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| What a team asks |  Lodol | ZapierCharges by the task | MakeCharges by the credit | n8nCharges by the execution | ActivepiecesCharges by the credit | SimCharges per user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No. Each action a scenario runs uses credits, most of them one | Yes. An execution counts once | Partly. One credit a run; AI steps use 2 to 20 | Credits; its pricing page doesn't say what a run uses |
| Free plan | Yes. 100 runs a month, unlimited seats | Yes. 100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps, one seat | Yes. 1,000 credits a month | Partly. No free cloud plan; a free trial, or self-host the Community Edition | Yes. 1,000 credits a month, up to 5 users | Partly. 1,000 credits once, with no teammates |
| 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 | $16 a month for 10,000 credits, or $12 billed yearly | $24 a month for 2,500 executions, or $20 billed yearly | $20 a month for 10,000 credits | $25 per user a month |
| Seats | Yes. Unlimited, on every plan | Partly. One on Free and Professional; 25 on Team | Not on its pricing page | Yes. Unlimited, on every plan | Partly. Up to 5 on Free and Plus; 25 included on Team | No. Priced per user |
| 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 | No. On Enterprise | Partly. On Business, which is self-hosted only, or Enterprise | Yes. On Team, $200 a month; SCIM on Ultimate | No. 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 | Partly. Make's MCP server; building scenarios needs a paid plan | Yes. n8n's MCP server, on every plan | Yes. Activepieces' MCP server | Yes. Sim's MCP server |
| Run it on your own servers | No. Hosted by Lodol | No. Hosted by Zapier | Partly. Hosted by Make; an on-prem agent on Enterprise reaches private systems | Yes. Free Community Edition, or Business and Enterprise | Yes. Open-source Community Edition | Yes. Open source, under Apache 2.0 |
| Apps it connects to | 1,455, and any app with an API | 9,000+ | 3,500+ | 500+ apps, and 2,000+ integrations in its directory | 770+ | 270+ |
Zapier and Make connect to more apps; n8n, Activepieces and Sim can run on your own servers. Lodol counts a run once however many steps it takes, has unlimited seats on every plan, and puts single sign-on and SCIM on Pro.
From each company’s own website, checked October 2026. Products change; if something here has, tell us and we will correct it.
Sources
- Zapier: pricing
- Zapier: app integrations
- Zapier: MCP
- Make: pricing
- Make: integrations
- Make: MCP server
- Make: MCP server docs
- Make: on-prem agent
- n8n: pricing
- n8n: integrations
- n8n: MCP
- n8n: hosting options
- Activepieces: pricing
- Activepieces: pieces
- Activepieces: MCP
- Sim: pricing
- Sim: integrations
- Sim: MCP server
- Sim: self-hosting
- Sim: source and license
Lodol and each of them
Where the two differ most, who should choose which, and how to move a workflow across.
Lodol vs Zapier
Zapier counts a task for most action steps each time they run. Lodol counts a run once, with unlimited seats.
CompareLodol vs Make
Make bills in credits used by each action a scenario runs. Lodol counts a run once, and AI decisions come with it.
CompareLodol vs n8n
n8n also counts a run once, and can run on your own servers. Lodol runs it for you, with a free plan.
CompareLodol vs Activepieces
Activepieces includes a set number of seats in each plan and charges more for AI steps. Lodol has unlimited seats, with AI decisions in the run.
CompareLodol vs Sim
Sim prices per user, for building AI agents. Lodol prices by the run, across far more apps, with your whole team.
CompareQuestions about these comparisons
Every fact about another product is read from that company's own website, and each page lists its sources and the month they were read (October 2026). Rows the other product wins stay in. If something has changed, tell us through the contact page and we'll correct it.
It depends on how many steps your workflows have and how many people use them. Zapier and Make count most action steps each time they run; n8n and Lodol count a whole run once; Sim charges per user. 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.
If you need to run it on your own servers, n8n, Activepieces and Sim all can and Lodol can't. If you need an app Lodol doesn't connect to and can't reach through its API, Zapier and Make have larger catalogs. Each page says who should choose which.
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