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Check automation limits before you consolidate

Two platforms can both advertise automation and still handle your business very differently. List the behaviors you depend on before comparing plans.

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The short answer

The detailed table lists 1, 10, 100 and unlimited automation rules across Free, Startup, Webinar and Unlimited. Workflow limits are separately 1, 5, 20 and unlimited. A 5,000-contact list may fit Startup while 11 required automation rules do not. Enter both counts in the optional calculator limits; blank fields are not checked.

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Inventory triggers and outcomes

For each workflow, record the event that starts it, the conditions it checks, and the actions it performs. A purchase may tag a contact, grant access, stop a sales sequence and notify another system. Count these as functional requirements, rather than assuming one workflow in your current product maps to one rule in the next.

Look for the expensive exceptions

Custom fields, branching, delays, external webhooks and error recovery can determine whether an integration is viable. Test the exception cases: a duplicate record, a cancelled subscription, a changed email address and an interrupted connection. A cheap connector that needs daily manual repair is not a saving.

Use the plan result as a floor

The calculator checks automation rules, workflows, custom domains, funnel steps, student capacity and webinar count when you fill in its optional limits. Leave a field blank only when you have not checked that requirement; blank does not mean unlimited capacity. The suggested plan is a starting point based on the counts entered. Inspect the provider’s detailed limits and test your requirements before purchase. If you retain external automation software, include it in the payback calculator.

Your decision checklist

  • Write down trigger, conditions and actions
  • Check limits on rules and workflows separately
  • Test cancellation and duplicate events

Common questions

Sources & calculation method

Product prices and capacity limits checked against the official detailed limits table. Migration information last reviewed : eligibility and process. Our cost scenarios are illustrative. See our formulas and limitations.

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We compare your spending with one provider: Systeme.io. The result checks the capacities you enter; blank optional fields stay unchecked. Integrations and feature behavior still need testing. How it works

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