IFTTT vs Zapier
IFTTT and Zapier are both workflow automation software. IFTTT is a commercial product from IFTTT. Zapier is a commercial product from Zapier.
Which to pick
- Pick IFTTT when
- An individual wants simple personal or smart-home automations.
- Pick Zapier when
- A non-technical team wants to connect SaaS apps quickly and the widest app catalogue matters most.
Side by side
Consumer automation connecting apps and smart home devices with simple if-this-then-that applets.
No-code automation connecting thousands of apps with triggers and actions, plus tables, forms and AI steps.
Free-tier limits have tightened and it is too simple for business workflows.
Task-based pricing gets expensive at volume, and complex logic is awkward.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service and mobile app
Cloud service
Not published (both)
Closed source, sold by IFTTT
Closed source, sold by Zapier
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
518 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
1.5k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.