This article is very detailed and useful, Cypher. While tools like Make.com and Zapier are more user-friendly for people with less tech experience, their pricing becomes a big issue at scale.
Google Apps Script, on the other hand, is more flexible and cost-effective, but it used to be a major barrier for anyone without coding skills. With the recent rise of “vibe coding,” though, now’s actually a great time to try it out.
I’m curious: if we ignore cost and focus only on features, does Google Apps Script have any limitations compared to those other tools? It’d be great if you could write a comparison on this!
Thanks for the great reply, Luan. Yes there are quite a few limitations!
For example, there’s issues with scaling, execution speed is slower, there are rate limits, running multiple functions at once may cause issues, version control can be difficult but you can link to GitHub with “clasp”.
So there’s quite a few, and I’ll do a follow up to be transparent!
This article is very detailed and useful, Cypher. While tools like Make.com and Zapier are more user-friendly for people with less tech experience, their pricing becomes a big issue at scale.
Google Apps Script, on the other hand, is more flexible and cost-effective, but it used to be a major barrier for anyone without coding skills. With the recent rise of “vibe coding,” though, now’s actually a great time to try it out.
I’m curious: if we ignore cost and focus only on features, does Google Apps Script have any limitations compared to those other tools? It’d be great if you could write a comparison on this!
Thanks for the great reply, Luan. Yes there are quite a few limitations!
For example, there’s issues with scaling, execution speed is slower, there are rate limits, running multiple functions at once may cause issues, version control can be difficult but you can link to GitHub with “clasp”.
So there’s quite a few, and I’ll do a follow up to be transparent!
Awesome, can’t wait to read it!
I love these breakdowns! They feel like cheatsheets
Thanks, Joel! There is not much documentation on Google Apps Script, so I am here to fill in the gaps. Hopefully some people find it useful!
Very useful! I look forard to the next one ;)