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At first I thought that a code alternative for a no-code solution like zapier was counterintuitive. But as an engineer using Zapier (for the first time) these past few months I got so frustrated by the lack of an option to just write some "if" or just 2 lines of code to make things work the way I want them. I think trigger.dev nails it. This is exactly what I needed.
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It's literally the situation I was in before so: why are you trying so hard to gaslight what is a perfectly valid question? They probably have a good reasons for there not to be a middle tier: if so, cool, but it feels missing so hopefully they read HN comments and can explain why the first paid plan jumps straight to $50.
A challenge many startups face is undervaluing their service. You started out by saying that their service was too expensive — “that's a lot of money to the vast majority =(” — which is the sort of complaint that induces founders to think they need to lower their prices. They don’t. Most startups should be charging more. $50 is nothing to the customers that Trigger want to attract in order to succeed. I have no beef…
Why are there so many "Zapier alternatives"?
But most important, no one knows how to say "Zapier". Is it ZAHpier or ZAYpier?
How does this compare to something like Prefect?
If there are any other tools folks would suggest to achieve what I'm looking for, I'd love to hear about them!
Why are there so many "Zapier alternatives"?
What people are missing is the fact that executing a GTM the way zapier did is more that just building the product and is actually very hard.
Why are there so many "Zapier alternatives"?
Zapier's UI is a hot mess. If you breathe on a zap it turns off. Default names for zaps are "Untitled Zap". Pricing is very high for any sort of serious traffic. The webapp runs very slow. But most important, no one knows how to say "Zapier". Is it ZAHpier or ZAYpier?
All the points you mention, can be fixed by zapier. Then the alternatives do have a moat.
Why are there so many "Zapier alternatives"?
Zapier seems to be the best way to get stuff done quickly and cheaply but not the best for long term high volume use as an integration platform. At my old job we migrated a from Zapier to Integrator.io, which fixed the reliability issues but broke the low barrier to entry.