Composio Alternatives 2026
Composio gives agents managed authentication and a catalog of more than 1,500 toolkits, billed per tool call. This page compares Zapier, Arcade and Nango, three services that connect apps to agents or automations and publish their pricing. None of them is on the coding ranking.
Short answer
Zapier is the option when you want a no-code builder and an MCP server in one vendor. Arcade and Nango are closer in purpose to Composio, since both manage authorization and tool execution for agents and apps, but they meter differently.
Compare the meter before the plan name. Composio bills tool calls and trigger events and gives 100,000 tool calls free on Hobby (R39). Arcade bills auth events and tool calls with 2,000 of each free (R40). Nango bills connections, compute hours and data transfer (R41).
Options compared
The table lists each option with its position on the 2026 ranking, where it has one, and the price as its cited source states it. Options marked not ranked were added from their own pricing pages.
| option | 2026 ranking | category | price as listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zapier | not ranked | automation with MCP | Pro $19.99/mo annual (750 tasks); Zapier MCP on every plan (R29, R31) |
| Arcade | not ranked | agent actions runtime | Free $0 (2,000 tool calls, 2,000 auth events); Team $25/mo plus usage (R40) |
| Nango | not ranked | auth and integration infrastructure | Free $0 (10 connections); Pay-as-you-go $50/mo with $50 credits (R41) |
Which option fits which need
Zapier
Pick it when non-developers should build the automation and an MCP server should expose the same apps to your AI tools. Zapier MCP is listed on every plan, including Free (R31). Pro starts at $19.99 a month billed annually for 750 tasks (R29).
Arcade
Pick it when you want agent authorization with a free starting pool and a flat platform fee on the team tier. Team is $25 a month plus $0.10 per auth event and $0.01 per tool call (R40). Enterprise adds SSO, RBAC and audit logs by quote (R40).
Nango
Pick it when you want per-connection pricing and a path to self-hosting. Pay-as-you-go is $50 a month with $50 of credits, then $0.29 per connection, $0.72 per compute hour and $0.50 per GB (R41). The Enterprise plan lists self-hosting, an MSA and an SLA (R41).
How to choose in one trial
Run the same small piece of work on Composio and on your top option from this list. Compare the setup time, the first working result, the way each tool meters usage, and the price of the plan that covers what you need. Count the real volume first: one trial on your own work tells you more than any table here.
Limits of this page
- None of the three is on the ranking, so positions are shown as not ranked.
- Connections, auth events, tool calls and trigger events are different meters. A low headline price can still mean a high bill at your volume.
- We did not connect any account or run any tool call and make no claim about reliability or latency.
- Zapier’s figures are in dollars with annual-equivalent monthly pricing (R29).
This page is not affiliated with Composio and is not an official page. Each claim names its source in the method and the fact register.
FAQ
Is Composio cheaper than Arcade?
On the free tiers, Composio Hobby includes 100,000 tool calls and 50,000 trigger events a month, against Arcade’s 2,000 tool calls and 2,000 auth events (R39, R40). On the paid entries, Composio Pro is $29 a month with a $29 usage credit, and Arcade Team is $25 a month plus per-event fees (R39, R40). Compare your monthly tool calls and auth events.
Can I self-host Nango?
Nango’s pricing page lists self-hosting, an MSA and an SLA under its Enterprise plan (R41). The pay-as-you-go plan does not list self-hosting on that page.
Does Zapier count an MCP call as a task?
Yes. The Zapier pricing page gives a worked example in which one MCP tool call uses two tasks (R31).