From $15 per user/month · Free trial🇺🇸🇩🇪🇨🇦
Microsoft's automation platform with Copilot as an AI layer that builds cloud flows from a natural-language description.
5 Zapier alternatives for HR teams
Zapier: No-code automation platform from San Francisco with AI agents that work autonomously across 9,000+ apps, including HR workflows. These 5 tools cover the same task (workflow automation). They are ranked by how many of Zapier's strongest markets they share, then by how complete their profile is.
Why teams look beyond Zapier
- Zapier states no EU hosting option. 4 alternatives can store data in the EU.
- 2 alternatives are strong in at least one of the same countries as Zapier, so local support and compliance should be comparable.
Zapier and the top 3 alternatives at a glance
Open in the comparison tool →| Zapier | Microsoft Power Automate | Workato | DingTalk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Per user | Contact for pricing | Freemium |
| Free plan | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Data hosting | United States | Multiple regions, EU region available | Multiple regions, EU region available | China |
| Strong in | United States | United States, Germany, Canada | United States, United Kingdom, India | China |
| Company size | Small, Midsize, Enterprise | Small, Midsize, Enterprise | Midsize, Enterprise | Small, Midsize, Enterprise |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 | ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II | SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701 | China MLPS Level 3 (Klassifizierte Cybersicherheit, dengbao) |
All 5 alternatives to Zapier
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Contact for pricing · Free trial🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇳
Enterprise iPaaS from Palo Alto with Workato One for agentic AI workflows, prebuilt AgentX apps and MCP support.
Freemium🇨🇳
Alibaba's workplace platform for messaging, meetings, documents and approvals, with AI meeting notes, AI risk checks in approval workflows and an AI office agent.
From $9 per monthAvailable internationally
Visual no-code automation platform (formerly Integromat) from Prague with AI agent orchestration and native OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini links.
Usage-based · Free plan🇩🇪
Berlin workflow automation platform with a visual editor, native AI agent nodes and Model Context Protocol support, also for HR.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Zapier?
It depends on your country and company size. In our data, Microsoft Power Automate, Workato and DingTalk share the most strong markets with Zapier, so they are the closest fit if you work where Zapier is strong. Filter the list by country and size to narrow it down.
Is there a free alternative to Zapier?
Microsoft Power Automate, Workato, DingTalk, Make and n8n offer a free plan or a free trial according to the vendors. Check the limits of free plans before you rely on them for employee data.
Which Zapier alternatives can host data in the EU?
Microsoft Power Automate, Workato, Make and n8n can store customer data in the EU, according to the vendors. Ask for the data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) and the list of subprocessors.