fewer integrations (760+) than Zapier or Make
- Smaller community and fewer templates than n8n
- SSO and advanced roles need the $200 Team plan or above