n8n vs Zapier
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
n8nsite ↗pricing ↗
A workflow automation tool that can be self-hosted, favoured by teams who want their automations on their own infrastructure. Paid plans start at $20/mo (Starter); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $800/mo (Business). It bills by country — entry £20/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
Zapiersite ↗pricing ↗
An automation service that connects apps without code — when something happens in one tool, do something in another. Paid plans start at $19.99/mo (Professional); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $69/mo (Team). We read the same $19.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country.
The two ladders
n8nsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $20/mo | |
| Pro | $50/mo | |
| Business | $800/mo |
Zapiersite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | |
| Professional | $19.99/mo | |
| Team | $69/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Zapier at $19.99/mo, against n8n at $20/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: only Zapier publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: n8n tops out at $800/mo, Zapier at $69/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- n8n: It bills by country — entry £20/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
- Zapier: We read the same $19.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country.