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NBubble Lab vs Zapier
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Bubble Lab if…
- you work on Slack, Discord, WhatsApp
- you're in its core audience: event organizers, paid community operators
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Choose Zapier if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($19.99/mo vs $99/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: small and medium businesses, operations and revops teams
Side by side
Feature Bubble Lab Zapier
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$99/mo$19.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesNo
Data retentionKept per customer agreement; after termination, limited period for export, then may deleteCustom data retention available (Enterprise); default period not stated
Security and complianceGDPR, CCPASOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA
GitHub stars—634
MCP server—
AI agent builder—
Prompt-to-workflow—
Custom connectors—
Embedded integrations—
PlatformsWeb, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, TelegramWeb, API
CategoryWorkflow AutomationWorkflow Automation
CompanyBubble Lab, Inc.Zapier, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
B Bubble Lab
- Attendee enrichment from LinkedIn and the public web
- Plain-English search across guests and members
- Guest matchmaking with reasons and icebreakers
- Automated post-event recaps with guest photos
- Applications, checkout and onboarding
- Community CRM with engagement and revenue data
- Searchable branded member directory
- MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others
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- Trigger-based Zap workflows across 9,000+ apps
- Zapier MCP connecting AI tools to 66,000+ actions
- Zapier SDK for AI coding agents
- Tables for storing workflow data
- Forms that trigger workflows
- AI agents and customer chatbots
- Self-healing Zaps with AI manager agent (early access)
- Audit logs, SSO, SCIM and action restrictions
Plans and prices
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Bubble Lab
Gather$99/mo + 1% of payments processed
Build$499/mo + 1% of payments processed
Engage$799/mo + 1% of payments processed
EnterpriseFrom $1,499/mo + 1% of payments processed
MCP full access add-on$99/mo
Zapier
Free$0/month
ProfessionalStarting from $19.99/month
TeamStarting from $69/month
EnterpriseContact for pricing
Strengths and limitations
Bubble Lab
- Integrates with Luma, Partiful, Slack, Stripe, Discord and 40+ other tools
- 30-day refundable trial on Build and Engage
- Every plan imports existing data at setup
- MCP access works with any MCP client
- 1% fee on payments processed through Bubble Lab on every plan
- No free plan; entry plan is $99/mo
- Community plans require a one-time setup scoped with the team
- Gather and Build limited to 4 events a month
Zapier
- Free plan with 100 tasks per month and unlimited Zaps
- Connects to 9,000+ apps
- SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR and CCPA compliance
- Yearly billing saves 33%
- Free plan limited to two-step Zaps and 15-minute polling
- Live chat support starts at the Professional 2,000-task tier
- Prices scale with task volume
- Next Gen Zaps are still in early access
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