Used For

• +**Your data pipelines fail every weekend at 3am** → Automated workflows with error handling, alerts drop to zero
• +**You're manually copying data between 5 tools for 15 hours/week** → Set up syncs once, get your time back for actual work
• +**Support tickets pile up because nobody knows who should handle what** → Auto-routing based on keywords cuts response time in half
• +Self-hosting option - run unlimited workflows without paying per execution
• +AI nodes with LangChain - build chatbots and text processing without starting from scratch

Best For

• >Your cron jobs break every weekend and wake you up with alerts
• >Zapier bills are hitting $200+/month and your CEO is asking questions
• >You need AI in your workflows but don't want to build everything from scratch

Not For

• -Pure no-code teams - you'll hit walls that need JavaScript within a week
• -Solo founders without any technical background - 2-3 week learning curve isn't worth it for simple automations
• -Teams under 10 people who just need basic Slack-to-email connections - Zapier's easier for simple stuff

Pairs With

• *PostgreSQL (where your automated workflows dump clean data instead of messy spreadsheets)
• *Slack (to get notifications when workflows succeed or spectacularly fail)
• *OpenAI (for the AI nodes that summarize support tickets and route them automatically)
• *Google Sheets (the universal middleman that every workflow seems to touch)
• *Docker (if you're self-hosting to avoid those execution limits)
• *Webhook.site (for testing triggers without breaking production systems)

The Catch

• !The free tier's 10 executions fill up in one day of testing - you'll upgrade immediately
• !Self-hosting sounds free but crashes on high loads without queue mode setup
• !AI nodes rack up OpenAI bills fast - one user burned through $100 in a week on polling workflows

Bottom Line

The nerdy cousin of Zapier that lets you peek under the hood and tinker with code when needed.