Skyvia vs Zapier

Skyvia

• Loading SaaS data into a database or data warehouse on a schedule
• Salesforce teams importing, exporting and backing up records
• Analysts who want integration and SQL access without writing code

Zapier

• Connecting a wide range of cloud apps, including less common ones
• Solo users with light needs who can stay within 100 tasks a month
• Teams that want shared workflows with single sign-on and admin controls

Skyvia

• Each product is priced separately: paying for Data Integration does not include paid Automation, Backup, Query or Connect.
• When the 14-day trial ends, runs stop until you buy a plan or request the Free plan, which Skyvia has to approve.
• Free and Basic schedule runs once a day at most; hourly runs need Standard and once-a-minute runs need Professional.
• Records beyond the monthly quota can be processed only on Standard and above, and the option has to be switched on in the account.

Zapier

• The Free plan is limited to 100 tasks a month and two-step Zaps, and checks for new data only every 15 minutes.
• Free and Professional include a single user; sharing workflows with colleagues needs the Team plan.
• Cost rises with volume: Professional runs from $19.99 a month for 750 tasks to $3,389 a month for 2 million, billed annually.
• Tasks beyond the plan limit are billed at 2.5x the base rate on monthly plans and 1.25x on annual plans.

Skyvia

Import, export, replication and sync

Data Integration loads data between sources, replicates cloud apps into a database or warehouse and syncs records, with ETL, ELT and reverse ETL set up without code.

Data flows and control flows

For multi-step pipelines, a data flow blends and transforms data from several sources and a control flow sets the order of tasks and handles errors. Data flow needs Standard or above, and control flow needs Professional.

Automation workflows

A visual designer builds workflows that start from an event, a webhook or a schedule, with conditions, Foreach loops, Try Catch error handling, variables, a debugger and version history.

More than 200 connectors

Connectors cover cloud apps such as Salesforce, HubSpot and Shopify, databases such as PostgreSQL and SQL Server, file storage and data warehouses. Connections are unlimited on every plan.

Backup and Query

Backup takes automatic daily or manual snapshots of cloud app data with search and one-click restore. Query runs SQL or a visual query builder against cloud data from the browser.

Connect endpoints

Connect publishes data from a source as a web API endpoint over OData, ADO.NET or ODBC, or as an MCP endpoint that AI tools can query, without copying the data.

Zapier

Zaps

Workflows that start from a trigger and run one or more actions. Free accounts are limited to two-step Zaps; Professional adds multi-step Zaps, filters, paths and webhooks.

App directory

Zapier connects more than 9,000 apps, including Google Sheets, Gmail, Slack and HubSpot. Premium apps are unlimited from the Professional plan.

Task-based billing

A task is counted when a Zap completes a unit of work; triggers, polling and built-in data tools are not counted. Extra tasks are billed at 1.25x the base rate on annual plans and 2.5x on monthly plans.

Tables, Forms and Canvas

Tables store the data that workflows read and write, Forms collect it, and Canvas maps out a process. Tables and Forms are unlimited on every plan, including Free.

Agents, Chatbots and MCP

AI agents take actions across connected apps, and Zapier MCP gives assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT access to them. Agents and Chatbots are optional add-ons with free tiers.

Team and admin controls

Team covers 25 users with shared Zaps, folders and app connections plus SAML SSO. Enterprise adds SCIM provisioning, app controls and custom data retention.

Skyvia

• Free$0

  Data Integration with 10,000 records a month, scheduling once a day and 2 scheduled integrations whose schedules expire after 30 days. Unlimited users and connections.

• Basic$79

  per month, billed annually, for 5M records; $99 billed monthly

  Data Integration with daily scheduling, 5 scheduled integrations, basic scenarios and simple mapping. Record tiers run up to 200M a month.

• StandardFrom $79

  per month, billed annually, for 500k records; $99 monthly

  Hourly scheduling, 50 scheduled integrations, advanced mapping and data flows. 5M records costs $159 a month billed annually; extra records are $0.06 per 1,000.

• Automation Standard$99

  per month, billed annually, for 50k tasks; $119 monthly

  The separately sold Automation product: 1-minute schedule and poll interval, unlimited active automations, 60 days of logs and version history.

• Professional$399

  per month, billed annually, for 10M records; $499 monthly

  Scheduling down to once a minute, unlimited scheduled integrations, control flow for orchestrating pipelines, and extra records at $0.02 per 1,000.

• EnterpriseCustom

  A custom annual package on a dedicated virtual machine with unlimited record volume, instant integration runs, priority support and onboarding consultations.

Zapier

• Free$0

  100 tasks a month for 1 user, limited to two-step Zaps, with unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms and 15-minute polling.

• Professional$19.99

  per month, billed annually, for 750 tasks ($29.99 monthly)

  1 user. Multi-step Zaps, unlimited premium apps, webhooks, filters and paths, AI by Zapier and 2-minute polling. Task tiers run up to 2 million a month.

• Team$69

  per month, billed annually, for 2,000 tasks ($103.50 monthly)

  25 users, shared Zaps, folders and app connections, SAML single sign-on, priority support and 1-minute polling.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited users, advanced admin and app controls, SCIM provisioning, custom data retention and annual task limits.

Skyvia

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  The pricing page marks annual billing as 20% off on every product. Data Integration Basic is $79 a month billed annually against $99 monthly, a saving of $240 a year.

Zapier

• Annual discount

  33% off with annual billing

  Zapier's pricing page says annual subscriptions are billed yearly at 33% off the monthly rate: Professional is $19.99 a month instead of $29.99, and Team $69 instead of $103.50.

• Nonprofit

  Extra 15% off for nonprofits

  The pricing page lists an additional 15% discount for non-profit organizations. It does not apply to pay-per-task charges.