# Automate simple app-to-app workflows

Trigger-action automations connecting apps (e.g. new form entry → add row → send Slack message).

Synonyms: automation, zap, zapier, make, integromat, integrations, connect apps, if this then that, trigger action, no-code automation, n8n

| Tool | Fit | Skill | Cheapest plan with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make | native | basic | Free $0 | verified |
| Zapier | native | none | Free $0 | verified |
| Airtable | strong | basic | Free $0 | verified |
| n8n | strong | basic | Community Edition (self-hosted) $0 | verified |
| Salesforce Sales Cloud | strong | technical | Free Suite $0 | verified |
| Confluence | partial | basic | Free $0 | verified |
| Notion | partial | basic | Free $0 | verified |
| Google Workspace | partial | basic | Business Starter $7 | verified |
| Microsoft 365 | partial | basic | Business Basic $7 | verified |
| Otter.ai | partial | basic | Pro $8.33 | verified |
| Pipedrive | partial | basic | Lite $14 | verified |
| Apollo.io | partial | basic | Professional $79 | unverified |
| HubSpot Sales Hub | partial | basic | Professional $100 | verified |
| ZoomInfo | partial | basic | unknown |  |
| DocuSign eSignature | workaround | basic | Business Pro $45 | verified |

## Workflows
- [Extract invoice data with AI into Google Sheets, with validation and human approval](https://onelesstool.com/workflows/invoice-processing-with-ai.md)
- [Move simple and medium Zaps to n8n (self-hosted or n8n Cloud)](https://onelesstool.com/workflows/zapier-to-n8n.md)