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Zapier

Build and govern AI workflows, agents, and apps

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Zapier positions itself as a governance-and-access control plane for AI agents, giving any MCP-compatible client or model "governed access" to 9,000+ apps with centralized permissions, audit logging, and guardrails, on top of its original no-code Zap automation product.

Vendor's own claim
orchestration/agent runtime

Core capabilities

Vendor's own claim
  • No-code Zap builder connecting 9,000+ apps via trigger/action workflows
  • Zapier MCP: hosted MCP server giving any MCP-compatible AI client (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) governed access to Zapier's app catalog, set up in under 5 minutes with no code
  • Zapier SDK: a code-first interface for programmatic, authenticated agent access to the app catalog
  • Zapier Connectors: public-code integration tools usable as agent skills, CLI tools, Node modules, or MCP servers
  • Action-level and endpoint-level access restrictions, workspace delegation with inherited guardrails
  • Complete audit logging, real-time monitoring, and an API to query automation activity programmatically
  • Enterprise controls: SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, role-based access, BYOM (bring your own model)

API & agent surface

From official docs
Authentication
Zapier MCP: OAuth-based connection through the hosted MCP server, reusing existing Zapier app connections. Zapier SDK: authenticated, code-file access to the app catalog. An audit-log API is separately available for querying automation activity programmatically.
Notable endpoints
  • Zapier MCP tools: dynamically generated per connected app/action (e.g. send email, update spreadsheet, schedule meeting), scoped by admin-configured action-level permissions
Machine-readable spec
No OpenAPI link

Official skills & repos

From official docs

Published by the vendor themselves — not community forks.

Pricing

From official docs
PlanPriceIncludedNotable
Free$0/mo100 tasks/moTwo-step Zap workflows, Unlimited Tables/Forms, Basic AI access
Professional$19.99-$3,299/mo depending on task tier (750 to 2,000,000 tasks/mo); ~33% off with annual billing750 to 2,000,000 tasks/mo depending on tierMulti-step workflows, Unlimited premium apps, Webhooks
Team$69.00-$5,999/mo depending on task tier (2,000 to 2,000,000 tasks/mo)2,000 to 2,000,000 tasks/mo depending on tier
25 users
Everything in Professional, Shared workflows, Shared app connections
EnterpriseContact SalesCustom annual task limits
Unlimited users
Advanced admin & app controls, SCIM provisioning, Custom data retention

Checked 2026-08-03 against their pricing page. Vendors change pricing without notice.

Ideal customer profile

Vendor's own claim

Vendor markets Zapier MCP/SDK/Connectors at enterprise IT and platform teams that want to let employees or AI agents use thousands of app integrations without losing centralized governance (SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, SCIM, audit logs), while the core Zap product still serves individual users and small teams automating simple multi-app workflows.

Who should look elsewhere

Our read

Task-based pricing means the cost scales with automation volume, not team size - the Free plan's 100 tasks/month is exhausted quickly by any real production workflow, and the jump to unlimited premium apps and multi-step Zaps requires the Professional tier starting at $19.99/month. Team-level features like shared app connections and SAML SSO require the Team plan ($69+/month, capped at 25 users) or Enterprise for unlimited seats, so small teams needing SSO specifically will pay for a seat-capped tier they may not fully use. Zapier MCP consumes the same task quota as regular Zaps, so heavy agent usage competes with existing automation workflows for the same budget rather than being priced separately.

Zapier alternatives

Our read

General automation runtimes used to wire GTM tools together, from node-graph builders to agent frameworks.

Category: Workflow and agent orchestration. Membership is decided by 3 stated tests, not by category tags — see them and the full comparison.

Zapier FAQ

Does Zapier have MCP support?

Yes. Zapier MCP is a hosted MCP server giving any MCP-compatible AI client governed access to Zapier's 9,000+ app catalog, set up in under 5 minutes with no code, and it consumes the same task quota as regular Zaps rather than a separate quota.

Vendor's own claim
How is Zapier priced?

Task-based tiers: Free ($0, 100 tasks/mo), Professional ($19.99-$3,299/mo across 750 to 2,000,000-task tiers, ~33% cheaper annually), Team ($69.00-$5,999/mo, 25-user cap), and custom-priced Enterprise with unlimited users.

From official docs
Is there a free plan?

Yes, a Free plan with 100 tasks/month, two-step Zap workflows, unlimited Tables/Forms, and limited AI/Copilot access.

From official docs
Does Zapier have a public REST API for building integrations?

Zapier's developer docs are organized around the Zapier Platform (for building app integrations), the Zapier SDK (code-file catalog access), Zapier MCP, and Zapier Connectors rather than a single general-purpose public REST API; we did not find a standalone REST API reference distinct from these developer surfaces.

Our read
Does Zapier offer agent-building tools beyond MCP?

Yes, Zapier Agents is offered as a separate, separately billed product line (free tier plus a paid tier around $33.33/month annualized) alongside Zapier Chatbots.

Vendor's own claim
What compliance certifications does Zapier reference?

The vendor's governance/AI marketing references SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA compliance alongside SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning on higher-tier plans.

Vendor's own claim

Verify before you buy

  • An OpenAPI/Swagger spec for any Zapier-published API
  • Named MCP tool list for Zapier MCP (tools appear to be dynamically generated per connected app/action rather than a fixed documented list)
  • API rate limits
  • A specific official product-demo video URL with confirmed vendor channel authorship (only the general YouTube channel URL pattern was checked, not verified with visible branding)
  • Trial terms for paid plans beyond the perpetual Free tier
  • Star counts for zapier/connectors and other GitHub repos as of the check date (counts seen during research were not independently re-verified at write time)

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