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Upsolver vs Zapier comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Upsolver
Ranking in Data Integration
36th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Streaming Analytics (20th)
Zapier
Ranking in Data Integration
22nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (14th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (20th), AI Software Development (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Upsolver is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zapier is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zapier1.0%
Upsolver0.7%
Other98.3%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2784462 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Streaming pipelines have become simpler and onboarding new data sources is now much faster
One of the best features Upsolver offers is the automatic schema evolution. Another good feature is SQL-based streaming transformations. Complex streaming transformations such as cleansing, deduplication, and enrichment were implemented using SQL and drastically reduced the need for custom Spark code. My experience with the SQL-based streaming transformations in Upsolver is that it had a significant positive impact on the overall data engineering workflow. By replacing custom Spark streaming jobs with declarative SQL logic, I simplified development, review, and deployment processes. Data transformations such as parsing, filtering, enrichment, and deduplication could be implemented and modified quickly without rebuilding or redeploying complex code-based pipelines. Upsolver has impacted my organization positively because it brings many benefits. The first one is faster onboarding of new data sources. Another one is more reliable streaming pipelines. Another one is near-real-time data availability, which is very important for us. It also reduced operational effort for data engineering teams. A specific outcome that highlights these benefits is that the time to onboard new sources is reduced from weeks to days. Custom Spark code reduction reached 50 to 40 percent. Pipeline failures are reduced by 70 to 80 percent. Data latency is improved from hours to minutes.
MI
Go High Level Manager at Virtual Worker Now
Automation expertise grows and enhances global collaboration
The most valuable aspect is the ability to integrate with over 20,000 applications, which is a superior feature compared to Make.com that has limited applications access. I use multi-step automation workflows in my tasks, which increases productivity and efficiency. The features such as if-else conditions allow for different branches in automation, making the automation more productive. I utilized conditional logic, text parsing, and formatting. My experience with these advanced features has been excellent. For instance, I once pushed data from Zapier to GoHighLevel while checking the date, and based on that date, I created automation in GoHighLevel that involved various branches, effectively creating a loop. Remote access to Zapier's automated workflows and cloud integration is beneficial. I use cloud services such as Google Drive and Dropbox within Zapier. The remote capabilities are advantageous, allowing us to provide services from Pakistan for businesses based in the USA, reducing company expenses when hiring employees from the USA. The ability to work remotely globally through Zapier is a significant opportunity.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It was easy to use and set up, with a nearly no-code interface that relied mostly on drag-and-drop functionality."
"The most prominent feature of Upsolver is its function as an ETL tool, allowing data to be moved across platforms and different data technologies."
"A specific outcome that highlights these benefits is that the time to onboard new sources is reduced from weeks to days, custom Spark code reduction reached 50 to 40 percent, pipeline failures are reduced by 70 to 80 percent, and data latency is improved from hours to minutes."
"Customer service is excellent, and I would rate it between eight point five to nine out of ten."
"I have saved 50 to 60% on maintaining pipelines since using Upsolver."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that it is very intuitive and has a very flat learning curve."
"The connection between Facebook lead forms and MailChimp integrations is the most valuable feature."
"Zapier is a really good tool for connecting multiple different platforms and data sources. For example, with Quickbase, I can easily integrate data from other sources like AWS or task-tracking platforms such as ClickUp or Asana."
"There are a few valuable features, like the stability that it comes with and also the number of features that it offers. I've used other services like Pabbly, but they don't offer similar numbers of applications that Zapier has or allows to integrate with – it's maximum."
"The ability to connect web applications to trigger actions in another app after having enriched, formatted, delayed, grouped, and filtered is really valuable for many businesses."
"Zapier has automated so many of our back-end systems, saving us hours each day in reconciliation and data flow."
"The most valuable feature of Zapier is it saves me time doing repetitive tasks."
"There are many uses for operations, marketing, and sales."
 

Cons

"On the stability side, I would rate it seven out of ten. Using multiple cloud providers and data engineering technologies creates complexity, and managing different plugins is not always easy, but they are working on it."
"I would say Upsolver's scalability is eight out of 10 because of pricing."
"There is room for improvement in query tuning."
"I think that Upsolver can be improved in orchestration because it is not a full orchestration tool."
"Upsolver excels in ETL and data aggregation, while ThoughtSpot is strong in natural language processing for querying datasets. Combining these tools can be very effective: Upsolver handles aggregation and ETL, and ThoughtSpot allows for natural language queries. There’s potential for highlighting these integrations in the future."
"Zapier is good for small businesses, but it’s not reliable enough for large enterprise businesses where you need to automate business critical services."
"I think the history of "zaps" could be improved."
"I would like to see them improve the Quickbase integration. Currently, it only allows triggering actions when records are added, but it would be more useful if we could also trigger actions when records are modified or deleted."
"What I miss the most is the ability to share my Zaps with my teammates."
"Some apps are not available yet. For instance, a connection with Joomla! would be great."
"It could support various languages along with Python."
"Some recent changes to the solution have made it bulky and not as intuitive to use as it previously was."
"Not all Zaps work perfectly the first time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Upsolver is affordable at approximately $225 per terabyte per year."
"It's very affordable."
"The least expensive plan is $24 a month, and you can go all the way to $800 a month if you're a huge company using many tasks."
"It's very straightforward licensing. There's only one cost you have to pay, and if you want a relevant pricing plan, I think you have two or three different models or packages which include the number of notifications or Zaps, as they call it, that you can program."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"Think your Zaps through to make sure you don't use more Zaps than you need."
"Zapier's price is good."
"The price of Zapier is approximately $75 monthly."
"Zapier is a paid service. Its license renews monthly, and Zapier will downgrade your subscription to the free version when your credit card doesn't have funds. That significantly impacts your service because everything halts completely. Zapier doesn't have any hidden costs."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
15%
University
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Upsolver?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was a very good experience, but it is not a direct experience because it was not my responsibility. It was in charge of the customer. However, ...
What needs improvement with Upsolver?
I think that Upsolver can be improved in orchestration because it is not a full orchestration tool. I believe it could be better in this regard. The cost needs attention at a very large scale. I th...
What is your primary use case for Upsolver?
My main use case for Upsolver is during an IT consulting project for a large enterprise running a cloud-native data platform on AWS. I used Upsolver to ingest and process high-volume stream data fr...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zapier?
The pricing is in accordance with market standards and even lower in some cases. The license setup cost is reasonable.
What needs improvement with Zapier?
In my opinion, what could be improved in Zapier is its UI, which operates as a one-line system. Compared to Make.com and other tools that have a drag-and-drop system, this is lacking. If the scenar...
What is your primary use case for Zapier?
I used three tools: Make.com, Zapier, and nEn nEight nEight n for my use cases. I created automation for social media integration, CRM integration, AI agents, e-commerce automation, finance automat...
 

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