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A Zapier alternative for AI work that outgrows tasks.

Zapier is the easiest way to connect thousands of SaaS apps. Strongly Cloud is for when the automation becomes the product: AI workflows that scale across workers, agents with memory, and apps your customers use, without paying per step.

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Strongly Cloud vs Zapier · last checked October 25, 2026

Pay for compute, not per step.

Task-based pricing works for small automations. It gets expensive when a workflow has dozens of steps or processes thousands of items. On Strongly Cloud a run uses infrastructure credits for the compute it needs, however many steps it has.

On Strongly Cloud

  • Credits prepay the infrastructure a run uses. A 40-step workflow is not 40 charges.
  • Spread a loop over threads or up to 100 workers, and scale deployed workflows with their runs.
  • Agents with memory, skills and agent-to-agent, and models you host, train or fine-tune.
  • Deploy full apps for your customers, with sign-in, managed databases and Stripe paid access.

On Zapier

  • Every successful action step counts as a task. Triggers, filters and some utility steps do not.
  • Pro starts at $29.99 a month billed monthly for 750 tasks, with pay-per-task billing above the limit.
  • Overage is billed at 2.5 times the base task rate on monthly plans, 1.25 times on annual.
  • Tables and Forms for lightweight data and input, with record limits per plan.

Which one is right for you?

Choose Zapier if

  • You want to connect SaaS apps quickly without code. Zapier lists 10,000+ apps.
  • Your automations are short, a few steps each, at modest volume.
  • You want to start free. Zapier Free includes 100 tasks a month.

Choose Strongly Cloud if

  • Your workflows have many steps, process thousands of items or run heavy AI steps.
  • You want predictable pricing on compute instead of per task.
  • You need agents with memory, hosted or fine-tuned models, or traditional ML.
  • The automation is becoming a product, with an app and paying users.
  • You want approval gates, tracing and dev, staging and production environments.

Side by side.

CapabilityZapierStrongly Cloud
BuilderZapierStep-by-step Zaps with Copilot, plus CanvasStrongly CloudVisual canvas with 500+ nodes, Python custom nodes, or ask STAN to build it
ConnectionsZapier10,000+ listed appsStrongly Cloud500+ nodes and tools, 53 data connectors, 100+ MCP servers and any API
Pricing modelZapierPer task: every successful action step, with overage above the plan limitStrongly CloudInfrastructure credits for the compute a run uses, not per step
ScaleZapierTask limits per plan, from 750 a month on ProStrongly CloudThreaded or Across Workers on any loop, up to 100 workers, plus scaling with runs
Batch and streamingZapierBring your ownStrongly CloudBatch and streaming workflows, including real-time voice and telephony
AgentsZapierZapier Agents, with basic access on every planStrongly CloudMemory, skills, tasks, knowledge graph, heartbeat and agent-to-agent
ModelsZapierAI by Zapier and AI fieldsStrongly CloudAI Gateway: 87+ hosted open-weight models plus major providers, with routing and failover
Traditional ML and fine-tuningZapierBring your ownStrongly CloudAutoML, model registry, drift detection, and LoRA, QLoRA or full fine-tuning
Apps for your customersZapierFormsStrongly CloudDeploy apps on any framework, with sign-in and Stripe paid access
DataZapierTables, up to 100,000 records on Pro and 500,000 on TeamStrongly CloudManaged PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, Milvus, Neo4j, Greenplum and SurrealDB
GovernanceZapierSAML SSO on Team; SCIM and advanced admin on EnterpriseStrongly CloudApproval, threshold, evidence and guardrail gates before anything deploys
Team sizeZapierUp to 25 users on TeamStrongly CloudUnlimited developers on Team
PriceZapierFree; Pro $29.99 and Team $103.50 a month billed monthly; Enterprise customStrongly CloudIndividual $199, Pro $999, Team $2,499 a month, infrastructure credits included

"Bring your own" means you can build or connect it yourself, but it is not a managed part of Zapier, based on Zapier's public pages as of October 25, 2026.

One plan instead of a stack.

What you would otherwise stitch together, pay for separately and keep in sync.

  • Zapier for automations, paid per task
  • Extra task packs as volume grows
  • An app host for anything customer-facing
  • A database for more than a table
  • A model provider and router
  • An ML platform for training
One Strongly Cloud plan. One login, one set of permissions, one bill.

Moving from Zapier.

  1. 01

    Describe the Zap

    Tell STAN what the Zap does, step by step, and it builds the workflow with you. Or rebuild it on the canvas.

  2. 02

    Connect your apps

    Use native nodes, MCP servers and data connectors, or call any API and webhook.

  3. 03

    Move your tables

    Export Zapier Tables and load them into a managed PostgreSQL or MongoDB in one click.

  4. 04

    Deploy and scale

    Deploy on a schedule, webhook or event trigger, and turn on scaling for the heavy loops.

Common questions

Is Strongly Cloud harder to use than Zapier?

It does more, but you do not have to code. Tell STAN, the AI operator, what you want and it builds the workflow with you, or drag nodes onto the canvas. Engineers can write Python where they need to.

Does Strongly Cloud charge per task?

No. Plans include monthly credits that prepay the infrastructure your runs use. A workflow is not charged per step.

Does Strongly Cloud connect to as many apps as Zapier?

No. Zapier lists far more SaaS apps. Strongly Cloud has 500+ nodes and tools, 53 data connectors and 100+ MCP servers, and can call any API. If you only need to connect SaaS apps, Zapier may be the simpler choice.

Is Strongly Cloud more expensive than Zapier?

The starting price is higher. Strongly Cloud plans start at $199 a month and include infrastructure credits, agents, apps, hosted models, ML and managed databases. At high volumes or long workflows, compute-based pricing can cost less than paying per task.

Try Strongly Cloud.

Plans from $199 a month, with infrastructure prepaid as credits. Compare plans.

Sources, checked October 25, 2026: Zapier pricing, Zapier task usage, Zapier apps. Zapier is a trademark of its owner. This page is based on public information and is not endorsed by Zapier. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.