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On workflow automation, job scheduling, and the economics of running IT operations. Written by the team building EasyTask.

LatestJun 20, 2026

The cost collapse: why workflow creation changed

What used to require a dedicated scheduling team and months of implementation now takes plain language and minutes. The cost of creating a workflow collapsed — and that changes what's worth building.

The EasyTask Team·8 min read·Strategy

Jun 19, 2026

Why per-execution pricing is the wrong incentive

Zapier, Make, n8n, and Workato all charge you more the harder you work their automations. That model has a structural flaw — it penalizes the exact behavior you adopted the tool to enable.

Pricing & Economics·7 min read