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Zapier vs Zilliz Cloud 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

Zapier
Ranking in AI Software Development
22nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (25th), Cloud Data Integration (15th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (20th)
Zilliz Cloud
Ranking in AI Software Development
27th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the AI Software Development category, the mindshare of Zapier is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zilliz Cloud is 0.4%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Software Development Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zapier0.5%
Zilliz Cloud0.4%
Other99.1%
AI Software Development
 

Featured Reviews

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.
PrinceKumar2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at Rishabh Software
Managed vector search has reduced infrastructure overhead and empowers faster AI workloads
Zilliz Cloud has allowed us to focus on building the AI products without the overhead of operating vector database infrastructure. The best features Zilliz Cloud offers, in my opinion, include high-performance similarity search, managed infrastructure for cluster maintaining, infrastructure scaling, backup management, storage planning, Milvus compatibility, and metadata filtering. The offering of this managed infrastructure of a vector database is most useful for me, and the high-performance similarity search is useful in my case. Regarding the similarity search, it delivers low latency retrieval and maintains strong relevance in returned units, which is particularly useful for me. Zilliz Cloud has positively impacted my organization because initially, we spent too much time hosting self-hosted Milvus and planning for infrastructure that did not yield very useful results. Now, we do not have the overhead of managing infrastructure for my vector database, so we can directly focus on building our RAG system and AI workload. Time saved is the first and foremost outcome since all the time we invested in self-hosting Milvus has been redirected towards building the AI workloads. Time has definitely been saved, which is the primary benefit of using Zilliz Cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The included actions that satisfy our requirements are very useful."
"I think it’s brilliant because the webhook feature allows you to basically send information from any application and connect to all the most common applications on the market."
"Zapier has automated so many of our back-end systems, saving us hours each day in reconciliation and data flow."
"Improved communication and efficiency through interconnection of instant messaging, email, CRM, ERP and ticket management systems is the main output of using Zapier at Glispa."
"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 is user friendly and makes it easy to integrate different tools. It has a drag and drop functionality which makes it easy to connect environments."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that it is very intuitive and has a very flat learning curve."
"This product has made our daily reporting task simpler, by automating and integrating different apps."
"Zilliz Cloud has allowed us to focus on building the AI products without the overhead of operating vector database infrastructure."
"The best feature of Zilliz Cloud is that it helps in very high-performance vector search, and it is also very scalable, with very low latency that helps provide faster results."
 

Cons

"What I miss the most is the ability to share my Zaps with my teammates."
"The pricing of the solution is quite expensive."
"Not all Zaps work perfectly the first time."
"We did have stability issues, at one point every week. This was 3 years ago."
"To make it a complete BPM solution, the UI component needs significant enhancement."
"After mapping them out, and they'd worked for a while, I've had Zapier fail."
"With Zapier, improvements are required in the areas of concerns like bugs, ease of use, and documentation."
"Occasionally, we did have stability issues."
"It can be improved a little bit on the search functionality."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"Zapier's price is good."
"It's very affordable."
"Think your Zaps through to make sure you don't use more Zaps than you need."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"There is a free plan that is, of course, limited. However, it allows you to understand and check true scenarios for a while."
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Construction Company
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8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
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Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

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?
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