Easy to get started with and saves a ton of time
July 23, 2018
Easy to get started with and saves a ton of time
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Zapier
We use Zapier for both operational workflows as well as marketing purposes. We use Zapier to connect our Facebook ads to our CRM system ONTRAPORT, and in turn to add newly added contacts to other systems to automate our workflows. We also use Zapier for our clients - connecting our clients' payment systems such as Square and other point of sales, to marketing automation software that follows up for a review, then based on the response, adding their customers into a long-term follow-up campaign. We like how simple and quick it is to combine multiple software with Zapier.
- We use Zapier to connect our ad campaigns from Facebook to automatically add leads from contact forms to ONTRAPORT CRM and then in turn automatically
- We also use Zapier to automate our workflow and passing information between multiple systems such as Gsuite, Zoom meeting, Asana project management, it saves us time from data entry and automates reminders needed for client projects.
- We also use Zapier for client projects such as pulling contact information from point of sale systems into marketing automation tools designed to simplify and increase our clients' online reviews with less manual work for both their employees and customers.
- Finally we can build custom integrations with Zapier that is not a premade Zap option. It is really very customizable.
- I don't see any room for improvement at this time, I wish more online programs had existing open API's in Zapier
- Saving a lot of time in developing integrations between systems, it takes as little as a tenth of the time, or even less than it used to to develop an API because of Zapier's easy to use Zap tool.
- You can start with the free version of Zapier to see how you can save time with more simple integrations and see it work before you commit to a monthly or yearly subscription.
- For developers and marketing agencies it's a nice add on for clients, without adding a lot of manual labor to go with it.
Zapier versus IFTTT, in my opinion Zapier was much easier to get up and running faster without a lot of deep technical background especially with their zap making tool. Other API programs I have looked into had a higher cost, so that also made an impact with trying Zapier. We also looked at hiring outside developers to come in and build them on opensource/build them from scratch and that was too much of a hassle. We haven't looked too much into alternatives because they are such a good price, easy to use and their support is very helpful.