Accounting & Finance · head to head
Adyen vs Zapier

Adyen
Accounting & Finance
The payments platform built for growth
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Zapier
All industries
Automate your work across 7,000+ app integrations
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Zapier has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Adyen there is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic; Zapier the free plan allows 100 tasks per month and only two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action
- They diverge on capability: Adyen covers Payment processing, Zapier covers App integrations.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Adyen and Zapier actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (usage-based), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Adyen
- Payment processing
- Risk management
- Unified commerce
- Issuing
- Platform payments
- SAP
- Oracle
- PCI DSS Level 1
Only in Zapier
- App integrations
- Workflow automation
- Trigger-based actions
- Multi-step Zaps
- Data formatting
- Conditional logic
- Error handling
- Team collaboration
Both cover
- Salesforce
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Adyen
- Card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchantsnot Zapier
- Accepting local payment methods across multiple countriesnot Zapier
- Settling in several currencies through linked bank accountsnot Zapier
- Unified online and in-person paymentsnot Zapier
Zapier
- Lead managementnot Adyen
- Data synchronizationnot Adyen
- Email automationnot Adyen
- Social media postingnot Adyen
- Customer onboardingnot Adyen
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Adyen
- There is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic
- Published fees are indicative rather than a rate card, with real pricing negotiated
- Interchange++ means the card cost varies per transaction rather than being a single predictable percentage
- Alternative payment methods carry their own rates on top, such as 3.3 percent plus $0.10 for American Express in North America
Zapier
- The free plan allows 100 tasks per month and only two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action
- Multi-step Zaps, filters, paths, webhooks and the formatter all require a paid plan
- Premium app connectors are withheld from the free plan
- Free Zaps poll for new data every 15 minutes against 2 minutes on Professional and 1 minute on Team
- Paying monthly rather than annually costs 50 percent more, so the 2,000-task Professional plan is $73.50 a month instead of $49
Pricing, plan by plan
Adyen
$29/month- CustomFree
- Payment processing
- Risk management
- Unified commerce
Zapier
Free- FreeFree
- 100 tasks/month
- 5 Zaps
- Two-step Zaps
- Starter$19.99/month
- 750 tasks/month
- 20 Zaps
- Multi-step Zaps
- Professional$49/month
- 2,000 tasks/month
- Unlimited Zaps
- Custom logic
Which should you pick?
Choose Adyen if
- You need payment processing.
- You work on Web, Api, Pos.
- You also want risk management.
Choose Zapier if
- You need app integrations.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want workflow automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Adyen or Zapier better?
- Neither clearly leads. Adyen starts at $29/month and Zapier at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Adyen or Zapier?
- Zapier has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Adyen and Free for Zapier.
- Does Adyen or Zapier run on more platforms?
- Adyen runs on Web, Api, Pos. Zapier runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Zapier for free?
- Yes. Zapier has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Adyen starts at $29/month.
- What is Adyen best used for?
- Adyen is most often used for card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchants, accepting local payment methods across multiple countries, settling in several currencies through linked bank accounts, unified online and in-person payments. Of those, card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchants and accepting local payment methods across multiple countries are not what Zapier is typically brought in for.
- What can Adyen do that Zapier cannot?
- Adyen covers Payment processing, Risk management, Unified commerce, Issuing. Zapier covers App integrations, Workflow automation, Trigger-based actions, Multi-step Zaps. Both handle Salesforce.
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