Automation writing you can check
This category is full of comparison posts that recycle claims nobody verified. These are the rules we write under instead, and you can hold us to every one of them.
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Rivals get their due
Where a competitor genuinely beats us, its own section says so plainly, with no 'but' attached.
Nothing invented
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- /23 min read/Prices checked 22 July 2026Tasks, credits, executions: a glossary of what automation tools actually charge you forEvery automation vendor meters a different unit, which is why their prices cannot be compared. What a task, a credit, an execution and an active flow each mean in the vendor's own words, with sources and dates. Written by the team behind one of these tools.Read the guide
- /15 min read/Prices checked 22 July 2026Make replaced operations with credits and did not change the price. That was the point.On 27 August 2025 Make swapped its billing unit and left every plan price exactly where it was. Across the five automation vendors we checked, not one raised a sticker price in 2026. They repriced the meter instead. Here is why that distinction matters more than a price hike would.Read the guide
- /16 min read/Prices checked 16 July 2026n8n vs BizOps Pilot in 2026: when n8n is the right answer, and when it is notn8n self-hosted is free, unmetered, and genuine bring-your-own-key. It beats us on price and it beats us on our own best argument. Here is the honest comparison, including the part where you should pick them. Written by the team behind one of the two.Read the guide
- /12 min read/Prices checked 22 July 2026How much does Zapier MCP actually cost? We did the multiplicationZapier MCP charges 2 tasks per successful tool call. Zapier publishes the rate and the worked examples, but nobody has added them up. Here is what a real assistant session costs, and how fast it eats a plan. Written by a competitor, disclosed up front.Read the guide
- /13 min read/Prices checked 22 July 2026Gumloop's own docs say bring-your-own-key gets you 50% off credits. Read that again.You supply the API key. You pay OpenAI or Anthropic directly for every token. And Gumloop still bills you half the credit meter. A fair look at why that is defensible, where it stops being defensible, and the one thing we do differently. Written by a competitor.Read the guide
One flat price. Unlimited runs.
Most of this category meters you: tasks, credits, operations, executions. We do not count your runs at all. Pro is $39/mo, AI runs on your own provider key at their prices with nothing added by us, and the free beta caps how many Pilots run at once, never how often.