Tools that connect systems for you.
WHAT THEY PROVIDE
Prebuilt connectors to common services Visual workflow construction Scheduling, retries and logging No infrastructure to operate
WHERE THEY SUIT
Connecting well-known services Simple transformations Teams without development capacity Proving an integration before building it
WHERE THEY DO NOT
Complex logic High volume, where per-operation pricing dominates Anything requiring precise control of failure handling
WHAT THEY COST
Per operation or per month, growing with volume Dependence on the platform Logic living somewhere outside version control
WHY THAT LAST POINT MATTERS
Nobody can review it, and it is lost if the account lapses.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Export and store the definitions.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH BEFORE COMMITTING
Cost at your expected volume What happens when a step fails Whether you can see what ran Where data passes through
WHY THAT LAST QUESTION
Customer data transits a third party, which is an obligation.
WHAT TO CHECK
Their terms, and where they operate.
WHEN TO BUILD INSTEAD
When volume makes it cheaper, or logic makes it necessary.
WHAT TO KEEP EITHER WAY
Monitoring, and an owner.
