Instead of Zapier, try one of these 13.
Every alternative is lined up against Zapier on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Zapier sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Zapier to first. How we compare.
Zapier alternatives at a glance
Zapier is a freemium automation app (from $20/mo). We compared 13 alternatives: 4 are open source, 1 is completely free, 3 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is n8n, with 720 likes, while our pick is Make.
Open-source, self-hostable workflow automation.
Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostableSelf-hosted agents that monitor and act for you.
Free · Open source · Self‑hostableOpen-source Zapier alternative with an AI copilot.
Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostableBrowser and desktop automation via visual scripts.
Freemium · Open source · Works offline