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No-code and automation

How to build internal tools, forms, apps and automations on no-code platforms, and how to tell when you have outgrown them.

Guides and comparisons

Guide · Collaboration and productivity

The startup tech stack: the dozen tools a new business runs on

Start with a domain you control, email on that domain, a simple website, a business bank account, accounting software, a way to take payments, a CRM, shared docs, a password manager and light automation. Most have free plans that last a two-person company months. A five-person stack runs about $180 a month at list prices.

· 7 min read

Comparison · No-code and automation

Make vs Zapier vs Pabbly Connect: cost per thousand tasks and a worked automation

Ten thousand units a month cost $9 on Make's Core plan, $16 on Pabbly Connect's Standard plan and $129 on Zapier's Professional plan, all billed yearly. But Make counts every step including the trigger, while Zapier and Pabbly only count actions. Here's what one real automation costs on each.

· 7 min read

Comparison · No-code and automation

Bubble vs Softr vs Glide: building an internal tool or an MVP without code

An internal tool for ten colleagues costs $99 a month on Softr Pro and $199 a month on Glide's Business plan, both billed yearly, because both count users. Bubble's Starter plan is $29 a month with no user count, but you build more yourself and pay for server workload. Here's which fits an internal tool, which fits an MVP, and when code is the better bet.

· 7 min read

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