Activepieces vs Zapier
Zapier scores 7.9 to Activepieces's 7.7 among the workflow automation tools we rate, and is the better pick for 1 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Zapier wins, 7.9 to 7.7
Activepieces' cheapest paid plan clears 1,000 five-step runs for $20 a month; the same basket costs $133.5 a month on Zapier, which bills per task and counts every step as a task. Zapier connects to a stated 10,076 apps against Activepieces' 764, and adds live chat support. Activepieces keeps your data out of AI training entirely, while Zapier trains on it by default unless you opt out.
Pick Activepieces if you want cheap high-volume runs and data that never trains AI.
Pick Zapier if you need the biggest app library and live chat support.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Cost of 1,000 five-step runs a month: $20 against $133.5
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $20 against $29.99
- Run history kept on the cheapest plan: 60 days against 30 days
- App connectors: 10,076 apps against 764 apps
- What agents can learn from: Activepieces Files, databases, Zapier Files, website
- Agents that work together: Activepieces no, Zapier not published
- Test and evaluate agents: Activepieces no, Zapier not published
- Self-hosted edition: Activepieces yes, Zapier no
- Does not train AI on your data: Yes against unless you opt out
- But Zapier leads on sOC 2: Zapier yes, Activepieces no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other workflow automation tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. They split the criteria 3 each, with the rest level.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (5)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Activepieces
Zapier
For everything else about each tool, read the full Activepieces review and Zapier review.
Activepieces vs Zapier: common questions
Which is better, Activepieces or Zapier?
Zapier scores 7.9 and Activepieces 7.7 out of 10 among the workflow automation tools we rate. Zapier is ahead on aI agents, apps it connects to and support. Activepieces is ahead on pricing, reliability and control and hosting and security.
Is Activepieces or Zapier cheaper?
Activepieces's cheapest paid plan is $20/mo (Plus) and Zapier's is $29.99/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Activepieces and Zapier have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What can Activepieces do that Zapier cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: self-hosted edition.
What can Zapier do that Activepieces cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: sOC 2.
