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So Zapier is like a later competitor to IFTTT ? But basically the same thing?

IFTTT kinda gave up in comparison to Zapier - zapier has so many api/service/framework/tool interfaces where IFTTT kinda just went niche with home automation and basic stuff beyond that.

For example, with IFTTT the RSS trigger is pretty stupid but with zapier you can trigger based on parsed fields with values and triggers on those values...

I had hoped that Zapier would put some pressure on IFTTT to do more but it seems like they're comfortable focusing on IoT/basics/appliances

I see, so similar idea, but they have more features with regards to triggers and maybe integration is more focused on business services then IoT and like consumer needs?

But what is the price justification: Zaphier $599 per month vs. $3.99 per month for IFTTT ?

I know that IFTTT is a quite long on the market, do not know about functionality comparison.

https://zapier.com/pricing

Even cheapest Zapier plan is $19.99 per month.

Yeah, but i'd expect IFTTT would at least have smart filters and such - there is no excuse you can't parse and filter RSS...

It's way more business-oriented and has more advanced pipelines and integrations.

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