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Low-code glue vs. owned services
Connect "Self-hosted, code nodes, no per-task meter, which is why teams move there as glue logic grows" to the decision you would make.
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Low-code glue vs. owned servicesZapier and n8n and their ceiling
Zapier wins on time-to-first-automation. You can wire a form-to-Slack alert in five minutes with zero deploys. The ceiling shows up fast: pricing is per task, debugging deep multi-step Zaps is painful and complex branching strains the model. n8n trades setup cost for control: self-hosted, code nodes, no per-task meter, which is why teams move there as glue logic grows.
Buy the glue when it has few steps, low volume and no one wants to own a service for it. Own the service, in code or n8n, when volume makes per-task pricing bite, you need retries and custom auth, or the flow is core plumbing that needs an SLA.
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Where Unify fits the funnel
Where Unify fits the funnelintent at the top
Unify lives at the top of funnel, before a lead is even a lead. It watches intent and account signals, such as site visits, research behavior and fit, and surfaces accounts worth outbound now. It answers "who should we reach out to," where Clay answers "now enrich and score that list" and a sequencer answers "now run the play."