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Head-to-head · workflow automation tools · facts checked 26 Sept 2026

UiPath vs Zapier

UiPath scores 8.6 to Zapier's 7.9 among the workflow automation tools we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

UiPath
#2 of 11 workflow automation tools
8.6
/ 10
From
$25/mo
Free plan
Yes
Zapier
#5 of 11 workflow automation tools
7.9
/ 10
From
$29.99/mo
Free plan
Yes
The verdict

UiPath wins, 8.6 to 7.9

UiPath uniquely has 6 features · Zapier uniquely has 6 features.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Solo builders and startups
Too close to call
UiPath 9.4 · Zapier 9.1 on building workflows and pricing
  • Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: UiPath $25, Zapier $29.99
  • Cost of 1,000 five-step runs a month: UiPath not published, Zapier $133.5
Ops teams connecting many apps
Too close to call
UiPath 7.1 · Zapier 9.0 on apps it connects to and reliability and control
  • App connectors: UiPath not published, Zapier 10,076 apps
  • Run history kept on the cheapest plan: UiPath not published, Zapier 60 days
  • Separate test and live environments: UiPath yes, Zapier does not say
AI agent projects
UiPath
UiPath 9.0 · Zapier 6.5 on ai agents
  • Agents that work together: UiPath yes, Zapier does not say
  • Test and evaluate agents: UiPath yes, Zapier does not say
Enterprise IT and compliance
UiPath
UiPath 8.3 · Zapier 4.6 on hosting and security and support
  • Self-hosted edition: UiPath yes, Zapier no
  • Choice of data region: Us, eu, uk, ca, au, in, jp against Us
  • HIPAA: UiPath yes, Zapier no
  • But Zapier leads on ways to reach support: Email, live_chat, community against Community, ticket
Section 01

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. UiPath leads on 4 of 7 criteria.

AI agents20% of the score
UiPath9.0
Zapier6.5
Building workflows20% of the score
UiPath10.0
Zapier10.0
Pricing20% of the score
UiPath8.8
Zapier8.2
Apps it connects to15% of the score
UiPath6.0
Zapier10.0
Reliability and control10% of the score
UiPath8.8
Zapier7.5
Hosting and security10% of the score
UiPath10.0
Zapier3.2
Support5% of the score
UiPath5.0
Zapier7.5
How the score works →
Section 02

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.

Self-hosted edition
UiPath
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
No
source ↗
Choice of data region
UiPath
UiPath
Us, eu, uk, ca, au, in, jp
source ↗
Zapier
Us
source ↗
HIPAA
UiPath
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
No
source ↗
Does not train AI on your data
UiPath
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Unless you opt out
source ↗
Ways to reach support
Zapier
UiPath
Community, ticket
source ↗
Zapier
Email, live_chat, community
source ↗

Published by only one of them

What agents can learn from
UiPath
Files, google_drive
source ↗
Zapier
Files, website
source ↗
Agents that work together
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Not published
Test and evaluate agents
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Not published
Monthly price, cheapest paid plan
UiPath
$25
source ↗
Zapier
$29.99
source ↗
Cost of 1,000 five-step runs a month
UiPath
Not published
Zapier
$133.5
source ↗
App connectors
UiPath
Not published
Zapier
10,076 apps
source ↗
Separate test and live environments
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Not published
Run history kept on the cheapest plan
UiPath
Not published
Zapier
60 days
source ↗
Where they match (6)
BYOK: bring your own model or key
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Yes
source ↗
Visual builder
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Yes
source ↗
Branching and conditions
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Yes
source ↗
Webhook triggers
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Yes
source ↗
Free plan
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Yes
source ↗
SOC 2
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Zapier
Yes
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

UiPath

Free
Free
Try It Now free access, limited in what runs at scale
Basic
$25/mo
Individuals and small teams; limited scale, hosted in European region, UiPath Bronze Support
Standard
Contact Sales
Professional agentic automation for businesses; includes agents, document processing, governance controls, no scale limits
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Company-wide deployments; self-healing UI automation, process mining, BYOM, BYOK, bring own credential vaults and CI/CD

Zapier

Free
Free
100 tasks/month, two-step Zaps, unlimited workflows, Tables, Forms, Zapier Copilot
Professional
$29.99/mo · $239.88/yr
Multi-step Zaps, unlimited premium apps, webhooks, AI fields, email & live chat support, conditional form logic Scales up to $5,099/mo ($40,668/yr) with usage.
Team
$103.50/mo · $828/yr
25 users, shared Zap workflows and folders, shared app connections, SAML SSO, priority support Scales up to $5,999/mo ($47,988/yr) with usage.
Enterprise
Custom
Unlimited users, advanced admin permissions, annual task limits, observability, Technical Account Manager, advanced deployment options

For everything else about each tool, read the full UiPath review and Zapier review.

Section 04

UiPath vs Zapier: common questions

Which is better, UiPath or Zapier?

UiPath scores 8.6 and Zapier 7.9 out of 10 among the workflow automation tools we rate. UiPath is ahead on aI agents, pricing, reliability and control and hosting and security. Zapier is ahead on apps it connects to and support.

Is UiPath or Zapier cheaper?

UiPath's cheapest paid plan is $25/mo and Zapier's is $29.99/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

Do UiPath and Zapier have a free plan?

Yes, both do.

What can UiPath do that Zapier cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: self-hosted edition and hIPAA.

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