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Automate your work across 7,000+ app integrations
As of 30 August 2026, Zapier has a free plan and paid plans start at $19.99/month. Zapier is a web-based service that allows end users to integrate the web applications they use. Softwr lists it under Automation Integration. Zapier is made by Zapier Inc, launched in 2011, available on Web, API.
Overview
What Zapier does
Zapier is a web-based service that allows end users to integrate the web applications they use. It allows users to connect two or more apps to automate repetitive tasks without coding or relying on developers to build the integration.
What people use it for
- Lead management
- Data synchronization
- Email automation
- Social media posting
- Customer onboarding
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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
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Pricing
What Zapier costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- 100 tasks/month
- 5 Zaps
- Two-step Zaps
- Basic apps
Starter
$19.99 /mo
- 750 tasks/month
- 20 Zaps
- Multi-step Zaps
- Premium apps
- Email support
Professional
$49 /mo
- 2,000 tasks/month
- Unlimited Zaps
- Custom logic
- Webhooks
- Priority support
Capabilities
Features
App integrations
Workflow automation
Trigger-based actions
Multi-step Zaps
Data formatting
Conditional logic
Error handling
Team collaboration
7000+ apps
Integration with 7000+ apps
Gmail
Integration with Gmail
Slack
Integration with Slack
Google Sheets
Integration with Google Sheets
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
What happens if I exceed my task limit in Zapier?
If you enable pay-per-task, monthly plans charge 2.5 times your base rate for overage tasks, while annual plans charge 1.25 times. Usage stops at 3 times your subscription amount as a hard ceiling.
SourceCan I cancel my Zapier subscription at any time?
Yes, you can cancel anytime. Your access continues through the end of your current billing cycle.
SourceHow long does Zapier retain my audit logs and version history?
Professional plan users get 1-month version history, Team plan users get 6-month audit logs and version history, and Enterprise customers get 1-year audit logs with custom data retention available.
SourceWhat support do I get with my Zapier plan?
Professional and Team plans include email support available 24/7, with live chat available for higher-tier plans. Team plan includes priority support, and Enterprise customers receive a dedicated Technical Account Manager.
SourceWhat discount does Zapier offer for annual plans?
Annual subscriptions receive 33% off the monthly rate. Non-profit organizations get an additional 15% reduction on top of the annual discount, though this excludes pay-per-task charges.
SourceDoes Zapier offer a free trial?
Yes, new accounts get a 14-day free trial of the Professional plan with no credit card required.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Zapier
- Company
- Zapier Inc
- Based in
- Columbia, MO, USA
- Founders
- Wade Foster, Bryan Helmig, Mike Knoop
Timeline
Zapier over time
- Funding2012-06-01$1.3m
Joined Y Combinator Summer 2012 batch
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