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Done for you automation vs Zapier, Make and n8n
Zapier, Make and n8n are builders: you connect your apps and design each workflow yourself. We are a team that designs, builds and looks after the workflow for you. They are different things, and plenty of businesses are right to pick the builder.
| Question | NextGen Software | Zapier, Make or n8n |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A service. We design and build the automation around how your business already works. | Software. You get a workflow builder and connect the steps yourself. |
| Who builds it | We do, from a written plan you approve first. | You or someone on your team. |
| Who fixes it when an app changes | We do, if you take the care plan option. Otherwise the handover notes tell your team how. | You do. |
| How you pay | A fixed quote per build, agreed before any work starts. | A subscription to the platform, with usage limits that depend on the plan. n8n can also be hosted on your own server. |
| How you start | A free 15 minute call, then an AI audit from £495 that comes off the build if you go ahead within 60 days. | Sign up and start building the same day. |
| Judgement calls | AI agents read, sort and draft, and a person approves anything that leaves the building. | Whatever you design. All three offer AI steps you can add to a workflow. |
Pick a builder when
- Someone on your team enjoys building workflows and has the hours to look after them.
- The job is a simple hand off between two or three apps.
- You want to try an idea this afternoon before spending anything on it.
Pick us when
- Nobody has the time to build it, or the last attempt was abandoned half finished.
- The work needs reading and judgement: enquiries, documents, calls, follow ups.
- You want one fixed price and one team answerable for it working.
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Still weighing it up?
A free 15 minute call is enough to tell you which route fits. If it is not us, we will say so.