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Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Re: Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Post by Jiger104 »

nirga wrote: post #17

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.

Zapier has a python / JS code step (basically a AWS lambda) you can use to do something like this. Downside is that it has a timeout of 10s

Re: Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Post by ashrafsam »

ArcaneMoose wrote: post #66

This looks great, congrats on the launch! I am interested in a platform that bundles many pre-built integrations to various services that I could wire up through code and execute on my customers' behalf. Essentially, a way for me to present my customers with a plethora of integrations out of the box without having to build them all myself. This seems like it's moving in that direction and I saw another comment where…

We do this at Activepieces (activepieces.com).

Re: Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Post by nirga »

Jiger104 wrote: post #81
nirga wrote: post #17

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.

Zapier has a python / JS code step (basically a AWS lambda) you can use to do something like this. Downside is that it has a timeout of 10s

Huh cool thanks I didn’t know that! I guess it’s just another action and not something “native” to Zapier (so if you want to later connect it to some off-the-shelf action you can’t).

Re: Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Post by kab0b »

cpursley wrote: post #79
angio wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have to account that not everyone is working in the US. For someone earning 15k$ per year, 600$ is not little money.

Please tell me where I can hire developers for $15k per year.

Good/Fast/Cheap. You only get one.

Re: Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Post by jonny_eh »

eallam wrote: post #24
jonny_eh wrote: post #22

Are you hosting or am I? The marketing implies that I’m hosting but your FAQ, at the bottom, says you are. Can you please clear up?

Currently we are hosting, but we are going to be documenting how to self host in the near future so you can host it yourself.

In the meantime, maybe remove "Your workflows run on your servers, not ours. We only receive the data you choose to send to us." from your front page marketing?

Re: Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Post by eddieroger »

carrja99 wrote: post #37
aliqot wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

and suddenly at least one of us realizes why zapier costs money. the cycle continues.

Comes up all the time. There was another tool like this (huggin?). I think what often gets missed and what gives zapier great power is the developer platform that can let devs build anything! I have a lot of custom integrations with apps that support use cases that afaik only I have. It is incredible effective.

I had a lot of bots in Huginn, but the amount of tending that the garden required versus and the developer experience were never good enough that I kept them going. I found myself doing all the JS editing I needed in VSCode and coping it back and forth, which is a bad experience. It definitely saved my butt a few times over the last few years, but I am anxious and excited to swap it out for this.

Re: Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Post by sgarland »

dreadlordbone wrote: post #65
patchorang wrote: post #64

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?

Rhymes with happier.

Re: Show HN: We built a developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

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Post by justin_oaks »

nirga wrote: post #17

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.

I have the same thoughts. I tried node-red and I got frustrated having to do all this drag and drop stuff for something I could code easily.
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