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Zapier complaints on Reddit

OpinionDeck found 516 recent Reddit threads mentioning Zapier across 8 subreddits. The most active community is r/zapier, and 6 of these threads are framed as complaints or alternatives.

Data refreshed 2026-05-23

Mention timeline

Monthly thread volume across the 8 subreddits where Zapier is discussed.

2013-12: 1 threads 2015-09: 1 threads 2015-11: 1 threads 2016-02: 1 threads 2016-05: 1 threads 2016-11: 3 threads 2018-02: 1 threads 2018-05: 5 threads 2018-06: 1 threads 2018-07: 1 threads 2019-03: 1 threads 2019-04: 1 threads 2019-10: 2 threads 2019-12: 1 threads 2020-04: 2 threads 2020-05: 1 threads 2020-08: 2 threads 2021-01: 1 threads 2022-02: 3 threads 2022-05: 2 threads 2022-06: 1 threads 2022-08: 3 threads 2022-09: 1 threads 2022-10: 3 threads 2022-11: 3 threads 2023-01: 3 threads 2023-02: 2 threads 2023-03: 2 threads 2023-08: 5 threads 2023-09: 3 threads 2023-10: 2 threads 2023-11: 6 threads 2023-12: 5 threads 2024-01: 3 threads 2024-03: 4 threads 2024-06: 3 threads 2024-07: 1 threads 2024-08: 3 threads 2024-09: 2 threads 2024-10: 2 threads 2024-11: 7 threads 2024-12: 2 threads 2025-01: 4 threads 2025-02: 4 threads 2025-03: 15 threads 2025-04: 6 threads 2025-05: 16 threads 2025-06: 19 threads 2025-07: 22 threads 2025-08: 28 threads 2025-09: 14 threads 2025-10: 32 threads 2025-11: 16 threads 2025-12: 18 threads 2026-01: 21 threads 2026-02: 19 threads 2026-03: 59 threads 2026-04: 70 threads 2026-05: 55 threads 2013-12 2026-05

Where Zapier gets discussed

Top subreddits by share of Zapier-related threads in our sample.

SubredditThreads in sampleShare
r/zapier 97
19%
r/SideProject 88
17%
r/SaaS 87
17%
r/n8n 83
16%
r/nocode 81
16%
r/selfhosted 45
9%
r/business 21
4%
r/microsaas 14
3%

Top Zapier complaints on Reddit

Threads where users mention switching, alternatives, or frustration with Zapier.

Other recent Zapier threads

Non-complaint mentions — questions, comparisons, recommendations.

  • We built open source Zapier alternative! r/selfhosted · 723 points · Nov 17, 2022

    Hey, selfhosted community, We're excited to announce that we launched Automatisch, an open-source Zapier alternative. We have been working on it for more than a year together with u/farukaydin and started to get early adopters. Now it's…

  • huginn - self-hosted open-source Zapier r/selfhosted · 389 points · Feb 3, 2022

    huginn - self-hosted open-source Zapier

  • Why is n8n so much more popular than make & zapier? r/n8n · 205 points · Jun 7, 2025

    Zapier was definitely the go-to for the past 5 years, and I feel like make had a moment last year because of how easy it is to learn for non-devs. But n8n is CRUSHING right now in terms of popularity, does anybody know why?

  • Self-hostable Zapier-like 'workflow automation' r/selfhosted · 193 points · Oct 8, 2019

    Self-hostable Zapier-like 'workflow automation'

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Where do people complain about Zapier on Reddit?
r/zapier, r/SideProject, r/SaaS are the most active subreddits discussing Zapier. The full breakdown of 8 subreddits is below.
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OpinionDeck found 516 recent threads mentioning Zapier across 8 subreddits, of which 6 are framed as complaints. Data refreshed 2026-05-23.
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