Is Zapier free?
Yes. Zapier's Free plan costs $0 and is a standing plan, the one an account drops back to when the 14-day Professional trial ends. It gives you 100 tasks a month and as many Zaps as you want to build, but every Zap is capped at two steps, one trigger and one action. Premium apps, filters, paths and longer Zaps need a paid plan, which starts at $19.99 a month billed yearly for 750 tasks.
| Free plan | Limit |
|---|---|
| Price | $0 |
| Tasks per month | 100, shared by Zaps and Zapier MCP (one MCP tool call uses 2 tasks) |
| Zaps | Unlimited, and unlimited Tables and Forms |
| Steps per Zap | 2: one trigger, one action |
| Update interval | 15 min for polling triggers (Professional 2 min, Team 1 min) |
| Premium apps | Not included |
| Filters and paths | Not included |
| Users | 1 |
| Zapier Tables | 2,500 records |
| Zapier Forms | 10 pages |
| Trial | 14 days of Professional for new accounts, no payment method |
Free plan limits read from zapier.com/pricing and Zapier's help centre (task usage, Zap limits and free trial articles) on 8 October 2026.
Zapier plans at a glance
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Tasks per month | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 100 | Unlimited two-step Zaps (1 trigger + 1 action), Tables, Forms, 15-min polling, 1 user |
| Professional | from $19.99/mo | from $29.99/mo | 750 and up | Multi-step Zaps, premium apps, webhooks, filters and paths, 2-min polling, pay-per-task billing, 1 user; live chat from the 2,000-task tier |
| Team | from $69/mo | from $103.50/mo | 2,000 and up | 25 users, 1-min polling, shared Zaps, folders and app connections, SAML SSO, priority support |
| Enterprise | custom | custom | annual task limits | Unlimited users, advanced admin and app controls, observability, a technical account manager |
Plan names, starting prices and features read from zapier.com/pricing on 8 October 2026. Each paid plan has a task slider, and the price climbs with it.
The unit: one task, one completed action step
Every time a Zap's action step successfully runs, that's one task. A Zap with a single trigger and a single action, say, "new form response creates a row in a spreadsheet," uses one task per run. A Zap with a trigger and three chained actions, "new form response creates a spreadsheet row, sends a Slack message, and adds a CRM contact," uses three tasks per run, because three action steps completed.
The trigger itself, the part that checks whether something new happened, doesn't cost a task. Only completed action steps do. A failed step also doesn't cost a task, since it never finished.
What counts as a task and what doesn't
| Step | Uses a task? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Action that completes | Yes, one per run | This is the billing unit |
| Trigger check | No | Polling and instant triggers are free, however often they check |
| Filter | No | Built-in step; it can also save tasks by stopping runs you don't need |
| Formatter | No | Built-in step for dates, text and numbers |
| Paths | No | The branch itself is free; the actions inside the branch that runs are billed |
| Delay | No | Built-in step |
| Action that errors | No | Only completed steps are billed |
The practical upshot: a filter placed early is the cheapest thing in a Zap. A Zap that fires on every new email but only matters for one sender in fifty spends almost nothing if a filter stops the other forty-nine before the first action.
Real cost at different task volumes
Multiply action steps per Zap by expected runs per month, then sum across every active Zap. A three-step Zap that fires 500 times a month is 1,500 tasks on its own, already past the free plan's 100-task ceiling and past the 750-task entry paid tier.
| Plan and tier | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Per 1,000 tasks, annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free, 100 tasks | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional, 750 tasks | $19.99/mo | $29.99/mo | $26.65 |
| Professional, 2,000 tasks | $49.00/mo | $73.50/mo | $24.50 |
| Professional, 10,000 tasks | $129.00/mo | $193.50/mo | $12.90 |
| Team, 2,000 tasks, up to 25 users | $69.00/mo | $103.50/mo | $34.50 |
| Enterprise | custom | custom | custom |
Tier prices checked against zapier.com/pricing on 8 October 2026.
Two worked examples. A two-step Zap that copies new leads into a spreadsheet 20 times a working day uses about 440 tasks a month and fits the 750-task Professional tier with room left. A lead-routing Zap with four actions that runs 30 times a day uses about 3,600 tasks a month, which is past the 2,000 tier and inside the 10,000 one. The per-1,000 column is the reason volume users move up the slider: the price per task at 10,000 is about half what it is at 750.
What happens at the limit
When the month's tasks run out, Zapier holds the remaining runs. Its help centre says "all other tasks will be held until the end of your billing cycle," and you can either wait for the reset or upgrade. Nothing is deleted, but a run held for a week is no use for a Slack alert or a CRM update that had to happen the same day. Paid plans can opt into pay-per-task billing so Zaps keep running past the limit; the extra tasks cost 1.25 times the plan's base rate on annual billing and 2.5 times on monthly billing. On any new plan, check task usage partway through the first billing cycle.
What the free plan can and cannot run
One trigger and one action covers a lot of everyday automation. A new form response can create a spreadsheet row, or a new file in Dropbox can post to Slack, and both run on the Free plan at one task per run. That makes 100 tasks about 100 runs a month across everything you build, roughly three a day.
A workflow with a second destination or a condition in the middle needs a paid plan. You can chain two free Zaps by having the first write somewhere the second one watches. Each event then costs two tasks, and if the second Zap uses a polling trigger it can add another 15 minutes of delay.
The 15 minutes only applies to polling triggers, where Zapier asks the app for new data on a schedule. Instant triggers are webhooks the app sends, and they fire straight away on any plan, so check which kind your app offers before deciding Free is too slow; the what is a Zap guide explains both. Free accounts also have a rate limit: a Zap with a polling trigger is held if it makes more than 200 requests in 10 minutes.
New accounts start with 14 days of Professional. Zapier asks for no payment method and does not upgrade the account automatically. During the trial only the first 30 steps of a Zap run. When the trial ends the account moves to the Free plan, polling goes back to 15 minutes, and any Zap that uses a premium feature stops running until you upgrade. A three-step Zap built during the trial switches off at that point.
To check whether Free is enough, count the action steps in each workflow, multiply by how often it fires in a month, and add up the totals. If every workflow has a single action and the sum stays under 100, Free covers it. Otherwise the next step is the 750-task Professional tier, or Make, whose free plan gives 1,000 credits a month on up to 2 active scenarios; Zapier vs Make compares the two.
Annual vs monthly billing
Annual billing runs about 33% cheaper per month than the equivalent monthly plan, a larger gap than most SaaS products offer for prepaying a year. For a workflow you're confident is staying in production, annual billing is close to a default-yes; for something still being tested and might get replaced, monthly avoids locking in a plan you outgrow or abandon.
Zapier vs Make vs n8n: pricing compared
The three platforms bill different units, so the sticker prices only line up once you convert a real workflow into each one.
| Zapier | Make | n8n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | task: one completed action step | credit: one module action, trigger included | execution: one full workflow run, any number of steps |
| Free option | 100 tasks/mo, two-step Zaps | 1,000 credits/mo, 2 active scenarios, runs at most every 15 min | no free cloud plan; the self-hosted Community Edition is free |
| Entry paid plan, annual | $19.99/mo for 750 tasks | $9/mo for 10,000 credits (Core) | €20/mo for 2,500 executions (Starter) |
| Next plan up, annual | $69/mo Team, 2,000 tasks | $16/mo Pro, 10,000 credits | €50/mo Pro, 10,000 executions |
Read from zapier.com/pricing, make.com/en/pricing and n8n.io/pricing on 23 September 2026. Make and n8n list their cloud prices for annual billing; n8n prices in euros.
Run one workflow through all three: five steps, a trigger and four actions, 1,000 times a month. On Zapier that is 4,000 tasks, above the 2,000 tier. On Make it is about 5,000 credits, inside Core's 10,000 at $9. On n8n it is 1,000 executions, inside Starter at €20, and free if you run the Community Edition on your own server. Zapier's case rests on its app catalogue and ease of setup; the Zapier vs Make and Zapier vs n8n comparisons and the alternatives guide cover where that is worth the price.
Frequently asked
Is Zapier free?
Yes. The Free plan costs $0 and includes 100 tasks a month and unlimited Zaps, each limited to two steps (one trigger, one action), with a 15-minute polling interval. Premium apps, filters, paths and multi-step Zaps need a paid plan, which starts at $19.99 a month billed yearly.
Is Zapier free forever, or just a trial?
Both exist. The Free plan is a standing $0 plan with 100 tasks a month. New accounts also get a 14-day Professional trial with no payment method, and when it ends the account drops back to the Free plan.
What are the Zapier free plan limits?
100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps, a 15-minute polling interval, one user, 2,500 Zapier Tables records and 10 Forms pages. Premium apps, multi-step Zaps, filters and paths need a paid plan. Checked 8 October 2026.
How many Zaps can you have on the free plan?
As many as you like. The Free plan limits each Zap to two steps and all of them together to 100 tasks a month, but not the number of Zaps.
How much does Zapier cost per month?
The free plan costs $0 for 100 tasks a month. Professional starts at $19.99 a month billed annually, or $29.99 billed monthly, for 750 tasks. Team starts at $69 a month billed annually for 2,000 tasks and up to 25 users. Enterprise is priced by quote.
Do failed Zap runs count as tasks?
No. Zapier only bills for steps that complete successfully. A step that errors out before finishing doesn't consume a task, though the trigger check itself is free regardless of outcome.
What happens if I go over my task limit?
Zapier holds the remaining runs until your billing cycle ends, and nothing is deleted. On a paid plan you can opt into pay-per-task billing instead, which charges extra tasks at 1.25 times the base rate on annual billing and 2.5 times on monthly billing.
Is annual billing actually cheaper?
Yes, meaningfully. Annual billing runs roughly 33% cheaper per month than paying monthly at the same tier, which is a bigger discount than most SaaS annual plans offer.
Is Zapier cheaper than Make?
Per unit of work, no. Make's Core plan costs $9 a month billed annually for 10,000 credits, while Zapier's entry tier costs $19.99 for 750 tasks. Zapier's case is its larger app catalogue and simpler setup.