IFTTT vs Zapier: pricing, capabilities and limits

What the evidence answers

A reading of reviewed official documentation for IFTTT and Zapier. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.

Price

IFTTT From $35.88/yr
- Free: no subscription charge
- Pro: $35.88 annual ($2.99/mo equivalent)
- Pro+: $107.88 annual ($8.99/mo equivalent)
Zapier From $29.99/mo
- Free: no subscription charge
- Professional: $29.99 monthly
- Professional: $239.88 annual ($19.99/mo equivalent)
- Team: $103.50 monthly
- Team: $828.00 annual ($69/mo equivalent)
- Enterprise: Vendor quotation required

Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.

Documented for both

Usage definition: IFTTT Plans are sized by the number of Applets you can have, not by runs; Applet runs are listed as unlimited.; Zapier Trigger steps, Filter and Paths steps, failed or halted actions and skipped steps use no tasks; Tables, Forms, Formatter, Delay, Looping, Sub-Zap, Digest, Zapier Manager and Storage steps use no tasks; Zapier Agents use a separate activity quota, not tasks; Example: a Zap with two actions that runs ten times uses 20 tasks
Included volume: IFTTT Free: 2 AppletsPro: 20 AppletsPro+: Unlimited Applets; Zapier Task tiers from 100 to 2M tasks a month, plus a custom task limit.Free: 100 tasks per monthProfessional: The help center's billing example is a Professional 750 plan: 750 tasks a month, with up to 1,500 more on pay-per-task.
Trigger polling: IFTTT Free: Standard Applet speedsPro: Fastest Applet speedsPro+: Fastest Applet speeds; Zapier Polling checks never use tasks; only successful actions do.Free: Every 15 minutesProfessional: Every 2 minutesTeam: Every minuteEnterprise: Every minute
Premium integrations: IFTTT Pro: Multi-action Applets, Webhooks, Exclusive triggers and actions, Increased rate limitsPro+: Queries and filter code, Multiple accounts per service, AI services, Prioritized support; Zapier Premium apps are available only on paid plans.Free: Two-step Zaps only (a trigger and one action)Professional: Multi-step Zaps, Unlimited premium apps, Webhooks
AI charges: IFTTT Pro+: AI services are listed only on Pro+.; Zapier AI by Zapier steps and their tool calls use 1 task on standard models or with your own model provider (you also pay the provider), 3 tasks on advanced models and 5 on premium models.Agents Free: 400 agent activities per monthAgents Pro: 1,500 agent activities per month

Limits to check

IFTTT 2 Applets on the free plan, at standard speed; 20 Applets on Pro; Unlimited Applets on Pro+
Zapier Every successful action uses its own task, so the monthly need is actions per run multiplied by runs per month.

Not verified yet

No reviewed evidence for either product on hosting responsibility.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Zapier: overage charges.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

Ask IFTTT about hosting responsibility and overage charges; our sources do not establish them yet.
Ask Zapier about hosting responsibility; our sources do not establish it yet.

Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
Requirement	IFTTT	Zapier
Pricing	From $35.88/yr Compare all 3 plans	From $29.99/mo Compare all 6 plans
Who it is for	Applets that connect two or more apps or devices. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page	No-code automations that move data between 9,000+ apps to automate repetitive work. A Zap consists of a trigger and one or more actions. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Zapier pricing page: plan comparison, FAQ and Agents plans
Coverage limits	2 Applets on the free plan, at standard speed; 20 Applets on Pro; Unlimited Applets on Pro+ Applet runs are listed as unlimited. The cards are not named in the page text; the third card says "Everything in Pro", and the page says "With Pro+ you have unlimited Applets". Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page	Every successful action uses its own task, so the monthly need is actions per run multiplied by runs per month. Failed actions do not count. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Zapier pricing page: plan comparison, FAQ and Agents plans
Usage definition	Plans are sized by the number of Applets you can have, not by runs; Applet runs are listed as unlimited. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · IFTTT plans and pricing page	Trigger steps, Filter and Paths steps, failed or halted actions and skipped steps use no tasks; Tables, Forms, Formatter, Delay, Looping, Sub-Zap, Digest, Zapier Manager and Storage steps use no tasks; Zapier Agents use a separate activity quota, not tasks; Example: a Zap with two actions that runs ten times uses 20 tasks A task is any successful action. Some steps cost more: each lead routed by Lead Router uses 5 tasks and each Zapier MCP tool call uses 2. Zaps, AI steps, code, MCP and the SDK share one task allowance per account. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Zapier help: how task usage is measured
Included volume	Free 2 Applets Pro 20 Applets Pro+ Unlimited Applets	Task tiers from 100 to 2M tasks a month, plus a custom task limit. The page does not print which tier each plan's starting price buys. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Zapier pricing page: plan comparison, FAQ and Agents plans Free 100 tasks per month Professional The help center's billing example is a Professional 750 plan: 750 tasks a month, with up to 1,500 more on pay-per-task.
Trigger polling	Free Standard Applet speeds Pro Fastest Applet speeds Pro+ Fastest Applet speeds	Polling checks never use tasks; only successful actions do. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Zapier help: how task usage is measured Free Every 15 minutes Professional Every 2 minutes Team Every minute Enterprise Every minute
Premium integrations	Pro Multi-action Applets, Webhooks, Exclusive triggers and actions, Increased rate limits Pro+ Queries and filter code, Multiple accounts per service, AI services, Prioritized support	Premium apps are available only on paid plans. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Zapier pricing page: plan comparison, FAQ and Agents plans Free Two-step Zaps only (a trigger and one action) Professional Multi-step Zaps, Unlimited premium apps, Webhooks
AI charges	Pro+ AI services are listed only on Pro+.	AI by Zapier steps and their tool calls use 1 task on standard models or with your own model provider (you also pay the provider), 3 tasks on advanced models and 5 on premium models. Tool calls are not available on the standard tier. Zapier MCP tool calls use 2 tasks each. Zapier says rates may change with notice. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Zapier task usage rates for steps, AI, code and MCP Agents Free 400 agent activities per month Agents Pro 1,500 agent activities per month
Overage charges	Not verified	Tasks beyond the plan limit are charged separately through pay-per-task billing; Pay-per-task stops at three times the plan task limit; further runs are held until the billing cycle ends; Without pay-per-task, new Zap runs are held at the task limit until the billing cycle resets Pay-per-task tasks cost more than plan tasks; the rate depends on plan and billing cycle and is shown only in account billing settings. It is on by default for accounts created after January 2024. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Zapier help: how task usage is measured
Coverage note	Not stated in minutes.	Agent activities are a separate quota from Zap tasks.

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Not verified means the reviewed sources do not establish it; it does not mean a product lacks it or that it costs nothing.

Hosting responsibility IFTTT: not verified · Zapier: not verified