{"id":1185,"date":"2018-06-01T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T18:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog2wrkdev.wpenginepowered.com\/youve-outgrown-zapier\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T06:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:42:39","slug":"youve-outgrown-zapier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog2workato.wpengine.com\/youve-outgrown-zapier\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How to Tell If You&#8217;ve Outgrown Zapier for Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally, building integrations has been challenging for non-technical employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past ten years, however, the no-code revolution has empowered many more people to create custom integrations with easy-to-use platforms, which leverage point-and-click UX rather than code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular starter platform is <a href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zapier<\/a>, which many business users take advantage of to build \u201czaps,\u201d or simple integrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But using Zapier is like riding a bike with training wheels: it\u2019s helpful for beginners, but the platform inevitably becomes a limitation when you want to do more.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"article__cta\">\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"article__cta-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workato.com\/request_demo?ref=connector-zapier\">See how Workato can help you build enterprise-grade automations with ease by signing up for a free trial.<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many users eventually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Become scared of losing data when a Zap stops running or there\u2019s an error<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need to account for complex business logic, like \u201cif-then\u201d scenarios or rule exceptions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Want more robust security features<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can be truly frustrating to encounter any of these difficulties, and they can immediately affect your business negatively. Luckily, outgrowing Zapier doesn\u2019t mean you have to give up your dreams of easily creating integrated workflows for your business!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workato.com\/\">Workato<\/a> to effectively address the integration and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog2workato.wpengine.com\/workflow-automation-guide\/\">workflow automation<\/a> needs of your growing business.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, ChowNow, a food ordering platform, was looking for a better way to automate its onboarding and offboarding processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They realized that Zapier&#8217;s functionality was too limited and still forced their team to perform manual, inefficient, and unscalable tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They decided to replace Zapier with Workato and were soon able to automate 90% of their onboarding and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workato.com\/the-connector\/offboarding-automation\/\">offboarding workflows<\/a> end-to-end!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll let Jeff Sutton, ChowNow&#8217;s IT Manager, explain further:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why ChowNow Chose Workato to Automate 90% of Employee Onboarding and Offboarding\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LjAw2qCoVSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To summarize these key points, here&#8217;s a brief recap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workato vs Zapier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Workato, you can use data that existed before the automation went live, while Zapier can\u2019t access any data that came in before a zap. Workato can also guarantee zero data loss from an interruption, while Zapier can\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, unlike Zapier, Workato can move large amounts of data with high throughput.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested in learning more? Check out our breakdown of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workato.com\/the-connector\/workato-vs-zapier\/\">Workato vs Zapier: Choosing the right automation tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n    <div class=\"article__cta\">\r\n\t\t            <div class=\"article__cta-right\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article__cta-right_image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2workato.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AD_4nXcOwkKcrrTEe2h5Uh3Y0JgSO9grPIl3dfscv-VpSgbFyy4CugiH6fzvyiSO7dQTgpn3guRD2nErQYcNLFWUo7PqdmzFb56nDOKN69K2O8mlrcSC8Ahc5Zeg-E3ZQP1OLyqNFgmOPAkeycsFHeprG52GEgFrBoBrMojE7-150x150.png\"\r\n                     alt=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"article__cta-right_content\">\r\n                    <h4>Automate at scale with Workato<\/h4>\r\n                    <p>Workato offers enterprise-grade capabilities AND a low-code UX, all but ensuring that your team can build powerful automations quickly.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"article__cta-right_btn\"\r\n                       href=\"https:\/\/www.workato.com\/request_demo?ref=connector-zapier\">Sign up for free trial<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\r\n\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, building integrations has been challenging for non-technical employees. 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A popular starter platform is Zapier, which many business users take advantage of to build \u201czaps,\u201d or simple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":11890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automation-integration","category-thought-leadership"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Here&#039;s How to Tell If You&#039;ve Outgrown Zapier for Automation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering if you&#039;ve outgrown Zapier? 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