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Zapier

Published onMay 19, 2020
Zapier

Full Product Data Collection

Data collected January-February 2020

Product name

Zapier

Product URL

https://zapier.com/

Parent organisation

Zapier, Inc.

Workflow category

Production & formats

Date product founded

2012

Product description

Provides workflows to automate the use of web applications together. It is often described as a translator between web APIs.

What type of company or organisation is the product owned by?

Privately-owned company (or group)

Is the company profit-making?

Yes, profitable

How is this product funded?

VC investment

What market share does the tool have?

Cannot tell

Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space?

Yes. Integromat, Bipio, n8n, Datafire

When did the company last release new features?

Jan-2020. Integration with new services: Oktopost, Learndash and Sympla.

Have they shared details of the product roadmap?

No

Is there talk of the product raising further investment?

No

Is there talk of the product being acquired?

No

Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months?

No

Is there a pricing model listed on the website?

Yes

How clear & transparent is this pricing model?

Very: full pricing listed

What is the range of prices offered?

Free
Starter - $19.99/organisation/month
Professional - $49/organisation/month
Team - $299/organisation/month
Company - $599/organisation/month

What factors drive higher pricing?

Additional features, More audience (e.g. more subscribers, traffic)

What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable?

Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)

What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day?

Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)

Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs?

Has proprietary file formats but offers open options

Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function?

No

Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years?

No

How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)?

Technical, legalistic TOS

Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)?

Yes, comprehensive.

Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”?

Yes, GDPR compliant globally

Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it?

N/A not an audience-facing tool

IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms?

N/A not an audience-facing tool

Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service?

Yes: Export/transfer publisher content, Yes: Export publisher metadata

Does the public product website mention how to delete your data?

Yes: for publisher data only

Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years?

No

Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website?

Yes

Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce?

Yes

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