Does Slack or Zapier have a free plan?

Both do. Slack and Zapier each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.

How long is the Slack and Zapier free trial?

Slack offers a 30-day free trial, and Zapier offers a 14-day free trial.

Slack vs Zapier

A side-by-side look at Slack and Zapier: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.

Which should you choose?

Choose Slack if

Technology and product teams that live in chat and connect many tools
Companies collaborating with agencies or clients through Slack Connect
Organizations that want a mature admin, security and compliance toolset

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Choose Zapier if

Non-technical teams connecting SaaS tools
Small businesses automating lead routing, notifications and data entry
Anyone who needs an integration Zapier has and competitors do not

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Cheapest to start

Not confirmed

Free plan

Slack, Zapier

Highest editor rating

Tied

Comparison of Slack and Zapier
Compare	Slack Visit site	Zapier Visit site
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Yes
Starting price	From $8.75/mo	From $29.99/mo
Editor rating	4.6	4.6
Ease of use	Very easy (5/5)	Very easy (5/5)
Category	Communication	Automation
Pricing model	Free plan with 90-day message history; Pro is $8.75 per user per month ($7.25 billed annually), Business+ approximately $15 per user per month billed annually, Enterprise Grid pricing is custom.	Free plan with 100 tasks per month; Professional from $29.99 per month billed monthly (approximately $19.99 annually) for 750 tasks and Team from approximately $103.50 per month ($69 annually) for 2,000 tasks. Prices rise with task volume; Enterprise is custom.
Plans	Free — Free Pro — $8.75/user/mo Business+ — $15/user/mo Enterprise Grid — Custom	Free — Free Professional — $29.99/mo Team — $103.50/mo Enterprise — Custom
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, API	Web, Browser extension
Integrations	Asana, GitHub, Google Meet, Google Workspace, Jira, Outlook, Salesforce, Trello, Zapier, Zoom	Airtable, Gmail, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Notion, OpenAI, Salesforce, Shopify, Slack, Stripe
Best for	Technology and product teams that live in chat and connect many tools Companies collaborating with agencies or clients through Slack Connect Organizations that want a mature admin, security and compliance toolset	Non-technical teams connecting SaaS tools Small businesses automating lead routing, notifications and data entry Anyone who needs an integration Zapier has and competitors do not
Pros	Channels, threads and search that scale from small teams to large organizations Largest integration ecosystem in team chat, with first-party apps from Google, Microsoft, Atlassian and GitHub Huddles for quick audio and video calls without a separate meeting tool Slack Connect for shared channels with outside companies Workflow Builder for no-code automations	Largest app library in the category, with more than 8,000 integrations Simplest editor for non-technical users Tables, Interfaces, Chatbots and Agents extend it beyond simple triggers Long track record, thorough documentation and broad community help
Cons	Free plan hides messages older than 90 days and caps integrations at 10 Per-seat pricing becomes expensive for large teams Notification overload and channel sprawl without deliberate conventions Full AI feature set requires Business+ or higher	Task-based pricing becomes expensive at high volume Free plan is restricted to two-step Zaps and 15-minute polling Complex branching and data transformation are clumsier than in Make or n8n No self-hosting; all data passes through Zapier's cloud
AI agents	No	Yes
AI assistant	Yes	Yes
API access	Yes	No
Audit logs	Yes	Yes
Channels & threads	Yes	No
Chatbot	No	Yes
Databases & tables	No	Yes
Forms & surveys	No	Yes
Guest & client access	Yes	No
Roles & permissions	Yes	Yes
Screen sharing	Yes	No
SSO / SAML	Yes	Yes
Templates	No	Yes
Two-factor authentication	Yes	No
Video calls	Yes	No
Webhooks	Yes	Yes
Workflow automation	Yes	Yes

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Does Slack or Zapier have a free plan?: Both do. Slack and Zapier each offer a free tier, so you can try either without paying.
How long is the Slack and Zapier free trial?: Slack offers a 30-day free trial, and Zapier offers a 14-day free trial.

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