Nango vs Zapier

Nango provides infrastructure for building, running and maintaining integrations between products or AI agents and external APIs. It supports authentication, agent tools, webhooks, triggers and managed incremental data syncs, with a catalog listing more than 1,000 APIs. Integrations are built as code, with local development, CI/CD and multiple environments. Authentication options include OAuth 2.0, OAuth 1.0a, API keys, JWT, Basic auth and MCP auth. Nango manages token refresh, encrypts credentials in transit and at rest, and provides tenant isolation. Runtime features include resumable executions, retries, rate-limit handling, logs, metrics and alerts. The Free plan is free and has monthly caps of 10 connections, 10 compute hours and 10GB of data transfer. Pay-as-you-go costs $50 a month, includes $50 in monthly credits, and lists separate rates for connections, compute and data transfer. Self-hosting and custom connectors are supported. Nango says it does not currently offer EU-hosted cloud; Enterprise BYOC instances are available in AWS, GCP or Azure regions.

Zapier connects apps through automated workflows called Zaps. Each Zap starts with a trigger and carries out one or more actions; a task counts when a successful action moves data or completes work. The service offers automation across more than 9,000 apps, with multi-step workflows, conditional logic and webhook triggers. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 100 tasks per month, unlimited Zaps limited to two steps, one user and a 15-minute polling interval. Polling for new data does not count toward tasks, but successful actions do. Without pay-per-task billing, workflows pause at the task limit until the next usage period. Professional starts at $19.99 per month and Team starts at $69.00 per month; both offer free trials. Team includes 25 users and shared Zaps, folders and app connections. Annual billing has a lower monthly fee, with a 33% saving shown in the pricing selector. Zapier is web-based and headquartered in San Francisco, California.