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Automation · checked 11 November 2026

Zapier for the most apps with the least setup; n8n if someone can run a server; Make for branching logic; Pabbly Connect to pay in rupees.

Zapier is free for 100 tasks a month and its Professional plan starts at $19.99; n8n can be self-hosted free, and Make and Activepieces each give 1,000 free credits a month. In India, Pabbly Connect bills in rupees with a one-time lifetime plan, and much of what pays first to automate sits in WhatsApp, where Interakt and Wati run broadcasts and chatbots. Automate the one task you repeat every day, in the app your customers already use.

The picksPrices as each maker's page states them

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    Zapier

    You do not code and want the most apps connected

    Free; Professional from $19.99 a month; Team from $69 a month; committing to annual payment lowers the monthly fee Read from zapier.com on 10 November 2026 Free: 100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps
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    n8n

    Someone can run a server, or a flow runs thousands of times

    Cloud: Starter €20, Pro €50, Business €667 a month, billed yearly; the self-hosted Community Edition is on GitHub Read from n8n.io on 10 November 2026 Free: Community Edition, self-hosted, under the Sustainable Use Licence
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    Make

    Workflows that branch and handle a lot of data

    No price we could read on make.com. Free: A Free plan is offered
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    Pabbly Connect

    You want to pay in rupees, or once for a lifetime plan

    Free 100 tasks a month; 10,000 tasks ₹1,138 a month, unlimited tasks ₹4,999 a month; lifetime from ₹32,799 one-time (3,000 tasks a month) Read from pabbly.com on 10 November 2026 Free: 100 tasks a month, 2 two-step workflows, no credit card
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    Activepieces

    You want a truly open-source tool

    Free; Plus $20 flat a month; Team $200 flat a month Read from activepieces.com on 10 November 2026 Free forever with 1,000 credits; Community Edition is MIT-licensed for self-hosting

Every question on it 8 answers

  1. What are the best alternatives to Zapier, including free and open-source ones? Starting Up
  2. Which automation tool should a small business use? Starting Up
  3. How do I connect two tools that don't have a native integration without paying for expensive automation plans? Starting Up
  4. How do I automate my internal operations with no-code so I'm not doing manual data entry across five different tools? Starting Up
  5. How do founders automate data entry and keep tools in sync using AI agents (n8n, Zapier, Make)? How Founders Use AI
  6. What's the difference between automation (Zapier, n8n, Make) and AI agents? How Founders Use AI
  7. How do founders chain AI into their existing tools to remove repetitive work? How Founders Use AI
  8. What are the highest-ROI automations a startup should build first? How Founders Use AI

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