Activepieces vs Zapier on price
Across 12 workloads (500 to 50,000 runs a month with 2 to 10 action steps, instant triggers), Activepieces is cheaper in all 12. The gap is widest at 50,000 runs of 10 steps: Activepieces $200 a month, Zapier $2,199. Activepieces charges per run, however many steps it has. Zapier counts each action step as one task; the trigger is free.
| Workload | Activepieces | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| 500 runs × 2 steps | $20 Plus | $58.50 Professional |
| 500 runs × 5 steps | $20 Plus | $133.50 Professional |
| 500 runs × 10 steps | $20 Plus | $133.50 Professional |
| 2,000 runs × 2 steps | $20 Plus | $133.50 Professional |
| 2,000 runs × 5 steps | $20 Plus | $193.50 Professional |
| 2,000 runs × 10 steps | $20 Plus | $283.50 Professional |
| 10,000 runs × 2 steps | $20 Plus | $283.50 Professional |
| 10,000 runs × 5 steps | $20 Plus | $433.50 Professional |
| 10,000 runs × 10 steps | $20 Plus | $733.50 Professional |
| 50,000 runs × 2 steps | $200 Team | $733.50 Professional |
| 50,000 runs × 5 steps | $200 Team | $1,599 Professional |
| 50,000 runs × 10 steps | $200 Team | $2,199 Professional |
Cheapest published plan a month with monthly billing, instant (webhook) triggers; bold marks the cheaper. "Custom" means no published plan covers it.
What the numbers say
- Going from 2 to 10 steps a run at 2,000 runs a month, Activepieces stays at $20 and Zapier goes from $133.50 to $283.50.
- With 5 steps a run, Activepieces is cheaper at every volume from 100 to 100,000 runs a month.
- Billed yearly, at 10,000 runs of 5 steps: Activepieces drops from $20 to $16 a month (20% off); Zapier drops from $433.50 to $289 a month (33% off).
With a polling trigger
2,000 runs of 5 steps a month, but the trigger checks for new data on a schedule instead of being pushed:
| Trigger | Activepieces | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| Instant (webhook) | $20 Plus | $193.50 Professional |
| Checks every 15 minutes | $20 Plus | $193.50 Professional |
| Checks every 5 minutes | $20 Plus | $193.50 Professional |
| Checks every 1 minute | Can't poll this often | $253.50 Team |
How each one counts
- Activepieces: One credit per run; AI steps cost extra credits.
- Zapier: Triggers, polling checks and built-in tools like Filter and Formatter are free.
See what counts as a task on each platform for the details.
Against every platform: 10,000 runs of 5 steps
Price your own workflow on all 6 platforms.
Prices checked against each platform's official pricing page on .