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Zapier Task Calculator

For standard Zap actions, task usage generally grows with the number of successful task-consuming actions. Triggers do not consume tasks, while some AI, MCP and code usage can have different rates.
Baseline formula
Monthly workflow runs × standard task-consuming actions per run = estimated tasks
Example
500 runs with 3 standard task-consuming actions per run models about 1,500 Zapier tasks per month.
Interactive calculator

Enter your workload and compare the modeled usage.

The same calculator keeps all three providers visible so the billing-unit difference stays explicit.

Updated estimate. Zapier: 2K tasks, $69 per month, billed annually. Make: 2K credits, $9 per month, billed annually. n8n: 400 executions, €20 per month, billed annually

Example workloads
Presets change workload only. Billing mode stays as selected.
Your workload

Model monthly automation usage

Enter the workload once. We translate it into each platform's billing unit.

Billing cadence
Prices stay expressed per month for comparison; annual plans also show the full amount billed per year.
Calculator input guidance
Normalized workload
2Kstep-events / month
This uses the same normalized whole-number inputs as the pricing engine.
We do not invent unpublished tier prices. Zapier usage here assumes standard 1-task steps; AI, MCP and extended code usage can consume tasks at different rates.
Z

Zapier

tasksPublished tier fit
2Kestimated tasks/mo

5 standard-rate task-consuming steps per run

Team
$69/month
Annual billing · $828/year
2,000 tasks/month included
Verified 2026-09-21View pricing model
M

Make

creditsPublished tier fit
2Kestimated credits/mo

5 credit-consuming module actions per run

Baseline estimate only: polling trigger checks and scenarios that process multiple bundles/items can consume additional credits beyond runs × steps.
Core
$9/month
Annual billing · $108/year
10,000 credits/month included
Verified 2026-09-21Start with Make
n

n8n

executionsPublished tier fit
400estimated executions/mo

one workflow execution per run; step count does not multiply usage

Starter
€20/month
Annual billing · €240/year
2,500 executions/month included
Verified 2026-09-21View pricing model
Exact prices are shown only where a published tier matches the selected cadence and modeled workload. Provider-specific usage exceptions can still change actual consumption. Some provider links are affiliate links and may earn AutomationCosts a commission at no extra cost to you.
Guidance

What to count — and what not to count.

Do not count the trigger as a task.
Count successful standard-rate actions that execute on each run.
Do not assume AI or extended code actions always equal one task; use the provider's documented rate.
Zapier's higher task tiers are dynamic, so the calculator leaves them as a live pricing check when an exact published tier is unavailable.