Comparison
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Zapier and n8n are both popular automation tools. Here's how they compare across features, pricing, pros, and cons so you can pick the right one.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Zapier | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
| App integrations 1000+ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom functions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data transformation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Error handling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-step workflows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduled triggers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visual workflow builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
Zapier Pricing
Free
100 tasks/month, two-step Zaps only, unlimited Zaps/Tables/Forms
Free
Professional
Starts at 750 tasks/month (usage-based scaling), multi-step Zaps, premium apps, 1 user
$29.99/mo
Team
Starts at 2,000 tasks/month, 25 users, shared workspaces, SSO
$103.50/mo
Enterprise
Custom tasks/users, advanced admin, annual limits, dedicated support
Custom
n8n Pricing
Starter
€24/mo for 2,500 executions, 5 concurrent workflows, suitable for solo users
$26.00/mo
Pro
€60/mo for 10,000 executions, 20 concurrent, env vars, for small teams
$65.00/mo
Business
€800/mo for 40,000 executions, SSO, Git, multi-env, for scaling companies
$870.00/mo
Enterprise
Custom pricing with unlimited executions and advanced support
Free
Zapier
Pros
- Connects over 8,000 apps without coding (Zapier Pricing)
- Saves hours on repetitive manual tasks (G2 reviews)
- Intuitive drag-and-drop interface for non-technical users (Capterra)
- Reliable autoreplay retries failed actions (Method CRM)
- Scales seamlessly from solo to enterprise workflows (Zapier Pricing)
Cons
- Rapidly escalates in cost for high-volume usage beyond 1,000 tasks/month (Activepieces)
- Strict task counting where each action step consumes a task (Hackceleration)
- Significant price jump from Professional to Team plan (AI Perks)
- Learning curve for building complex multi-step Zaps (Siit)
n8n
Pros
- 400+ integrations and native AI agents
- Self-hostable with unlimited executions for free
- Unlimited users and workflows on all plans
The Verdict
Zapier takes this one with a DuelStack Score of 6.7/10 vs 6/10. It particularly excels at connects over 8,000 apps without coding (Zapier Pricing).