Zapier

Zapier is a no-code workflow automation and AI orchestration platform aimed at individuals, teams, and enterprises. It centers on "Zaps"—automated workflows that run when a trigger event happens and then carry out one or more actions across your apps and data. According to their pricing page, the core platform now includes Zaps, Tables, Forms, and Zapier MCP in a unified plan, with AI woven through each layer.

You work in a visual, no-code editor to connect apps, design logic, and manage data. Tables act as structured storage for the information your workflows use, and Forms let you build custom user interfaces and tools. Zapier MCP provides an AI action layer that can connect your AI tools to thousands of external apps, enabling agent-like systems that can read and write data across your stack. Plans range from a free tier up through Professional, Team, and Enterprise options with increasing task capacity, collaboration, and governance features.

Zapier is strong at turning repetitive, multi-step processes into reliable automations that run in the background. The platform supports complex workflows with conditional branches, scheduling, and data formatting, and it now adds AI-specific capabilities like Zapier Copilot for building Zaps with natural language, AI-enriched fields in Tables via your own OpenAI account, and MCP for connecting AI tools to 8,000 apps. For teams and enterprises, it layers on shared app connections, SAML SSO, advanced permissions, observability, and optional technical account management so you can operate automations at scale.

However, it’s still an automation platform, not a fully open-ended autonomous AI agent that can freely explore or execute arbitrary code. Every Zap, form, and table structure must be explicitly designed, and your automations are constrained by task limits and plan tiers. The pricing page does not specify which underlying AI models are used beyond noting that AI fields rely on a connected OpenAI account, and it does not detail security or privacy practices, so you’ll need to consult separate documentation for those. Zapier is a good fit if you want robust, AI-enhanced workflows and agent-like systems tied to business tools; it’s less suited if you need deep custom development or fine-grained control over AI models and infrastructure beyond what the platform exposes.