Updated June 2026 · Real pricing data
prices verified june 2026 · 3 workflows · monthly billing

Zapier vs Activepieces — which costs less?

Activepieces logoActivepieces < Zapier logoZapier at every volume we track — up to 10 active flows
Activepieces runs this at $0 at every volume — free up to 10 active flows (we price 3), then $5 per flow; Zapier's case is its catalog — 9,000+ integrations vs 747+. If your apps are covered in Activepieces' smaller catalog, the price gap ($0 vs $44.99–$1,065) is impossible to argue with. If they aren't, no discount fixes a missing integration.
Price by volume

What you'd pay per month

Cheapest qualifying plan for each tool, including overage, at four typical volumes.

ops / monthZapierActivepieces
1,000 $44.99Professional +ops $0 ✓Cloud Free
5,000 ~$130Enterprise (estimate) $0 ✓Cloud Free
20,000 ~$345Enterprise (estimate) $0 ✓Cloud Free
100,000 ~$1,065Enterprise (estimate) $0 ✓Cloud Free

~ = estimated custom-tier pricing (vendor quotes individually; calibrated against public list prices). Assumes 3 workflows, monthly billing, cheapest qualifying plan. Prices verified June 2026 — see the price changelog.

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Where they differ

Feature differences that matter

Only the rows where Zapier and Activepieces actually differ — identical capabilities are left out.

FeatureZapierActivepieces
Integrations9,000+747+
Free tier100 tasks/mo · Unlimited (within task limit)Unlimited runs · 10 active flows (cloud)
Overage model+$25 per 1,000 opsnone — upgrade only
Steps per workflow2 steps (free)Unlimited
Execution timeout15 minNo limit*
Log history15 min delay (free)7 days (cloud)
GDPR-friendly✗✓
Self-hosting✗✓
LicenseProprietary (cloud)MIT

Same on both: ai features · multi-user · api access · webhooks · code steps.

Trade-offs

Pros & cons

Zapier logoZapier
  • 9,000+ integrations — most of any tool
  • Easiest for non-technical users
  • Huge ecosystem
  • Most expensive per op
  • Free tier severely limited
  • No self-host
Activepieces logoActivepieces
  • True MIT license — no restrictions
  • No-code UI like Zapier
  • Self-hostable
  • Fewer integrations than Zapier (747+)
  • Smaller community than n8n
  • No code steps
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FAQ

Common questions

At every volume we track, yes — from $0 vs $44.99 at 1,000 ops/mo to $0 vs ~$1,065 at 100,000. Prices include overage where it applies — see the table above.
In Zapier, one task = one action step — a 3-step Zap triggered 100 times consumes 300 tasks. Activepieces doesn't meter runs at all — pricing is per active flow, with unlimited executions.
Activepieces yes — self-hosting makes it nearly free at any volume. Zapier is cloud-only.
Because 747+ integrations covers the popular apps, not the long tail — Zapier's 9,000+ catalog is the deepest in the market, and if your workflow depends on a niche CRM or a regional tool, Zapier is often the only one that has it. Add the most mature template library and a no-code editor honed for non-technical users, and the premium buys certainty that your stack is supported.
Taken from official pricing pages and verified June 2026. Values marked ~ are estimates for custom enterprise tiers. Every change we record lands in the price changelog.
Try them

Both have free tiers — test with your real workflow

Activepieces logoActivepieces

10 active flows free with unlimited runs — a real pilot costs nothing.

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Zapier logoZapier

100 free tasks a month on 2-step Zaps — fine for checking whether your apps are supported.

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