$19.99/mo Free tier 14 day free trial MCP API
Why it comes up: Bigger catalog, Copilot and MCP if you need AI in the loop, at a higher price per task.
Stands out: Zapier MCP is on every plan, including Free, and connects AI assistants to the same 9,000-app catalog.
Watch out: Each MCP tool call uses two tasks. Free Zaps are limited to two steps, and Professional is a single-user plan.
Best for
- Ops teams connecting SaaS apps without code
- People who want Claude or ChatGPT to act in Gmail and Slack
- Solo users who fit on one Professional seat
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Why it comes up: Does not charge for conditions or formatting steps and sells lifetime plans.
Stands out: Pabbly Connect does not count triggers or internal steps as tasks, so a workflow that costs two tasks on Zapier or three credits on Make can cost one here. It also sells one time lifetime plans alongside monthly and yearly subscriptions.
Watch out: Lifetime plans cannot be upgraded later, cap tasks per month, and include only one year of support on the top tier; the $349 plan is limited to 10 workflows with two steps each. Team members are not available on monthly billing.
Best for
- Small teams with high task volume on a tight budget
- Buyers who would rather pay once than subscribe
- Workflows heavy on filters, routers and formatting steps
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Why it comes up: Visual canvas for complex branching once one click templates are not enough.
Stands out: Make's drag and drop canvas shows every branch, router and iterator of a scenario, with real time run monitoring, which suits complex multi branch automations better than linear step lists. Greenhouse and Workday are among its enterprise apps.
Watch out: Every module action uses a credit, including reads, searches and iterations, so polling scenarios and loops burn credits fast. The Free plan allows only two active scenarios and a 15 minute minimum interval, and enterprise apps are reserved for the top tier.
Best for
- Ops builders who think in flowcharts
- Scenarios with many branches, loops and error handling
- Teams that want AI agents and MCP inside their automations
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€20/mo Free tier Free trial MCP API
Why it comes up: Self host for free if you have technical staff and want full control.
Stands out: Billing counts full workflow executions, not individual steps, and the Community edition is free to self-host.
Watch out: Cloud prices are published in euros only. The Cloud trial is capped at 1,000 executions, and unused AI Assistant credits do not roll over.
Best for
- Technical teams that want to self-host for free
- Builders who prefer per-execution billing
- Teams that want to drive workflows from Claude via MCP
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