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by acutelyobtuse 3786 days ago
Anyone who uses Zapier for personal workflows - I am curious why use Zapier over IFTTT?

Note: this is NOT a challenge to why something like Zapier exists for business, nor a comment directly on the new multi-step Zaps.

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Its hard to explain but i dont feel IFTTT and Zapier quite operate in the same space. IFTTT is much more about your relationship with a service that needs some basic interaction with another. Every "recipe" is built around you, your relationship with the primary online service.

Zapier is more like a glue between two building blocks, it doesnt have to include the relationship to you, just between two building blocks. That simple shift in the way zapier is solving automation make it incredibly powerful.