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Coda vs Zapier

An in-depth head to head comparison

In this article, read a side-by-side comparison between two no-code tools: Coda and Zapier. We'll compare pricing, the benefits, the drawbacks, give examples of what you can and can't build, as well as our overall recommendation.

What is Coda?

A new doc that brings together words, data, and teams together
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What is Zapier?

Easy automation for busy people. Zapier moves info between your web apps automatically, so you can focus on your most important work.
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Pricing

Coda pricing

  • Free plan with limited document size and limited integrations (called "packs" in Coda)
  • Pro - $10/month per doc maker, free editors/viewers
  • Team - $30/month per doc maker, free editors/viewers
  • Enterprise – Details on request

Zapier pricing

  • Free plan with 100 tasks/month and 5 zaps
  • $19.99/month for 750 tasks/month and 20 zaps, plus multi-step zaps
  • $49/month - $299/month for unlimited zaps and additional advanced features

Benefits

Coda benefits

  • Bring structured and unstructured data together in one web page.
  • Lots of templates
  • Bring in data from popular apps like Gmail, Github, Slack, etc
  • Build automations between apps (for example, send a Slack message when you receive an email)
  • Can replace both simple Google docs as well as more complex internal processes

Zapier benefits

  • Easily build automations with thousands of apps
  • Easier to use than Make
  • More integrations than Make
  • Run automations on Make

Drawbacks

Coda drawbacks

  • Can't publish as a website or app without Coda branding

Zapier drawbacks

  • More expensive than Make
  • More limited in complexity versus Make

What you can build

Coda use-cases

  • App-like, published webpages with varying levels of interactivity and a sleek interface
  • Customized workflows for everything from a design sprint to a CRM
  • A database or wiki to house team knowledge, pulling information from other docs or other tools (e.g. Jira)
  • Automations like sharing team notes to Gmail or sending time-based Slack reminders to teammate

Zapier use-cases

  • Automations that connect different apps together

What you can't build

What you can't build with Coda

  • A standalone app that can be published to an app store
  • A published app or website without Coda branding

What you can't build with Zapier

  • May not be able to connect to the tool you need (though Zapier has more connections than Make)

Overall Recommendation

Coda recommendation

Coda is a great tool for working collaboratively with your team, as well as for building automations for internal processes.

It has a much easier learning curve than something like Retool, but is less powerful and connects to less data sources.

It also has somewhat similar functionality to Airtable, but is less optimized for large data sets (10K+ rows).

Where I'd recommend Coda is to replace Google Sheets and Google Docs as much as possible, and build lightweight automation for internal processes.

Zapier recommendation

Since Zapier and Make are so similar, all the recommendations from Make's section apply here!

In general, Zapier is easier to use and has more integrations, but is more expensive.

Make is more powerful, has less integrations and is less expensive.

I recommend people start with Zapier, and move over to Make when they are ready for something more powerful but with a higher learning curve.

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