Make connects apps with drag-and-drop scenarios, but it does not manage the human side of work. A 15-step scenario costs 15,000 operations, not 1,000. Here is what Make does well, where it falls short, and why vibe coding is replacing middleware.
Building a Slack bot using the Events API and Web API means wiring up automated responses to slash commands through PHP scripts and cURL requests. This tutorial by Amit Kothari walks through connecting APIs like Tallyfy to Slack for task management and data retrieval.
Microsoft Power Automate connects to about 1,000 apps with premium plans from $15 per user per month. This review covers where the Power Platform works, its real limitations with flow chaining and debugging, and which alternatives to consider.
Wade Foster's Zapier connects thousands of apps with automated zaps, but its per-zap pricing model is broken. Learn what Zapier does, when it makes sense, and why AI-built integrations are replacing drag-and-drop middleware.
Most workflow apps just move tasks around. Tallyfy, LucidChart, Zapier, and Power Automate each serve different purposes across five categories: process management, automation, task management, communication, and outsourcing.