Zapier AI vs CrewAI vs n8n
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Zapier AI
AI agents, Copilot, and MCP inside Zapier's 8,000-app platform
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CrewAI
Framework for orchestrating teams of AI agents
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n8n
Open-source workflow automation with AI nodes
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.6 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 | 8.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Open Source | Open Source |
| Free tier | 100 tasks per month | Fully free open source framework | Fully free self-hosted with unlimited workflows |
| Paid from | $49.99/month (Professional) | — | €20/month billed annually for the Starter plan — the stored value uses the wrong currency symbol |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 6m+ users | 20m+ downloads | 200k+ installations |
| Founded | 2011 | 2023 | 2019 |
| Maker | Zapier | Joao Moura | Jan Oberhauser |
| Verdict | Zapier's AI layer now spans three things: Copilot (September 2025), which builds Zaps from plain-English descriptions; Zapier Agents (GA May 2025), autonomous assistants that work across your connected apps; and MCP supp... |
CrewAI is the most-starred open-source framework for building multi-agent systems — spin up agents with roles, goals and tools, then orchestrate them into "crews" or sequential flows. Version 1.14 (April 2026) dropped th... |
n8n is a source-available workflow automation platform that connects hundreds of apps via a visual node editor, with the rare ability to self-host for full data control and add custom code where the UI runs out. Its nati... |
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