Automation platforms all promise similar capabilities, and choosing wrongly locks you into rebuild costs later. This three-question decision tree narrows the choice to the right fit without weeks of vendor evaluation.

What's inside

Quick-decision flow covering technical staff, ecosystem (M365 vs. Google), and primary use case. Recommends n8n, Zapier, Make, or Power Automate with the reasoning explained at each branch.

How to use it

  1. Walk every branch the first time, even the ones you think don't apply. Decision trees are designed to challenge your initial framing.
  2. Document why you took a given branch. The reasoning is more durable than the conclusion.
  3. Re-run when context shifts. Decision trees aren't one-and-done — they're meant to be a recurring lens.