Go from Zapier to Activepieces
The job: A handful of stable automations (Webhook triggers, Scheduled jobs, Mapping, Retries, Failure alerts). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Switch app
Open source
Build it with an agent
The money
$29.99/mo today , then $0/mo
Zapier Professional
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 4 of 4 covered
- Covered: Multi-step automations (Zaps)
- Covered: App integrations
- Covered: AI agents
- Covered: Webhooks
Checked against Zapier's own features.
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: Task/credit units mapped per workflow
Make the move in four steps
Export from Zapier
Zap run history. Format: CSV or JSON
Export stepsSet up Activepieces
Activepieces is open source, and its hosted free plan needs no server: 100 credits a day (a run is 1 credit), 1 user; runs past the quota wait for the next day…
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Activepieces, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Zapier
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the current billing cycle; the account then stays on the Free plan.
How to cancel Zapier
The whole recipe: 10 ways out, best first
What you use
- Webhook triggers
- Scheduled jobs
- Mapping
- Retries
- Failure alerts
Not covered
- Thousands of connectors
- Arbitrary visual builder
- Enterprise controls
- Zero-maintenance API updates
Check before switching
- Task/credit units mapped per workflow
- Connector and API permissions checked
- High enough bill to justify work
- Commercial license checked
Agents: get_recipe("fixed-automations") on the Stackcut MCP server.
10 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Zapier Professional | flat price | $29.99/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Activepieces (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $29.99 − $0 | +$29.99/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$29.99 × 12 | +$360 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$360 − $50 | +$310 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $360 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Zapier Professional | flat price | $29.99/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Make | Core plan | $12/mo |
| Difference each month | $29.99 − $12 | +$17.99/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$17.99 × 12 | +$216 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$216 − $50 | +$166 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $216 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Make Core | flat price | $12/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Activepieces (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $12 − $0 | +$12/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$12 × 12 | +$144 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$144 − $50 | +$94 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $144 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Zapier Professional | flat price | $19.99/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Replace with AI: three custom jobs | hosting and API costs (modeled) | $10/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 0.25 h/mo × $50/h | $12.50/mo |
| Difference each month | $19.99 − $10 − $12.50 | −$2.51/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$2.51 × 12 | −$30 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h + $50 one-time | −$250 |
| Year one | −$30 − $250 | −$280 |
- Not counting your time (7 h in year one): saves $70 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Zapier Professional | flat price | $29.99/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: n8n | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $29.99 − $5 − $100 | −$75.01/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$75.01 × 12 | −$900 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$900 − $200 | −$1,100 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $300 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Zapier Professional | flat price | $29.99/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Activepieces | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $29.99 − $5 − $100 | −$75.01/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$75.01 × 12 | −$900 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$900 − $200 | −$1,100 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $300 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Make Core | flat price | $12/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: n8n | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $12 − $5 − $100 | −$93/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$93 × 12 | −$1,116 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$1,116 − $200 | −$1,316 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $84 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Make Core | flat price | $12/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Activepieces | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $12 − $5 − $100 | −$93/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$93 × 12 | −$1,116 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$1,116 − $200 | −$1,316 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $84 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How to leave Zapier
Export first
- Zaps, task history, tables and more: Settings → Security and data → Export my data (ZIP of JSON and CSV). zapfile.json holds every undeleted Zap; an email tells you when the export is ready. help.zapier.com
What you lose
- Multi-step Zaps on the Free plan, which runs 2-step Zaps only
Cancel
- Export your Zaps first (see export).
- Billing and usage → Manage → select the Free plan.
- Takes effect
- At the end of the current billing cycle; paid features work until then.
- Refunds
- Zapier subscriptions are non-refundable.
- After you cancel
- Pay-per-task usage from the current cycle can still be charged after you cancel, and add-ons aren't cancelled with the plan.
Compare before you switch
Read the checked comparisons and workload guides for the tools this recipe replaces.
- Make vs Activepieces Checked migration details, public switching accounts.
- Make vs n8n Checked migration details, public switching accounts.
- Zapier vs Make Checked comparison evidence, migration details, public switching accounts.
- Zapier vs n8n Checked comparison evidence, migration details, public switching accounts.
- Zapier alternatives in 2026: what to use instead, and what it really costs Compare the wider set of alternatives and their tradeoffs.
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