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RPipedream vs Zapier
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Pipedream if…
- you're in its core audience: ai agent developers, saas product teams
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Choose Zapier if…
- you want the lower entry price ($19.99/mo vs $99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: small and medium businesses, operations and revops teams
Side by side
Feature Pipedream Zapier
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$99/mo$19.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retentionCustomer event data automatically deleted from subprocessors; account deletion removes personal dataCustom data retention available (Enterprise); default period not stated
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAASOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA
GitHub stars—634
MCP server
Webhooks—
Official SDKs—
Bring your own key—
SSO & RBAC—
SOC 2 / HIPAA—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryDeveloper Tools & APIsWorkflow Automation
CompanyPipedream, Inc.Zapier, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
P Pipedream
- Managed OAuth and token refresh for 3,000+ APIs
- 10,000+ prebuilt actions and triggers
- Remote MCP server with built-in tool discovery
- Connect proxy for calling any API endpoint
- Hosted Connect Link or embeddable browser SDK
- SDKs for TypeScript, Python and Java, plus REST
- Bring your own OAuth clients
- Credentials encrypted at rest, scoped per project
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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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Pipedream
Free$0
Startup$99/mo billed annually ($150 monthly)
BusinessCustom
Zapier
Free$0/month
ProfessionalStarting from $19.99/month
TeamStarting from $69/month
EnterpriseContact for pricing
Strengths and limitations
Pipedream
- Free plan includes every feature in development, with no credit card required
- Unlimited team members on all plans
- Prebuilt tools are public on GitHub and can be extended
- SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR on all plans
- Production use requires at least the $99/month Startup plan
- Usage beyond included credits and users costs extra
- SSO, SCIM and HIPAA are only on the custom Business plan
- Conduit is still in early access
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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