Business process automation for small teams: where to start and what it returns
Business process automation without an IT department: a six-criteria scoring sheet, an ROI method with a worked example, 20 processes and the GDPR rules.
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Workflow automation and business systems
Automation is the most reliably monetizable productivity category and the one with the most inflated promises. We publish the pricing data, the recipes and a calculator that shows its formula.
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n8n workflow templates for knowledge work: ten patterns, what each needs and what a run costs
Ten n8n workflow template patterns for knowledge work: trigger, nodes, output, credentials, cloud or self-host, and what a month of runs costs today.
The best workflow automation tools for teams without developers
Eight workflow automation tools compared for teams without developers: billing unit, prices checked 2026-11-09, governance, AI steps and EU data residency.
Zapier vs Make vs n8n: the same workflow, three bills
Zapier, Make and n8n: cost per 1,000 runs from the tiers published 2026-11-09, billing units, AI agents, error handling, EU hosting and self-hosting.
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