https://zapier.com/blog A blog about productivity, workflow automation, company building and how to get things done with less work. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:40:10 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/automate-claude Claude has staked its claim in the AI landscape and keeps drawing in new users all the time with its standout writing, knack for coding, and now, a whole new model class: Mythos. There's power in a quick, off-the-cuff prompt to Claude (especially a good one). But you can accomplish a lot more when you use Zapier to connect Claude to the rest of your apps and let automation carry out entire workflows for you. Ready to try it? Then keep scrolling for easy automation ideas with one-click templates Steph Spector Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/automate-claude https://zapier.com/blog/automate-facebook-conversion-api-with-zapier You search for trail running shoes once, and suddenly they're everywhere—your feed, your apps, even your email. Spooky? Maybe. But for marketers, that's just smart data at work. But the real magic happens when you close the loop between customer actions and your ad strategy. Every purchase, sign-up, or webinar registration is a signal, and feeding those signals back into Meta helps you double down on what's working and cut what isn't. The catch? Doing this manually across tools is a nightmare. T Elena Alston Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/automate-facebook-conversion-api-with-zapier https://zapier.com/blog/best-customer-experience-software I canceled a subscription recently because I started questioning my experience. I'd been loyal for months, but the customer-facing AI agents felt like they were regressing, it took forever to speak to a human support agent, and all of the branding started targeting a much younger audience. They probably logged it as general churn; that's fine, I'm sure "old man yells at cloud" isn't something they would put into a report. Every single touchpoint you have with a customer shapes their experience, Ben Steele Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/best-customer-experience-software https://zapier.com/blog/make-integrations I have a particular brand of curiosity that kicks in the moment I find out another tool does roughly what the one I'm using does, possibly for less money, possibly with more features. It's a fun and emotionally healthy way to spend an afternoon—hunched over my laptop like a gargoyle trying to figure out whether I'm about to save money or accidentally volunteer myself for a part-time job maintaining workflows. That's usually the rabbit hole Make sends people down. On paper, it sounds compelling: Sunny Yadav Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/make-integrations https://zapier.com/blog/tidycal-vs-calendly In the dark ages of scheduling meetings—a mere decade ago—back-and-forth emails were the standard. Then Calendly came along with its "smart scheduling" technology, which blocks out the times you aren't available and lets meeting attendees book whatever time works for them. Over time, it inspired legions of competitors. TidyCal is one of them, offering fewer features but significant cost savings. I'm a long-time Calendly user, and I spent time in TidyCal to compare the strengths of each tool. If Ryan Kane Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/tidycal-vs-calendly https://zapier.com/blog/workflow-orchestration-tools I went to my nephew's concert a few weeks ago, and quickly realized he has it easy. When I was in middle school band, our "conductor" was the gym teacher. He smelled of cigarettes and did his best, maybe. But someone was inevitably playing a few measures off or squeaking their oboe. My nephew's conductor appeared to be a professional; it was like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra the way she commanded those children and made sure everyone was playing when and how she wanted. At the risk of sounding l Ben Lyso Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/workflow-orchestration-tools https://zapier.com/blog/docusign-alternatives Contracts, agreements, and other business documents going paperless hasn't meant the end of paperwork—it just means you need to sign things in a different way. You no longer need to find a pen, scrawl your name a few times on a scrap of paper, and send it off with a courier (or hand it to an admin to scan). In most cases, all you need to do is type your name, click a box, or use your laptop's trackpad. And, most importantly, it's just as legally binding.  Whether you're the one sending documents Harry Guinness Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/docusign-alternatives https://zapier.com/blog/calendly-vs-acuity Nobody wants to book a meeting or appointment unless they can do it online. That means you need a scheduling app, unless you have a nostalgic love for 2003-era back-and-forth email exchanges. Two of the most recognizable scheduling apps are Calendly and Acuity. Both platforms are intuitive and reliable and allow users to automate booking, sync with calendar apps, and even accept payments. But while the two apps may look really similar at first glance, they each have their own strengths and targe Ryan Kane Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/calendly-vs-acuity https://zapier.com/blog/microsoft-bookings-vs-calendly Microsoft 365 is a massive suite of tools ranging from household names like Word and PowerPoint to more obscure apps (ever heard of Clipchamp?). Microsoft Bookings, which is included with Microsoft 365, is an alternative to better-known meeting scheduler apps like Calendly. Let's get this out of the way: you probably haven't seen Microsoft Bookings on many best meeting scheduler lists. Rather than competing directly against powerful apps like Calendly, its raison d'être has more to do with offer Ryan Kane Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/microsoft-bookings-vs-calendly https://zapier.com/blog/uipath-pricing Understanding UiPath pricing should take three minutes. It doesn't. Take a few seconds to browse the website, and you'll find a mostly hidden pricing structure filled with attended bots, action center limits, and AI consumption units. If you want any further clarification, buckle in for a sales call.  You've decided to bring automation to your team, and that's an endeavor in itself; you shouldn't have to decipher a riddle or decode a licensing manual just to nail down a budget. In this guide, I' Humna Ghufran Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/uipath-pricing https://zapier.com/blog/tray-pricing As a software engineer who's built hundreds of integrations over the years, I demand a lot from integration platforms. In the case of Tray, the promise is that you can orchestrate workflows and enterprise-grade AI agents. That's a claim many other platforms make, but Tray has been in the automation business for more than a decade, so there's some level of credibility there. But no matter how great a platform is, price matters. The company doesn't publish its pricing, but I did some digging to se Adam Hughes Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/tray-pricing https://zapier.com/blog/gumloop-pricing I'm still looking for a cab service that shows the full price range before I even book. Something like: "Base fare $12 + possible surge $0-$4 depending on traffic and demand." Hey, I can dream. Gumloop's pricing gets close to that idea. It's transparent, but since it runs on credits, the total cost can still vary based on how your workflows run and how often you run them. Knowing the possible range makes it easier to plan without mentally refreshing the meter. In this guide, I'll break down how Sunny Yadav Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/gumloop-pricing https://zapier.com/blog/cursor-vs-copilot Should AI be an extension of software that already works, or should apps evolve to become AI-native? GitHub Copilot and Cursor, while both are AI coding assistants, answer this question differently. The power of extensions is in how quickly they can deliver and integrate AI into a familiar workflow, so you start seeing the results faster. But the case of AI-native is equally compelling: the workflow might have to transform to accommodate a new technology, but that mindset shift could unlock more Miguel Rebelo Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/cursor-vs-copilot https://zapier.com/blog/zapier-formatter-guide So near, and yet so far. That's the feeling more often than not when trying to get apps to work together. You export data out of one app, try to import it into another—and it looks perfect, right until it doesn't. Turns out, the text is in the wrong format or order, names are together when they should be split into first and last, dates and phone numbers are formatted incorrectly, and so on. Back to the drawing board. You could manually edit everything, splitting first and last names by hand or Steph Spector Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/zapier-formatter-guide https://zapier.com/blog/best-free-invoice-software Getting paid is great, but sending invoices can be painful. You have to itemize charges, add taxes, track who paid, and chase down clients who don't pay. It's time-consuming, and it's definitely not why you got into your business in the first place. Free invoicing software makes the billing process a whole lot easier. With the click of a few buttons, you can create client profiles, add payment options, include expenses, and even add your logo. Tap a few more buttons to deliver that invoice to yo Kiera Abbamonte Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:45:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/best-free-invoice-software https://zapier.com/blog/stripe-facebook-conversions-ai If you use Meta to advertise your business, you've probably wondered whether your ads are actually driving any revenue. You could look at metrics like click-through rate (CTR), but that's a superficial measurement. What you really need is to look at your payment data, associate transactions with specific leads or accounts, and then share that information back to Facebook Conversions so the platform can build a more robust picture of who's actually converting. Historically, connecting data from y Hannah Herman Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/stripe-facebook-conversions-ai https://zapier.com/blog/best-digital-signature-apps Paperwork is now more of an abstract concept than something that requires a printer, a few sheets of paper, and a pen. You don't have to physically sign a contract for it to be legally binding, but there are still a few hoops you have to jump through to make sure your electronic signature will count in court or be acceptable to other legal and regulatory bodies. Using a dedicated eSignature app to sign documents online is the best way to go if you want your digital signature to stand up to all t Harry Guinness Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/best-digital-signature-apps https://zapier.com/blog/linkedin-pipeline-playbook Historically, speed-to-lead meant how quickly you could respond to a warm lead. And in many industries, that traditional version of speed-to-lead still matters. But for teams trying to scale, speed-to-insight, the ability to make confident decisions based on conversion events, without a week of reconciliation work in between, matters more.  Picture a monthly marketing review. Two LinkedIn campaigns are on the table, both with similar cost per lead (CPL). Both also generated roughly the same numb Hannah Herman Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/linkedin-pipeline-playbook https://zapier.com/blog/power-automate-pricing The first time someone at a Microsoft shop notices their Power Automate bill is higher than expected, they usually look for a pricing page. What they find is a grid with three plans, a $5,000/month add-on that isn't a typo, and the slow realization that the free tier they've been using doesn't include the connectors they actually need. Microsoft offers a few different plans, each built for a different use case, layered on top of whatever you're already paying for 365. It's worth untangling befor Ritu Pandey Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/power-automate-pricing https://zapier.com/blog/linkedin-optimize-from-ad-to-deal Most B2B marketing teams have already implemented LinkedIn's Conversions API (CAPI). Someone set it up, the funnel events started flowing, and the project got marked as done. Measurement problem solved. Except often, it's not. Optimizing your funnel isn't a one-time task—it's an operation standard. And there's a big difference between simply connecting your CRM and LinkedIn and ensuring it's properly maintained. Here's what you should do to keep your signals complete, timely, and consistent. Tab Hannah Herman Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/linkedin-optimize-from-ad-to-deal https://zapier.com/blog/popular-zaps Manual work might (eventually) get the job done, but it rarely scales. Whether it's following up with leads, sharing updates, or wrangling data across teams, as your processes grow more complex, so does the need for workflows that scale with you. That's where Zapier comes in. You can start by automating individual tasks with simple workflows—what we call Zap workflows—and grow into orchestrating entire systems across apps, teams, and data. With tools like Tables, Forms, Zapier MCP, and Zapier SD Elena Alston Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/popular-zaps https://zapier.com/blog/chatgpt-for-sales Every sales rep I know has a slightly different relationship with ChatGPT. Some swear by using it to help with everything from research and pre-call prep to objection handling and re-engagement. Others have tried it once, gotten a comically generic cold email in return, and immediately jumped ship. Many in the second camp, however, used ChatGPT for sales in the early days—when ChatGPT would write borderline restraining-order-ready "breakup" emails for prospects who ghosted them. A lot has chang Jessica Lau Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/chatgpt-for-sales https://zapier.com/blog/call-to-action-examples When I think of the best example of a call to action (CTA), I think of my dad, bellowing at me daily to get a job. Eventually, his CTA compelled me to become a productive member of society despite a lifelong belief that work is something to avoid unless absolutely necessary. (Look at me now, Dad!)  Just as personal CTAs can lead to transformative life decisions, marketing CTAs have the potential to significantly impact user engagement and conversion. Here, I'll share 14 call to action examples, Allisa Boulette Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/call-to-action-examples https://zapier.com/blog/n8n-vs-zapier I'm the kind of person who likes saving money with DIY hacks. I've built a standing desk, buzzed my own hair, and biked to work through the woods to save on gas. Once, when my car's sunroof was leaking and none of my attempts to fix it worked, I decided to cover it with packaging tape instead of going to the mechanic. (It stayed that way for years.) Now that you have that context, you probably think I'd be the perfect candidate to run my own automation infrastructure. Right? Wrong. Broken workfl Ryan Kane Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/n8n-vs-zapier https://zapier.com/blog/gumloop-vs-n8n We live in an era of absurd abundance when it comes to workflow automation platforms. There are so many options that choosing one has become its own unautomated nightmare. The latest matchup demanding attention? Gumloop vs. n8n.  Both promise to liberate you from the monotony of repetitive tasks. Both promise to put AI inside your workflows (because nothing is allowed to exist anymore without AI inside it like a turducken of enterprise software). But the thing is, they go about it in completely Allisa Boulette Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://zapier.com/blog/gumloop-vs-n8n