Automation Cost
Automation is rarely expensive because of the tool alone. It becomes expensive when executions are not measured, logs are missing, polling runs constantly, APIs are overcalled, and operators cannot recover from errors.
8 min readA workflow checking for changes every few minutes can create many executions even when nothing happened. If the system supports webhooks, start there.
A workflow calling AI for every row can become expensive quickly. Filter with rules, batch items, and send only the necessary context.
If nobody knows the input, failing node, or API response, support starts from zero. Good logs reduce maintenance cost.