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Zapier Agents alternatives: the short answer
To stay in Zapier, try AI steps inside your Zaps. For cheaper visual automation, try Make or n8n. For an AI employee that works across your apps, try Lindy or Gumloop. If you run on Microsoft, use Copilot Studio. For a small business that wants a team of agents that each has its own computer and browser, try Dooza Crew.
Why people look for a Zapier Agents alternative
Zapier says "Zapier Agents are the easiest way to delegate real work to AI", with access to 9,000+ apps. It works well for many teams. People still look elsewhere because of:
Zapier Agents alternatives compared
| Tool | Best for | Cheapest paid plan | Runs a browser or computer for you | Hosted or self-host |
| Zapier Agents (for reference) | Zapier users who want agents across 9,000+ apps | Agents Pro $50/mo ($33.33 billed yearly), 1,500 activities | Web browsing, plus a Chrome extension | Hosted |
| AI by Zapier (AI steps in Zaps) | Staying inside Zapier | Professional from $19.99/mo; tasks shared with all Zaps | Not listed on the pricing page | Hosted |
| Make (AI Agents) | Visual automation on a budget | Make Plan $9/mo billed yearly for 5,000 credits | Not listed on the pricing page | Hosted |
| n8n | Technical teams that want to self-host | Starter 20 euros/mo billed yearly, 2,500 executions | Not listed on the pricing page | Both |
| Lindy | An AI employee across your apps | Team $49.99/mo, 5,000 credits | Yes, computer use on Team | Hosted |
| Gumloop | Teams where anyone can build agents | Pro from $37/mo, 20,000 credits | Yes, a secure cloud browser | Hosted |
| Relevance AI | Sales and ops teams at larger companies | Enterprise only; talk to sales | Not listed on the pricing page | Hosted |
| Microsoft Copilot Studio | Companies on Microsoft 365 and Azure | $200 a month for 25,000 Copilot Credits | Yes, computer use on a Windows machine | Hosted |
| ChatGPT Work | One-off tasks for people already paying for ChatGPT | Included in Plus (limits apply); see OpenAI for your local price | Yes, a built-in browser | Hosted |
| Dooza Crew (ours) | Small businesses that want a team of agents | $49/mo per organization (unlimited users and agents) with AI usage included (hard spending cap), 7 days free | Yes, each agent has its own computer and browser | Hosted |
The alternatives, one by one
1. AI by Zapier: stay in Zapier, skip the add-on
Zapier's AI page says you can add AI "in a workflow, an agent, or a customer chatbot." AI steps run inside a normal Zap and draw from the same task pool as the rest of your account.
- Price: Free plan with 100 tasks a month; Professional from $19.99/mo; Team from $69/mo. AI steps, code and the SDK follow the same task-based pricing (Zapier pricing, checked October 26, 2026).
- Watch for: The same Reddit user said it is hard to tell how many tasks an AI step will use: "Is it 3? Is it maybe up to 75?"
2. Make: cheaper visual automation with AI agents
Make says "Make AI Agents helps businesses automate complex work while keeping full visibility into how decisions are made." The page says agents are "Available on all plans".
- Price: Free plan with 1,000 credits a month; the Make Plan is $9/mo billed yearly for 5,000 credits ($1.80 per 1,000 credits); Enterprise is custom (Make pricing, checked October 26, 2026).
- Watch for: Make lists 3,500+ apps on the free plan, fewer than Zapier's 9,000+, and AI features "may use more" credits than plain actions.
3. n8n: best for technical teams that want to self-host
n8n calls itself a "Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities". Its pricing page says "A standard, self-hosted version of n8n is available on GitHub."
- Price: Starter 20 euros/mo (2,500 executions), Pro 50 euros/mo (10,000 executions), Business 667 euros/mo (40,000 executions, self-hosted), all billed yearly (n8n pricing, checked October 26, 2026).
- Watch for: It is more technical than Zapier, and it uses the Sustainable Use License, not a standard open-source license, so check the terms for commercial use. See n8n alternatives.
4. Lindy: an AI employee across your apps
Lindy says it "is the AI employee that plugs into your tools, learns how you work, and takes real work off your plate", with 1,500+ integrations.
- Price: Free plan with $50 of credits for 7 days, no card; Team $49.99/mo for 5,000 credits, with computer use (Lindy pricing, checked October 26, 2026).
- Watch for: Lindy's FAQ says every active user in the workspace is billed, and big builds can use up to 2,500 credits each. See Lindy alternatives.
5. Gumloop: an agent builder anyone on the team can use
Gumloop calls itself "the multiplayer AI agent builder" and can "Give every Gumloop agent a secure cloud browser".
- Price: Pro starts at $37/mo with 20k credits a month, unlimited agents and seats, and a 14-day free trial (Gumloop pricing, checked October 26, 2026).
- Watch for: The pricing page lists an 8% "Orchestration Fee" on Pro.
6. Relevance AI: an AI workforce for larger teams
Relevance AI pitches its plan "For companies looking to decouple growth from headcount via an AI Workforce." It lists 2,000+ integrations and calling and meeting agents.
7. Microsoft Copilot Studio: best if you run on Microsoft
Microsoft says "Copilot Studio is a platform for creating and managing custom agents, workflows, and apps with no code." Its computer use tool works with websites and desktop apps on a Windows computer you set up (Microsoft Learn).
- Price: Packs of 25,000 Copilot Credits at $200 per pack a month, or pay as you go with an Azure subscription (checked October 26, 2026).
- Watch for: Each computer use step costs 5 Copilot Credits, or 15 with a premium model.
8. ChatGPT Work: for one-off tasks
ChatGPT Work is ChatGPT's agent mode. OpenAI's pricing page lists "Expanded access to ChatGPT Work on desktop, web, and mobile" on Plus, and a built-in browser (ChatGPT pricing).
- Price: Included in Plus, with "Limits apply". The page showed us local currency, so check your own price (checked October 26, 2026).
- Watch for: It is built for one person's tasks, not for always-on workflows across a team's apps like Zapier. See Dooza Crew vs ChatGPT Work.
9. Dooza Crew (our product): a team of agents for a small business
You tell Dooza, your master agent, the job in plain words from the web or your phone; it plans it, builds the helper agents it needs (a researcher, a writer, an outreach agent) and reports back. Each agent has its own computer and browser in a private, isolated workspace; you watch every step live in chat.
- Price: Free for 7 days (card required), then $49/mo per organization (unlimited users and agents) with AI usage included and a hard spending cap. Cancel before day 8 and you pay nothing.
- Watch for: It does not offer Zapier's 9,000+ ready-made app connections or simple trigger-and-action Zaps. For fixed, high-volume automations, Zapier, Make or n8n fit better.
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Free Zapier Agents alternatives
- Stay on Zapier for free: Agents Free gives 400 activities a month, and the Zapier Free plan gives 100 tasks a month.
- Free visual automation: Make's free plan (1,000 credits a month) or a self-hosted n8n.
- Free trials: Lindy ($50 of credits for 7 days, no card) and Gumloop Pro (14 days).
How to test a Zapier Agents replacement in one afternoon
- Rebuild one agent you already run, for example lead research or support ticket triage, in two tools.
- Count the units. Run it 10 times and note the activities, credits or executions used. Multiply by a month of real volume.
- Feed it messy data. Mixed-case emails and missing fields are where agents fail quietly.
- Check the guardrails. Can you see every step, and does it ask before it sends or pays?
Comparing more tools? See n8n alternatives, Lindy alternatives and Relevance AI alternatives.
Try Dooza Crew
A lead AI agent plus helper agents that browse the web, write files and ask you before they send or pay. 7-day free trial (card required), then $49/month with AI usage included and a hard spending cap.