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FSkyvern vs Zapier
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Skyvern if…
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: developers, operations teams
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Choose Zapier if…
- you want the lower entry price ($19.99/mo vs $29/mo)
- you're in its core audience: small and medium businesses, operations and revops teams
Side by side
Feature Skyvern Zapier
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$29/mo$19.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesNo
Data retention—Custom data retention available (Enterprise); default period not stated
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, HIPAASOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA
GitHub stars—634
CAPTCHA solving—
Built-in proxies—
Structured JSON output—
Login & 2FA—
Session replay—
MCP server
No-code integrations—
PlatformsWeb, API, Self-hostedWeb, API
CategoryBrowser Agents & ScrapingWorkflow Automation
CompanyIkonomos Inc.Zapier, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
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- Vision and LLM-based website navigation without selectors
- Built-in CAPTCHA solving
- 2FA and TOTP login support
- Proxies with country, state or zip targeting
- Data extraction to JSON or CSV schemas
- Document download, parsing and routing
- Python and TypeScript SDKs, MCP support
- Integrations with Zapier, Make, Clay, n8n, Workato
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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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Skyvern
Free$0
Hobby$29/mo
Pro$149/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Zapier
Free$0/month
ProfessionalStarting from $19.99/month
TeamStarting from $69/month
EnterpriseContact for pricing
Strengths and limitations
Skyvern
- Open source and self-hostable via Docker
- Free plan with 5,000 credits, no credit card required
- CAPTCHA and 2FA handling built in
- SDKs for Python and TypeScript
- Free plan limited to 1 concurrent run
- 2FA/TOTP and residential proxies require the $149 Pro plan
- HIPAA compliance and SOC-2 report only on Enterprise
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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