Dify vs Zapier

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Zapier is the stronger AI pick in AI Agents: it has a visibility score of 13.5 versus 5.2 for Dify, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Dify if…

You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need ISO 27001:2022 coverage
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than usage-based
Self-hosting and strong data control

Choose Zapier if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (13.5 vs 5.2)
You want a lower entry price ($19.99 vs $590)
AI answers describe it more positively (29% vs 27% positive)
You need SOC 3 or CCPA coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Dify	Zapier
Visibility score	5.2%	13.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in AI Agents	#22	#10
Share of voice	1.5%	2.6%
Mentions this run	11	18
Positive in AI answers	27%	29%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Dify 0pp · Zapier 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Zapier leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

9.8%

13.5%

AI Mode

6.8%

Perplexity

3.9%

20%

DifyZapier

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

0Dify ranked higher

4Zapier ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Dify	Zapier
What are the best AI Agents tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#8	#5
Alternatives to the most popular AI agent platform	ChatGPT	#5	#3
Alternatives to the most popular AI agent platform	Perplexity	#11	#10
Which AI Agents tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#4	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Dify	Zapier
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $590 / mo	Free; paid from $19.99 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Dify Cloud, customer VPC, or self-hosted (Docker, Kubernetes via Helm chart)	Multi-tenant cloud
Integrations	—	9000+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, GDPR	SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA
Support	Community Discord and forum support, Dedicated CSM and 24/7 support on Enterprise, Professional technical support on Enterprise	Email support, Live chat on Professional plans from the 2,000 task tier, Priority support on Team and Enterprise, Technical Account Manager on set thresholds or as an add-on
Founded	2023	2011
Headquarters	—	San Francisco, CA
Employees	—	501–1,000
Funding	Series Pre-A	Equity crowdfunding
Best for	Enterprise teams and developers who need to take AI agents and workflows from prototype to production, including organizations that require private deployment, security review and audit.	Businesses from first-time founders to the Fortune 500 that want AI and automation across many apps.