Automation Tools

Overview

There are different Automation tools out there, some are of specific niche. For business use, I definitely recommend n8n after trying out tools like Zapier and Node Red

Zapier

1. Still Complex

• Things input are not much simpler than n8n, as a matter of fact, some of them are more complex in my opinion.

2. Costly

• The cost really piles up with Zapier, i did a few simple email automation and it fills up the task easily.

3. Controls

• N8N has a lot more controls on the nodes, you can easily setup memory, various logics, retries, it is just more convenient once you get use to it.

Node Red

1. More Complex

• A lot more coding to be done before it can do specific action (unless the action is just on/off of a particular device)

2. Not built for business

• The setup overall are complete towards homelab user and programmer, maybe it can be implemented for some specific project, but definitely not for business.

3. Controls

• Node Red has a lot of nodes, but still n8n is much simpler to add memory and integrates to other business application.