Activepieces vs Zapier
Cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes. Free plans are listed above; tiers priced on request are not plotted because there is no figure to plot.
Where they differ
From the pricing tiers and capability tags we track. A capability missing on one side means we have not recorded it there, not that the tool cannot do it.
At a glance
Activepieces and Zapier both appear in this directory's automation listings. Prices below were read from the vendors' own pages, most recently on October 19, 2026. Paid plans start at $20/mo on Activepieces and $19.99/mo on Zapier. We track ai chat on Activepieces and no code on Zapier; both cover workflow automation and ai agents. No score and no winner: the facts do the picking.
Capability tags are factual labels we assign when a tool is added; they describe what a tool does, not how well it does it.
Checked against the vendors. Written from each vendor's own site and last re-checked there: Activepieces on October 19, 2026 · Zapier on October 12, 2026. Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so confirm anything that decides your purchase on the vendor's page.
Activepieces
Chat to automation across the apps your teams already use
Activepieces provides AI agents, control governance, and workflow automation backed by over 756 integrations. It features daily credits, custom logic, human approvals, and deployment options on cloud or self-hosted servers.
Zapier
Connect apps and automate workflows across thousands of services
Zapier connects web apps and automates repetitive tasks between them without code. Workflows, called Zaps, run when a trigger event happens in one app and carry out actions in others. It integrates with more than 9,000 apps.
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- Orchestrating AI agents and automations across enterprise departments
- Managing governance and compliance for business workflows at scale
- Generating process design documents and automation roadmaps
Activepieces and Zapier in action
Each vendor's own walkthrough, from its homepage or official YouTube channel. We don't make these videos and we don't rate them.
Activepieces
Zapier
Key features
Activepieces
- Over 756 pre-built integrations for popular apps and tools
- Chat-based interface to build and manage automated workflows
- Enterprise-grade single sign-on and SCIM user provisioning
- Cloud hosting or self-hosted open source deployment options
Zapier
- Integrates with more than 9,000 web apps
- Creates automated workflows called Zaps
- Supports multi-step Zaps and conditional logic
- Offers pre-built Zap templates
- Provides task history and monitoring
What each one does well
Activepieces
- ✓ Automating multi-step workflows across business applications
- ✓ Deploying customizable AI agents for teams
- ✓ Self-hosting secure automation infrastructure on local servers
Zapier
- ✓ Automating repetitive tasks between web apps
- ✓ Connecting SaaS tools that don't integrate natively
- ✓ Standardizing multi-step business workflows without code
People also ask
Which is cheaper, Activepieces or Zapier?
Zapier is cheaper: paid plans start at $20/mo for Activepieces and $19.99/mo for Zapier.
Does Activepieces or Zapier have a free plan?
Both Activepieces and Zapier publish a free plan.
What is the difference between Activepieces and Zapier?
Activepieces and Zapier are both tracked for workflow-automation, ai-agents, app-integration. Of the capabilities they do not share, only Activepieces is tracked for ai-chat, developer-api, and only Zapier is tracked for no-code.
How much do Activepieces and Zapier cost?
Activepieces: free plan, then $20/mo. Zapier: free plan, then $19.99/mo.
Answers are generated from the tracked plans and capability tags shown above, so they move when the vendors' pages do.
Full fact sheets, FAQs, and discussion links: Activepieces · Zapier · all automation tools