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In TinyCommand, workflows share a data layer with forms, tables, agents, and email. The 4-step Zap that burns 4 tasks every run? Here it’s 1 run, on $49/mo for the whole stack.
No credit card · Per-run pricing · 458 integrations + native forms, DB, agents, email
“While all this could have been done with custom coding and wasting a lot of time, it is a one stop platform that handles the full flow from data capture to execution without the lag you get on other platforms like Zapier. If you're running an agency or even a freelancer, it's a no brainer.”
Why teams switch
Forms, tables, agents, email are the same product. No ‘connect Typeform’ wizard, no ‘pick which Airtable base’ dropdown, no field-mapping drift when you rename a column. The workflow just sees the data.
Zapier counts every action against your task budget: a 5-step workflow burns 5 tasks per run. TinyCommand bills the run. Same automation costs roughly 1/5 as much in practice.
Drop a TinyAgents into any workflow. It reads your data, makes decisions, drafts content, calls tools. No OpenAI API key juggling, no per-token surprise bills.
Side-by-side
Honest feature parity where it exists. Concrete gaps where it doesn’t.
| Feature | TinyWorkflows | Zapier |
|---|---|---|
Visual workflow builder | ||
Connects to 400+ third-party apps | 458 integrations | 8,000+ (broader catalog) |
Conditional logic, filters, branching | ||
Workflows that already know your data Your forms, tables, agents, and email are part of the same product: no connection setup, no field-mapping drift. | Native, same data layer | Every app is a connection you set up + maintain |
AI inside the workflow Drop in an AI step that drafts, summarizes, classifies, decides, using YOUR data, not a generic prompt. | TinyAgents as a step type | Add-on, billed separately or eats tasks |
Pay for outcomes, not steps A 5-step Zap = 5 tasks in Zapier. A 5-step workflow = 1 run in TinyCommand. | Per-run pricing | Per-task; multi-step workflows burn fast |
Workflows can read/write your database | TinyTables built-in | Via Airtable/Sheets connection |
Forms write directly into the workflow | TinyForms built-in | Via Typeform connection |
Email sends in the workflow | TinyEmails built-in | Via Mailchimp/Sendgrid connection |
Free tier | Generous run quota forever | 100 tasks / mo |
Price for 5-step workflows running 100x / day | $49 / mo (whole stack) | $73+ Pro (2k tasks barely covers it) |
Where it fits
TinyWorkflows is the glue, but in TinyCommand, the things being glued are already next to each other. Forms, tables, agents, email. All native, no per-connection mapping.
Real flows
New form submission → enrich → score → route to the right rep on Slack → log to CRM. Same pipeline that costs 4 Zapier tasks per submission is one run in TinyCommand.
Stripe webhook fires → look up customer in TinyTables → send a personalized recovery email → follow up after 3 days if still unpaid.
Every morning, pull all new rows from yesterday across 3 tables, summarize with an agent, send a digest to #ops.
Customer emails → agent classifies urgency + product area → routes to Slack thread + creates Linear ticket if it’s a bug.
Switching from Zapier
Email us your Zapier account and our team rebuilds your setup in TinyCommand, preserves the logic and design, and helps you wire up the workflows. Live within a week.
Start the migrationFAQ
The biggest difference: workflows in TinyCommand already have access to your forms, database, AI agents, and email. Same product. You don’t set up a Typeform connection, then an Airtable connection, then a Mailchimp connection. Second: we bill on completed runs, not on every step. A 5-step Zap = 5 tasks; a 5-step TinyCommand workflow = 1 run.
Yes. Connect your Zapier account and we import the workflow structure, triggers, and actions. Steps that use TinyCommand products (Form, Table, Email) get mapped natively; steps that use third-party apps continue to use our 458 integrations. Anything we can’t auto-map, our team rebuilds in your first week.
Honest answer: no. Zapier has 8,000+ third-party integrations; we have 458. We cover the high-traffic 100+ apps that 95% of automations actually use. If you need a long-tail connection (say, an obscure CRM or accounting tool), check our integrations directory before switching, and we add new ones every Thursday.
Zapier counts every single action across your workflows toward your monthly task budget. A workflow that has a trigger + filter + 3 actions = 5 tasks per execution. We count completed workflow runs: that same workflow is 1 run per execution. Result: the same automation that maxes out Zapier’s Starter ($29/mo) in week 2 runs comfortably on our free tier.
Not yet. TinyCommand is hosted only. If you specifically need self-hosting (compliance, air-gapped, etc.), n8n is the right call. For everyone else, hosted with a real bundle beats hosted with a self-host escape hatch.
Conditional logic, filters, loops, sub-workflows, error handlers. All supported. The visual builder handles the same shape of automations Zapier’s Pro plan does, with the addition of native AI steps and the same-product data layer.
Yes. Our Pro plan handles high-volume use cases without per-task fees biting. We have customers running 10k+ workflow executions per day on the Pro plan.
Most teams start by porting their two or three most-run Zaps to see how the math compares. If those work, the rest follow over a month. Our team helps you map the import so you don’t lose any workflows.
Same workflow logic Zapier handles, plus the data layer it can’t. $49/mo for the whole stack, or free forever for solo.
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