Key takeaways
- Connects your apps so tasks run automatically.
- Best for: Beginners who want a visual builder and many app connections, Owners who want a free plan to start.
- Pricing: Free plan, paid plans from Professional: from $19.99 per month, billed yearly, as listed on November 6, 2026.
- Business data: Zapier says it does not train its AI models on data that runs through customer workflows on any plan.
What Zapier does
Zapier links thousands of apps with workflows called Zaps. A small business can use it to send new form leads to a spreadsheet or post a chat message when a sale closes. It has a free plan and paid plans based on tasks.
Who it’s for
A good fit for
- Beginners who want a visual builder and many app connections
- Owners who want a free plan to start
Not a good fit for
- Teams that need multi-step workflows on the free plan, which allows two-step Zaps only
- High-volume users who want a flat low cost
Zapier pricing
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | $0, with 100 tasks per month |
| Professional | From $19.99 per month billed yearly, or $29.99 monthly |
| Team | From $69 per month billed yearly, or $103.50 monthly |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing |
There is a free plan. As listed on Zapier’s pricing page on November 6, 2026. Prices change, so check the live page before you buy.
Key features
- Task-based plans
- Plans are sized by how many tasks you run per month.
- Free plan limits
- Free allows two-step Zaps, one seat and a 15-minute polling time.
- Tables and Forms
- The pricing page lists Tables and Form pages with plan limits.
- Copilot
- Copilot helps build workflows, with a daily message limit on Free.
How to get started with Zapier
- Select Create a Zap from the left sidebar.
- Set up your trigger, which is the event that starts the Zap.
- Add one or more actions for the Zap to perform.
- Publish the Zap. If you leave early, your progress is saved as a draft.
- Check Zap History for activity and errors.
Steps based on Zapier’s own documentation. Menus change, so follow the live page if they differ.
Full walkthroughHow to Set Up Zapier for Your TeamAccounts, team invites, admin and data settings, connecting your apps, and three tasks to try first.Business data and privacy
Zapier says it does not train its AI models on data that runs through customer workflows on any plan. It may learn from workflow structure, and Enterprise accounts are opted out automatically while other plans can opt out with a form.
Source: Zapier’s own documentation.
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Zapier: common questions
Is Zapier free?
Zapier has a Free plan with 100 tasks per month. It allows two-step Zaps only.
Does Zapier train AI on my workflow data?
Zapier says it does not train its AI models on workflow data on any plan. It may learn from how workflows are built, and you can opt out.
Sources
Read on November 6, 2026. Vendors change prices and menus, so check the live page before you buy.
About the author
Andy Kang, AI Partner Team. Andy Kang writes the AI directory for AI Partner Team, which sets up and builds AI tools for small businesses alongside managed IT. Each page is written from the vendor’s own pricing, help and trust pages, and shows the day those pages were checked.
- Facts come from the vendor’s own website and help docs, linked on every page.
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- We do not score or rank tools. We say who each one suits and who it does not.
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