Best for: Non-technical teams who want the widest app coverage and the fastest setup
Price: Freemium · from $19.99/month
Free: 100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps, Agents with 400 activities a month
Platforms: Web
Made by: Zapier, Inc.

What it is

Zapier connects more than 9,000 apps with trigger-and-action workflows called Zaps, and now adds Zapier Agents, chatbots, Tables and Forms on top. Its Copilot builds Zaps and agents from a plain-English description, and AI by Zapier steps drop a model into any workflow.

Latest: Zapier Functions stopped running on 1 September 2026; users were moved to Code by 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

Pros and cons

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

How it scores

Automation power8

Ease of use9.5

Features8.5

Value for money6

Platforms10

Unmatched app coverage and ease of use; per-task pricing makes it the priciest option at scale.

Feature checklist · 7 of 9

AI agents that decide their own steps (yes)
Builds workflows or agents from a plain-English description (yes)
1,000+ app integrations (yes)
Branching, loops and data transformation (yes)
Custom code steps (yes)
Self-hosted or private-cloud deployment (no)
Choice of AI models or bring your own keys (yes)
MCP support for connecting AI assistants (yes)
Browser, desktop or computer-use automation (no)

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Lindy 7.4/10Founders and busy professionals who want an assistant to run email, calendar and admin