Zapier counts the steps. Lodol counts the run.
Zapier counts a task for most action steps each time they run, and its Professional plan is for one person. Lodol counts a run once, however many steps it takes, and every plan has unlimited seats.
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Three things to know before choosing Zapier
Each one is a row of the table below, with its source.
Add a step without adding to the bill
On Zapier, most action steps use a task each time they run, so every step you add raises what each run costs. On Lodol a run counts once, so a workflow can grow without its bill growing with it.
Your whole team, on every plan
Zapier's Free and Professional plans have one seat, and Team includes 25. Every Lodol plan, Free included, has unlimited seats, with roles for who can edit, run or only view.
Single sign-on and SCIM on Pro
Zapier has SAML single sign-on on Team and SCIM provisioning on Enterprise. Lodol's Pro plan has both, from $120 a month.
Lodol and Zapier, row by row
What you pay for, who's included and where it runs, from each company's own pricing page.
| What a team asks |  Lodol | ZapierCharges by the task |
|---|---|---|
| A run costs the same, however many stepsWhat a workflow that grows a step does to the bill. | Yes. A run counts once | No. Most action steps use a task each time they run |
| Free plan | Yes. 100 runs a month, unlimited seats | Yes. 100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps, one seat |
| Paid plans fromThe smallest paid plan, monthly, and billed yearly where that is all that is published. | $18 a month for 2,500 runs, or $15 billed yearly | $29.99 a month for 750 tasks, or $19.99 billed yearly |
| Seats | Yes. Unlimited, on every plan | Partly. One on Free and Professional; 25 on Team |
| Single sign-on on a published planWithout signing an enterprise contract. | Yes. On Pro, from $120 a month, with SCIM | Yes. SAML on Team; SCIM on Enterprise |
| Build from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor | Yes. Your AI builds, runs and fixes workflows in your workspace | Partly. Zapier MCP runs actions; building Zaps from it is in early access |
| Run it on your own servers | No. Hosted by Lodol | No. Hosted by Zapier |
| Apps it connects to | 1,455, and any app with an API | 9,000+ |
If you need an app only Zapier connects to, its catalog of 9,000+ apps is the larger one. If you'd rather your AI build the workflow, pay for a run rather than every step in it, and bring your whole team on any plan, that's Lodol. It connects to 1,455 apps, and to any app with an API.
From each company’s own website, checked October 2026. Products change; if something here has, tell us and we will correct it.
From Zapier to Lodol
Your AI does the rebuilding. You check it, connect your apps and switch over.
Connect your AI to Lodol
Add Lodol to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP tool in one step.
Describe your Zapier workflow
Tell it what the workflow does, or paste its steps, and ask for the same one in Lodol.
Connect the apps, then switch over
Connect the apps it uses, try a run, and turn it on before you turn the Zapier one off.
Questions people ask about Lodol and Zapier
It depends on how many steps your workflows have. Zapier counts a task for most action steps each time they run; Lodol counts a run once, however many steps it takes. A Zap with five actions that each use a task, run 500 times a month, uses 2,500 tasks; the same workflow on Lodol uses 500 runs. Free includes 100 runs a month. Builder starts at $18 a month for 2,500 runs and Pro at $120 for 10,000, and every plan has unlimited seats. A run counts once, however many steps it takes.
There's no one-click import. Connect your AI tool to Lodol, describe the Zap or paste its steps, and ask it to build the same workflow; then connect the apps it uses and turn it on. Or start from one of Lodol's 186 templates.
No. Zapier lists 9,000+ apps. Lodol connects to 1,455, and an HTTP step reaches any app with an API. Search the integrations directory for the ones you use.
Yes. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP tool in one step, ask it for an automation, and it builds the workflow in your workspace. Lodol runs it on its schedule or trigger and tells you if a run fails. Zapier offers an MCP server too.
Ask your AI for your first automation.
Connect it in one step. Your AI builds the workflow, and Lodol runs it and tells you if anything breaks.
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