Magical vs. Zapier

How does the world’s most popular iPaaS solution stack up against Magical? Here’s what to consider if you’re debating between the two workflow automation platforms.

Category

Magical

MuleSoft

Key Features

  • Multi-step Zaps for complex automation sequences

  • Integration with 6,000 apps for workflow automation

  • Scalable task limits to accommodate growing automation needs

  • AI power-ups to enhance automation capabilities

Pros

  • Easy to use, even if you’re not tech savvy

  • Set up Magical in hours, not weeks

  • Securely transfer data without it ever leaving your computer

  • Enterprise-grade security and governance

  • Automations do not require a “human in the loop” once set up

  • Designed for automating workflows between the most popular apps

  • Flexible pricing structure that scales with usage, from free to enterprise-level plans

Cons

  • Only works in Chrome, Edge, and Slack

  • Automations require “human in the loop”

  • Doesn’t work on apps or websites outside of the top 6,000

  • Costs can escalate quickly as task usage increases

  • Limited features and integrations (especially in lower-tier plans)

Pricing

Affordable pricing options for every company size. See pricing.

Enterprise: $599-$3,599/month, starting at 100,000 tasks/month.

Why choose Magical over Zapier

See why 700,000+ users at 50,000+ companies use Magical to automate their data entry tasks.

FEATURES

Magical

RPA Solutions

Price

$$$

$$$$$$

Setup Time

1 hour

3+ months

Low Maintenance

Requires little to no ongoing technical maintenance.

Requires technical skill to set up and maintain

No-Build Automation

Forget coding, help docs, or complex workflow builders. Magical’s AI-powered, no-build solution automates tasks as you work.

Manage Teams

Create teams to share automations with specific users.

App Integrations

Connect any two sites on the web. No implementation or API required.

Automatic Visualizer

Visualize and build your own custom automations.

Enterprise-grade security
and governance

Get custom security assessments and advanced AI controls.

Personalization Actions

Automatically fill placeholders in your templates using data from any site.

Requires additional set-up, depending on platform.

Transfer Actions

Move information from any website to a spreadsheet or web app.

Requires additional set-up, depending on platform.

Transfer from Custom Sites

Use info on custom websites in your workflows, without building integrations.

Requires additional set-up, depending on platform.

PDF Extraction Actions

Extract specific data from a PDF to use in automations. (Coming soon.)

Requires additional set-up, depending on platform.

Transform Actions

Use info on custom websites in your workflows, without building integrations.

Template Actions

Use templates anywhere to send messages or expand text.

AI Actions

Generate messages or text anywhere with AI Assist and AI Reply.

Enrichment Actions

Enrich the info you use in your automations.

How Magical works

Ambient learning

Magical uses machine learning and AI to understand user activity, an individual’s or an entire company’s, and creates one-click automations to help the user complete the task in the future.

Self-serve automation

Users can easily create one-click automations between any app—no code required. No more switching between all your tabs and boring repetitive work, we’ll do them for you.

Built for enterprise security

Our local and no-code approach to automation helps you maintain the highest levels of security and privacy. We never store any personal health info on our servers.

Secure | SAML SSO | SOC2 Type II | AI Controls

I have tried several apps and extensions but nothing has been this effective and worked so seamlessly.

Mohammad A., MD

Physician @ Digital Nomad Health

Magical has made updating my medical records take a fraction of the time.

Zeyla B.

Physical Therapist @ Therapydia

We save 10 hours per week using Magical to speed up auto completion of forms and records in our patient lab portal.

Eric B.

Business Ops @ Rupa Health

Why users prefer Magical to other RPA tools

Physicians and nurses love efficient data entry

TCPA uses Magical to streamline EMR data entry.

WebPT therapists save time with Magical

WebPT uses Magical to provide exceptional patient experience.

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