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Dimitris Goudis - PeerSpot reviewer
Airtable developer - Tableau analyst at Freelance

I never faced technical troubles or unexpected behaviors with Zapier. I would rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

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Kalai Periasamy - PeerSpot reviewer
Freelancer - Workflow automation and custom product building at Self-Employed

If you can afford it, don't think about anything else and go ahead and build it. It's exceptional. But if you're expecting high throughput, meaning a lot of operations and steps, you might want to take a step back and see if you can afford it or if there are alternative features. Feature-wise, I think it's on par with the others.

Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten. One reason is that I don't think it provides great value for money, but it has exhaustive integrations, the highest number compared to others. 

The second thing is that it's not open source, which is a big issue when it comes to no-code platforms because you become dependent on their pricing strategies and sustainability. So having vendor lock-in and pricing revisions would be nice to see.

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Micah Oren Feldkamp - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Consultant for Cloud Implementations at ZeroClick.ai

My advice to people who are considering using Zapier is to have their own developer team.  Zapier is a wonderful software for the SMB market, completely different from CRM. If you do not have your AWS spend account, Zapier would be a good option to develop automations or integrations on a platform that does the error handling for you. If you are a small or mid-sized business, Zapier is a great choice. You have to think about compliance as well. If you need to comply with HIPAA, then Insightly App Connect will probably be the automation platform you will need to use. You have to think about the speed of your ROI. Think about scalability and whether you have the resources to expand with the developer team in AWS. Overall, I would rate it a ten out of ten.

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FrankHo - PeerSpot reviewer
Analyst at MSXI

Zapier is pretty fun to work with, considering the fact that its UI is a lot more visually appealing than Pipedream. I would suggest that the product's potential users need to watch out for any Zaps that might not work and try to play around with them to figure out a better solution.

I rate the overall tool a seven out of ten.

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HW
Owner at Verve Technologies

I would say that there are certainly other software options available for Zapier, and I would encourage you to explore each one to consider what you're trying to integrate. However, Zapier is a really good tool and worth looking into.

Overall, I would give it a nine.

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Claudio Chalom - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing Director at Berlitz Canada Inc.

I think the most important thing to do before starting to use Zapier is to come up with a blueprint of your automation process and understand exactly what you need.

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Poulav Biswas - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Lead at Coach Foundation

I would recommend using the solution. No prior knowledge or any other no-code automation tool is needed. It's very easy to get started. The advanced features might take a bit of time to grasp, but that's it.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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JT
Founder at Defiant CNC

Zapier is deployed on the cloud. I would recommend Zapier to other users.

Overall, I rate Zapier an eight out of ten.

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Fabien Sarran - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Leadspotion

My advice to others is they should do their research on what they can and cannot do with Zapier. For example, I can do stuff with Zapier but Zapier has limitations, I am then obliged to use a webhook to go to Pabbly who can do something a little bit better than Zapier. Then I move on to another webhook to another system that can do something else. You jump from platforms because they don't all do the same thing and they don't all gather things the same way.

I rate Zapier a nine out of ten.

While the solution is lacking in some areas, and it's not always perfect is why I didn't give it a ten.

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Abdulrahman Alrasheed - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Only two people use Zapier within my company.

One specialist handles the deployment and maintenance of Zapier.

How extensively you use Zapier depends on the volume of registrations. For example, suppose you have a high volume of registrations and a high volume of usage. In that case, it's better to use webMethods or IBM API Connect because Zapier is more for the number of tasks or times you perform the task, so Zapier could become expensive if you have many visitors and many actions happening inside your application or website. My company's volume is lower because my team has been in the trial phase for two years. Still, after the trial, the volume of sales and visitors increase could become high, meaning the usage of Zapier would be higher.

My advice to anyone planning to use Zapier in the future is to go through the same journey I've been where I sat with a developer to understand how things work because you won't find many YouTube guidelines on Zapier.

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Max Skupin - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Engineer at Freelance

The users are willing to work around issues and assist with replacements related to custom firmware and existing software. It demonstrates a proactive and problem-solving mindset. The users prefer integration rather than retraining or retracing to maintain a seamless workflow. However, it is expensive. 

Automating this process through Zapier eliminated the need for repetitive copying and pasting, freeing valuable time for more meaningful and strategic activities. The integration with Python has helped with efficient visual-based data manipulation.

I rate it a seven out of ten.

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Kishor Lamdande - PeerSpot reviewer
Zoho Developer at Megnet Limited

I rate Zapier a nine out of ten. I advise others to use the product for a seamless experience. They can connect many applications without coding.

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AliRaza7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Zoho Developer at Techloyce

I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. 

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it_user664608 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Consultant/Project Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Zapier can usually do what you want to do. You sometimes just don’t know how to do it. Make sure you ask if you’re confused.

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it_user664647 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder - CTO & Customer Success at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

Start with basic Zaps and scenarios, and then refine them.

Give the Zapier features a try. These include formatter, delay, digest, translate, email, and parser.

Once you've tried it, you'll really enjoy the new world that opens up for you in terms of making stuff work together seamlessly.

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HG
Technical Content Writer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

I would highly recommend Zapier to people - especially if they want to scale their business or they want to automate most of their tasks. Zapier is highly recommendable.

I'd rate them at a nine out of ten overall. 

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it_user676344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Quality Assurance Chapter Lead at a marketing services firm with 201-500 employees

If you want to save money on developer efforts and get quick automation, Zapier is the tool. And if your Zap runs more than 1000 times a day, it shows you where development efforts are actually required.

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it_user669339 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager

I advise to try Zapier on a test case. The implementation is very fast and cheap. Then you can decide to keep it with this feedback.

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it_user664644 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partnerships and Tech Marketing Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It’s not totally "set and forget". Don’t spend your saved time watching the dashboard, but it will save you time.

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it_user666717 - PeerSpot reviewer
Your Online Marketing Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
it_user669354 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Data Officer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Do it! Zapier is INCREDIBLE! It has saved us so much time.

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it_user666720 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Marketing Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Try the free version first, just to build and test your Zap. You have nothing to lose!

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it_user664656 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Customer Relationship & Operations - Digital Division at a leisure / travel company with 10,001+ employees

As I said before, it is very interesting for quick wins with a lack of resources.

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Sarthak Swain - PeerSpot reviewer
Salesforce Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

This is a very good solution and I would recommend using it for integrations. There are other similar tools which have the same functionality but I have not used those so I would recommend Zapier. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

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it_user664650 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer

Start with the basic package and give Zapier a try. Build small simple Zaps that automate parts of an administrative process.

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it_user660624 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Marketing Operations at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees

Give it a shot. It can save you a lot of time and help you create really elegant solutions at a low price and with a low amount of effort.

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it_user660594 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cofounder & COO at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees

Learn to make the most out of each step in a Zap as it helps cut down on redundant steps.

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it_user666723 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Marketer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Zapier is a powerful tool. It’s really up to the users to maximize its capability and use it with as many Zapier hacks (for both marketers and developers) as possible.

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it_user660618 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Executive at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

It saves time and is maintainable.

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SR
Founder & CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I definitely recommend Zapier if your use case is very similar to ours, meaning that it's a bit of task automation between system-to-system. It's a great product.

And if you want to do any unidirectional communication to users, it's also a great product. But if you want to try and push a notification and then get something back from the user, then it's got shortfalls, and you will need to do something more than just use Zapier.

I would rate Zapier an eight out of ten.

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it_user669360 - PeerSpot reviewer
Salesforce Administrator / Salesforce Business Analyst at a tech vendor

It’s not as difficult as you imagine. Take note that it is a one-way integration solution, not two-way.

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it_user666711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Salesforce and Database Coordinator at a real estate/law firm with 11-50 employees

It requires substantially experienced, in-house data operations staff for management of Zapier.com.

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it_user660636 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Marketing Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Just try integrating a few basic apps with the free plan or maybe with the $20 work plan. After you get the basics, which are quite easy to learn, you can try the higher plans and more complex integrations.

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it_user669351 - PeerSpot reviewer
Energy Consultant / Content Marketing Specialist at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees

I am sure it is a great product, if you have someone who understands your email system to advise you accordingly.

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SR
Founder & CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I would recommend Zapier to anybody that is trying to do a similar kind of integration or who has a similar kind of business use case.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

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it_user674127 - PeerSpot reviewer
Customer Education Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

If they get stuck, they should check out the help documentation for answers.

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it_user676350 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Marketplace Success at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees

Be patient and really think about which actions you want automated before you set anything up. Planning and labeling are key to staying organized.

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it_user669333 - PeerSpot reviewer
Social Media Program & Live Chat Program Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Create a QA environment and play with the triggers to your heart’s content. Intentionally try to break the zaps.

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it_user666714 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Customer Solutions Expert at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees

Check out Zapier apps. It gives you many more options to play around with in Zapier.

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