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Zapier is an automation tool that lets you easily create workflows that involve common web apps and services.
Zapier uses a simple trigger and action for creating commands, akin to if this happens, then do that.
The service has many subscription levels from free for individual users to plans for teams and entire organizations.
On the Zapier website, Zapier describes itself as the glue that connects thousands of web apps. At its essence, Zapier is an automation tool that lets you easily create workflows by linking productivity apps and services together with sets of if/then commands. In this way, it s not unlike IFTTT (If This Then That), a similar tool that links unrelated services together though Zapier is more focused on business and productivity applications, while IFTTT leans into smart devices and the Internet of Things.