Five AI options.One ships a finished workflow.
Zapier, Make, n8n, My AI Front Desk and Inoru all promise to tame your week — but each one hands you a platform instead of an outcome. Spokedraft is the third option: a finished workflow, installed and maintained, priced on results not logins.
How each one lines up
The five names that come up first in any search for AI workflow tools — broken down across who they target, how they charge, and what you actually walk away with.
| Competitor | Target customer | Pricing model | Outcomes vs subscription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zapier | DIY builders and small ops teams stitching SaaS apps together without code. | Tiered SaaS subscription, metered on tasks and Zaps. | You subscribe to the platform; you wire and maintain the workflows. |
| Make | Mid-market ops teams wanting more flexible automations than entry-level tools allow. | Tiered SaaS subscription, metered on operations. | You subscribe and scale up; complexity mounts and the maintenance is yours. |
| n8n | Technical teams who want open-source, self-hosted workflow control. | Self-hosted free, or cloud subscription priced by executions. | You subscribe (or self-host) and write the automations yourself. |
| My AI Front Desk | Service businesses wanting a phone-answering AI receptionist out of a box. | Monthly SaaS subscription per location or per minute. | You subscribe to a pre-built receptionist; you don’t choose the workflow underneath. |
| Inoru | Enterprises wanting bespoke AI development from an agency partner. | Custom-quoted AI development engagements. | You commission an agency; you carry the brief and the integration risk. |
Why Spokedraft
The other four options hand you a platform. Spokedraft hands you a workflow — built, maintained and billed against the outcome.
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Outcomes-priced, not subscription
Setup from $2k–$10k and a flat monthly maintenance from $500–$3k — one number tied to the result, not a seat licence or a usage meter.
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Installed, not built by you
No Zap editor, no self-hosted runtime, no agency brief to manage — we wire it end-to-end against a one-page scope.
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Maintained, not abandoned
Monitoring, tune-ups and small change requests are bundled into the monthly fee; the workflow doesn’t rot four months in.
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One workflow per scope
One business outcome, one install, one invoice — the shape matches a tradie diary, not a platform rollout.
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