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n8n vs Zapier
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
Zapier
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At a glancen8nZapier
At a glance
- Pricing
- n8n$24/mo (Starter)
- Zapier$19.99/mo (Professional)
- Pricing model
- n8nFreemium
- ZapierFreemium
- Founded
- n8n2019
- Zapier2011
- Location
- n8nBerlin, Germany
- ZapierRemote (USA)
- Bootstrapped
- n8n—
- ZapierYes
- Open source
- n8nYes
- Zapier—
- Category
- n8n—
- ZapierWorkflow Automation
- Indie alternatives
- n8n0
- Zapier10
- Founders
- n8nJan Oberhauser
- ZapierWade Foster, Bryan Helmig, Mike Knoop
Key differences
Pricing
Zapier starts cheaper at $19.99/mo (Professional); n8n starts at $24/mo (Starter).
Funding
Both are indie / bootstrapped or open source.
Open source
n8n is open source; Zapier is closed source.
Founded
Zapier (2011) is 8 years older than n8n (2019).
Indie alternatives
n8n has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Zapier has 10.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
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