Pabbly Connect vs Zapier vs n8n

Written head to head: Zapier vs n8n, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Pabbly Connect Free plan · from $16/mo VisitRemove	Zapier Free plan · from $19.99/mo VisitRemove	n8n Free plan · from $20/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Workflow automation tool with task-based plans and one-time lifetime deals	No-code tool that connects web apps and runs automated, AI-assisted workflows	Workflow automation and AI agent builder you can self-host or use in the cloud
Free plan	100 tasks; up to 2 workflows of up to 2 steps each; no team members; no credit card needed	100 tasks per month; two-step Zaps only; unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms	Self-hosted Community Edition only: free to run on your own server under n8n's Sustainable Use License; there is no free tier on n8n Cloud
Cheapest paid plan	$16/mo billed annually (Standard)Pabbly Connect pricing	$19.99/mo billed annually (Professional)Zapier pricing	$20/mo billed annually (Starter)n8n pricing
What it covers	10,000 tasks a month; $15 a month on 2-year billing and $14 on 3-year billing.	For 750 tasks/month; price rises with the task tier.	2,500 workflow executions/month, hosted by n8n.
Free trial	None stated	14-day free trial of the Professional plan for new accounts, no credit card required	Free trial of n8n Cloud with Pro-level features, capped at 1,000 executions, no credit card required; 14-day free trial of the self-hosted Business plan (credit card required)
Platforms	Web	Web	Web, Self-hosted, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	2,000+ integrations	9,000+ apps	500+ integrations
Open source	No	No	Yes, self-hostable
Good for	Adding Facebook lead-ad leads to Google Sheets or a CRM Sending WhatsApp or email messages from new form or spreadsheet data Copying new WooCommerce orders into Google Sheets or other business tools	Sending new web-form leads into a CRM and a Slack channel Copying email attachments to cloud storage automatically Adding new orders or calendar events to a shared spreadsheet	Building an AI agent that answers questions from internal documents Automating lead enrichment and CRM updates with custom logic Running automations on a company's own server to keep data in-house
Watch out for	Free plan: 100 tasks and up to 2 workflows of 2 steps Team members are not included on Free or Standard; Unlimited and the lifetime plans include unlimited team members Lifetime plans have fixed monthly task limits (3,000 to 20,000 tasks)	Free plan allows only two-step Zaps and 100 tasks a month Every Zap step, AI step, code run and connector call draws from one shared monthly task allowance Multi-step Zaps, premium apps and webhooks require a paid plan	No free tier on n8n Cloud; free use means self-hosting the Community Edition SSO, Git-based version control and multiple environments require the Business or Enterprise plan Cloud plans cap monthly executions (2,500 on Starter, 10,000 on Pro) and concurrent executions
Made by	Pabbly (Magnet Brains Software Technology Pvt. Ltd.)	Zapier, Inc.	n8n

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