prices verified june 2026 · 3 workflows · monthly billing

Zapier vs Automatisch — pricing & features compared

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Automatisch

These two sit at opposite ends of the market. Automatisch is open-source and self-hosted, so across the volumes we track its cost is just the server it runs on, while Zapier is a fully managed cloud service priced per task with by far the larger catalog (9,000+ apps vs about 50). Automatisch trades breadth and convenience for data control and a flat running cost; Zapier trades higher pricing for reach and a no-code editor anyone can use. See the price table below for figures.

Price by volume

What you'd pay per month

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

runs / month	Zapier	Automatisch
1,000	$73.5Professional 2k	$8 ✓self-hosted*
5,000	$193.5Professional 10k	$8 ✓self-hosted*
20,000	$433.5Professional 50k	$25 ✓self-hosted*
100,000	$1,149Professional 200k	$45 ✓self-hosted*

~ = 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. * self-hosted = free open-source software; the figure is the server infrastructure (VPS + DB, not a tool fee), ~$8/mo small to ~$150/mo at high volume — assumes light workflows and excludes your ops time.

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Where they differ

Feature differences that matter

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

Feature	Zapier	Automatisch
Integrations	9,000+	50+
Free tier	100 tasks/mo · Unlimited (within task limit)	Unlimited* · Unlimited*
Steps per workflow	2 steps (free)	Unlimited
Execution timeout	15 min	No limit*
Log history	15 min delay (free)	Full history*
EU data residency	✗	✓
Self-hosting	✗	✓
AI features	✓	✗
Multi-user	✓	✗
API access	✓	✗
Code steps	✓	✗
License	Proprietary (cloud)	AGPL-3.0

Same on both: overage model · webhooks.

Trade-offs

Pros & cons

Zapier

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

Automatisch

Simplest setup
Full data control (GDPR)
Unlimited on self-host

Only ~50 integrations
No AI nodes
Smallest community

FAQ

Common questions

From published pricing, Automatisch is the lower-cost option across the volumes we track — $8 vs $73.5 at 1,000 runs/mo, and $45 vs $1,149 at 100,000. Figures include overage where it applies — see the table above. Price is one factor; the feature and trade-off sections cover the rest.

In Zapier, one task = one action step — a 3-step Zap triggered 100 times consumes 300 tasks. Automatisch doesn't meter operations — one flat cloud price, or self-host for free.

Automatisch yes — self-hosting makes it nearly free at any volume. Zapier is cloud-only.

When breadth and zero setup matter most. Zapier connects 9,000+ apps — often the only tool that supports a niche or legacy system — and its point-and-click editor and template library let a non-technical person ship automations without running any infrastructure.

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

Zapier

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

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Automatisch

Open source — self-host for free, or take the flat-price cloud plan.

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An objective cost comparison from each vendor's public pricing pages (June 2026) — not a recommendation; rankings reflect price only, so verify current pricing before deciding. We run an affiliate link for Make (the only one of these tools with a public referral program); the others don't offer one, so those are plain links — affiliate status never affects the comparison. See our affiliate disclosure.

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