Why I Replaced Zapier With n8n (And What I Wish I'd Known Before)

I ran Zapier for three years. 40+ Zaps, $600/year, and a growing list of things I couldn't do without paying for the next tier. I moved everything to self-hosted n8n four months ago. Here's the honest breakdown. What Zapier is actually good at Before I talk about n8n, be honest about what you're leaving behind: Zero maintenance — Zapier handles uptime, updates, and reliability. It just works. 5000+ integrations — if you need a connector, Zapier almost certainly has it Non-technical user friendly