The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

Examples of AI orchestration 7 AI orchestration best practices Getting started with AI orchestration What is AI orchestration? For example, a traditional workflow might route customer support tickets based on category tags. A proof of concept with two integrated apps and rock-solid logging beats a sprawling DAG you can't debug.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. Here, I've focused on the best free and premium SEO plugins for WordPress.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. This year, to help you avoid analysis paralysis, I researched more than 50 free invoicing apps and spent several days testing the top contenders. There's no one perfect solution when it comes to the best free invoicing tools. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. Zoho has approximately one zillion apps that cover you across your organization, and here, I'll walk you through everything on offer.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Today you can make calls using FaceTime, Messenger, WhatsApp, or dozens of other call apps, and virtual phone systems do the same for your office number. Download an app to start making calls from a desktop, laptop, and mobile phone in a matter of minutes. Getting started with VoIP is super simple. Select your phone number(s).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. At some point, I realized I wasn't just managing a team—I was managing relationships. But getting reliable, up-to-date, useful information is tricky.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

I tested both apps to see how their features compare and what teams they're best for. You can set up automated triggers to program the bot to hand the customer off to the best agent for the job. For example, in order to manage alerts, you're navigated to Opsgenie, a totally separate Atlassian app.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) GetResponse alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Rating Campaign Monitor by Marigold Professional design-focused businesses Superior deliverability, drag-and-drop email builder, and prebuilt automated journeys Free plan; pricing starts at $12 USD/month 4.6/5 “ Campaign Monitor is the best.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Pen and paper set a very high bar to clear, but these are the six best mind mapping apps that manage to clear it. What makes the best mind map software? How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

That's why I set out to find the absolute best accounts payable software. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. There's no one single best AP automation software.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Instead of dividing enterprise automation into those categories, I'll stick to a people-first framing here—because automation is only valuable if it actually helps teams work better. But the best enterprise automation tools, like Zapier, allow anyone at the organization to build for themselves, too.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

I considered and researched dozens of apps and did in-depth testing on the top 20 contenders to narrow it down to these eight form plugins for WordPress. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Website building apps are also increasingly comprehensive, including not just design tools but also support for eCommerce, lead generation, marketing, and analytics. Sell more and keep your customers happy Automate your eCommerce Wix and Squarespace are two of the most popular website-building apps. Wix is best for small businesses.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

The AI terms you should actually know I've done my best to make these descriptions as easy to understand as possible without getting too into the weeds. You could tell an agentic AI system to "secure me the best flight" or "debug this codebase," and it could do it with minimal further human prompting.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

I order groceries, get food delivered, map out how long the drive is to Barnes & Noble, and check the weather to confirm that staying inside is the best course of action—all from my cozy corner of the couch. APIs also perform a lot of the heavy lifting for programming new apps. Think about your favorite weather app.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

Try the news story categorizer agent Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Categorize articles into relevant groups (default categories: U.S., Compile summaries and categories into a final Google Doc report.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

I use some of these apps daily as a prompt to make my writing more concise and, hopefully, more enjoyable. I considered dozens of apps and did in-depth testing on the top contenders to narrow it down to these six apps. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

Buyers will be also looking for publishers and content websites that spotlight the latest deals and advise on the best products and these sites should expect a huge bump in traffic. Physical and Mental Health Apps. It’s fair to assume many new customers will continue buying from these brands after the pandemic has passed.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 9, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier That's what project management templates are to project managers: replicable systems of organization that keep everything efficiently structured. And it plays nice with thousands of other apps. Try the template 2. Try the template 5.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs. But the masses didn’t want to blog. But less considered is the fact that the success of the Web 2.0

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

Most are dead internet theory at worst, cute at best. It's been launching AI offerings for every major category (think Firebase Studio for vibe coding), and Veo is its answer to AI-generated videos. Veo 3 is available in both the Gemini chatbot and Flow , Google's AI filmmaking app. Google has decided to change that.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Pryor High School’s “Creative Spark Industries” team, consisting of seniors Cayden Knight, Johnathan Stevers and Faith Buford, and school advisor David Day, won first place in the Best Overall category for “LocalEyes,” an application and website designed to connect citizens in communities and boost customer engagement among local businesses.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

All of which have merit, and may be best in different circumstances. Building tools for unions is certainly not a category or product that most VCs want to exist, let alone see grow. How personal opinions immediately cloud this topic, but how many new categories are evaluated with some marginal intellectual curiosity.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 5, 2022

But I can share with you a blog post that Affirm’s Levchin published on June 3 regarding his view at least on why his company is positioned to not only survive but also thrive in a downturn. So much so that even the largest and best-known private fintech companies are suffering from embarrassing revaluations. techcrunch.com.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

We gathered 30 invaluable strategies from SEO Analysts, Founders, and other experts, ranging from optimizing content with targeted keywords to crafting blog posts that answer key questions. This approach ensured that CupsnChai appeared first when users searched for terms like ‘Best Chai Cafe in Canton, Michigan.’

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

Everybody likes a business that also achieves social good, but the best way to do that is to find a model that makes a ton of cash and also happens to achieve some good. Like most VCs, our goal is to discover the world's best founders. I think you are one of the world's best founders.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 26, 2021

Zzapp creates malaria elimination strategies powered by artificial intelligence, and delivers them directly to the field through a dedicated mobile app. The OncoHost study “may help doctors to choose the best treatment for each patient,” he says. David Farrugia, consultant medical oncologist and chief investigator for the NHS trials.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 15, 2024

The top three categories of techniques make up 80 percent of the most effective strategies entrepreneurs use to build mental resilience. It’s easy to mistake these activities for leisure time at worst, or maybe just a great way to live a happy life at best. and more articles from the EO blog. Sounds luxurious, doesn’t it?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Kevin’s team received the Turnaround Management Association’s global best turnaround award in the sub-$50 million revenue category for leading the hyper-turnaround of NASDAQ-listed VivoPower International. Sales had stalled, employee morale was low, apps were outdated, and processes were cumbersome. People and Culture.

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

19:00 – Data examples from their blog. If you, and the best way to tell if your game is too hard or too easy is to simply look at how far people make it in the game. Michael Babineau [15:33] – You want to pick the best one. Because your blog is basically just this, right? 11:30 – Their first customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Forward it to a friend, share it on Twitter, and follow my personal blog for more content. Here’s why it’s important: When you’re a seed-stage startup, the best way to stand out against a unicorn competitor is to try to do it all. Real estate investing app Fintor raises $6.2M If you like this newsletter, do me a quick favor?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

While email services haven't changed a lot over the past two decades, email apps keep getting better. There are some great native Mac email apps that make the whole experience better and more Mac-like. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We hear a lot of discussion around the best practices for launching a mobile game, and one particular topic that often comes up is: whether or not to do a soft launch. This blog post will explore what a soft launch is and why it can be beneficial for game studios. There are typically two stages of soft launch: alpha and beta.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Deel also says employee referrals are the best way a candidate can catch their attention. From Ivan Mehta: “ Block , the company behind Square and Cash App, now supports Apple’s Tap to Pay for iPhone feature for merchants. Since then, the company has put together a small team of 10 people and started working on its iOS app.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

In all the podcasts I listened to and blogs I read, there was a consistent refrain: "You need to set aside time to think big." Get the Zapier blog in your inbox Subscribe So, I crowdsourced the answers. ." " If everyone was saying a version of this, it seemed important. But what did it mean ?

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

While being female and being black are clearly not the same thing, they do fall into the category of "not white men", which the fundraising environment favors--but perhaps not in the way people assume. Funding isn't a zero sum game, so you shouldn't tell all the Christians that it's either them or the lion, best Powerpoint wins.

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