n8n vs Zapier
The same facts the Atlas reads for every tool, side by side, each with its page and date. No winner: which fits depends on the job.
Where they differ
visits a month · estimate · log scale
- 49×Zapier gets about 49× the visits of n8n.visit estimates, read 2026-09-17
- $19.99Zapier starts lower: $19.99/mo against $20/mo.pricing pages, read 2026-09-17 and 2026-09-20
- FreeBoth have a free plan.pricing pages, read 2026-09-17 and 2026-09-20
- SOC 2Both name SOC 2 on their pages.their trust and security pages
Price & plans
| Price & plans | n8n | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan · From $20/mopricing page, read 2026-09-17 | Free plan · From $19.99/mopricing page, read 2026-09-20 |
| Free plan | Yespricing page, read 2026-09-17 | Yespricing page, read 2026-09-20 |
| Paid plans from | $20/mopricing page, read 2026-09-17 | $19.99/mopricing page, read 2026-09-20 |
| Free trial | free trialpricing page | not on their pricing page |
| Paying yearly | save 17% yearlypricing page | not on their pricing page |
Who it's for & what it does
| Who it's for & what it does | n8n | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Builds and deploys automation workflows combining visual and code interfaces with AI agent capabilities and 500+ integrations. | Connects and automates workflows across 9,000 apps without code. |
| For | Technical teams building AI agents and automating business workflows | Teams and individuals automating workflows across multiple apps without coding |
| What people do with it |
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| How it runs | Run it yourself · API | Hosted only · No-code · API |
| Shelf | Automation | Automation |
Use & momentum
| Use & momentum | n8n | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| Use | ||
| Visits | ≈ 144k visits/moestimate, read 2026-09-17 | ≈ 7.1M visits/moestimate, read 2026-09-17 |
| Activity | not read yet | Actively maintainedsite updated 3 weeks ago |
Your data & compliance
| Your data & compliance | n8n | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| Trains AI on your data | Notheir words | Notheir words |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II · GDPRtheir words | SOC 2 Type II · GDPR · CCPAtheir words |
| Trust center | SafeBasetrust center | Conveyortrust center |
| Privacy policy updated | 2026-09-28privacy policy | 2025-09-05privacy policy |
For developers: API & MCP
| For developers: API & MCP | n8n | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| API docs | none found | platform.zapier.comthe vendor's page |
| MCP server | none in the MCP registry | com.zapier/mcpchecked 2026-10-08 |
| When we asked it | none in the MCP registry | answers, requires sign-in |
The company
| The company | n8n | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | n8n GmbHprivacy policy | not stated on the pages we read |
| Founded | 2019per Wikidata | 2012per Wikidata |
| Domain since | not on record | 2011domain registered |
| People | not on record | ~800per their About page |
| Headquarters | Berlinper Wikidata | San Francisco, USper their site |
What is the difference between n8n and Zapier?
n8n: Builds and deploys automation workflows combining visual and code interfaces with AI agent capabilities and 500+ integrations. Zapier: Connects and automates workflows across 9,000 apps without code.
Which is cheaper, n8n or Zapier?
n8n starts at $20/mo (pricing page, 2026-09-17); Zapier starts at $19.99/mo (pricing page, 2026-09-20). Plans and limits differ; both pages are linked above.
Which is more widely used, n8n or Zapier?
n8n: about 144k visits/mo; Zapier: about 7.1M (estimates, 2026-09-17).
Do n8n or Zapier train AI on your data?
n8n: no, in its own words: “We do not use personal data processed in connection with the Website or Services, including data from third-party services or integrations, to train n8n or third party machine learning (ML) models.” Zapier: no, in its own words: “Does Zapier use customer data to train AI models? We don't train on the data that runs through your workflows, on any plan.”
How we read a tool
No votes, no reviews, no vendor claims. Every week a crawler reads each tool's own site and a few public registries, and the words on the card are bands over what it read.
- Use: visits to the site (estimated), installs from npm and PyPI, presence in Chrome's usage report.
- Activity: the newest release on GitHub, npm or PyPI; the newest dated page on the site; open roles on a public jobs board.
- Price: the vendor's own pricing page, read with the date. A figure is printed only when it is on that page.
- The line and the use cases are written by us from the homepage, one tool at a time, and refused when they repeat the vendor's marketing.
How AI assistants read each site — the reading vendors ask us about — is on each tool's own visibility page.