Keystone OS or DIY automation: who fixes it when it breaks.
A connector can move data between two apps by this afternoon. Whether it still works next quarter depends on who is watching it.
Side by side.
- Cost
- Keystone OSQuoted per workflow after a scoping call. Hosting and maintenance are included.
- Zapier and DIY automationA plan subscription, plus the hours of whoever builds and repairs the automations.
- Time to first result
- Keystone OSFirst automation live in about a month, after a one-page Blueprint you approve.
- Zapier and DIY automationA simple automation can run the same day.
- Who manages it
- Keystone OSWe run, monitor and improve it every month.
- Zapier and DIY automationWhoever built it. When they leave, the knowledge leaves too.
- Who carries the risk
- Keystone OSWe do. Keeping it running is part of the retainer.
- Zapier and DIY automationYou do. A renamed field or an expired login can stop a step without anyone noticing.
- Scope
- Keystone OSA whole workflow with its own dashboard, built on a business operating system we built.
- Zapier and DIY automationLinks between apps. The data still lives in each app, with no single screen.
- What you own at the end
- Keystone OSA working workflow and one screen for it, run and maintained while you retain us.
- Zapier and DIY automationYour automations, in your account, while you keep the plan.
Which one fits.
Choose zapier and DIY automation when
- The job is a few app-to-app steps that someone on your team is happy to maintain.
- You want to experiment cheaply before deciding what is worth building properly.
- Your tools already do the work and only need a nudge between them.
Choose Keystone OS when
- Your automations break and nobody notices until a customer does.
- The workflow touches money, stock or records you report on, so it has to reconcile.
- You want one screen for the work, not more links between apps.
