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AI Automation Agency for Startups — We Build Your Workflows
Your team spends hours on tasks that a properly built workflow could handle in seconds. We design, build, and deploy AI-powered automations using n8n, Make, Zapier, and custom APIs — so your people focus on the work that actually moves the business forward.
What We Automate
The Work You Shouldn't Be Doing Manually
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Lead & CRM Workflows
Auto-enrich new leads, sync form submissions to HubSpot or Airtable, trigger follow-up sequences, and notify your sales team in Slack without any manual copying.
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Alerts & Notifications
Route server alerts, payment events, form submissions, and status changes to the right Slack channel or email — with context, not just raw logs.
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Reporting & Data Pipelines
Pull data from Stripe, Google Analytics, or your database on a schedule, transform it, and push formatted summaries to Google Sheets, Notion, or email.
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AI-Powered Processing
Run incoming emails, support tickets, or documents through an LLM to classify, summarize, draft responses, or route them — without a human in the loop.
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E-Commerce & Billing
Sync Stripe payments to your accounting tool, trigger fulfillment workflows on new orders, send receipt emails, and flag failed charges for follow-up automatically.
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Internal Ops Automation
Automate employee onboarding checklists, project kickoff tasks, scheduled backups, and status report aggregation so your team spends less time managing process.
Our Process
How It Works
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Workflow Audit & Scoping
We start with a 30-minute discovery call to map your current manual processes, identify the highest-value automation opportunities, and scope the build. You get a written proposal before any work starts.
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Build & Integration
We design and build the workflows in n8n (or your preferred tool), connect every API and data source, and handle authentication. We test against real data — not just happy-path scenarios.
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Review & Handoff
You review the live workflow, we walk you through how it works, and you approve it. We document everything — trigger conditions, failure behavior, how to pause it — so you're never dependent on us.
Tools & Platforms
What We Build With
n8nOur primary automation platform — self-hosted, no per-task fees, full JS/Python support
ZapierFor teams already invested in the Zapier ecosystem or requiring specific pre-built connectors
Make (Integromat)Visual workflow builder with strong API and webhook support for complex data transforms
SlackPrimary notification target — real-time alerts, formatted messages, and interactive approvals
Google WorkspaceSheets, Docs, Drive, Gmail — data in, reports out, with no manual intervention
HubSpot & AirtableCRM and database automation — sync, enrich, and trigger based on record state
StripePayment event triggers, subscription lifecycle workflows, and billing reconciliation
OpenAI / Claude APILLM nodes for classification, summarization, draft generation, and intelligent routing
Platform Comparison
Why n8n Over Zapier for Most Startups
Zapier works well at low volume. At 1,000 tasks per month you're paying roughly $50/month. At 10,000 tasks — which a single busy CRM workflow can hit easily — you're paying $250–$500/month and climbing. The pricing is designed around task count, so the more useful your automations become, the more expensive they get.
n8n self-hosted flips that model. You run it on a $6/month VPS (we can handle that infrastructure), pay nothing per task, and get full source access to every workflow. Your data never leaves your server — which matters for teams handling customer PII or operating under compliance requirements.
n8n also supports JavaScript and Python execution nodes natively. That means you can write real transformation logic inside the workflow, call internal APIs, or manipulate data structures that would require a paid Zapier add-on or a custom Code step. For engineering-led teams, this is the bigger unlock.
We work with both Zapier and n8n depending on your situation — but for startups running their own infrastructure, n8n is usually the right call. Tinaht manages the hosting and keeps it running, so you get the cost advantage without the ops overhead.
Pricing
Automation Packages
All packages include documentation, testing against real data, and a 30-day support window.
Starter
1–3 Workflows
One-time project build. Ideal for automating a single process — lead routing, Slack alerts, or a scheduled report. Includes 30-day support.
Request a QuoteMost Popular
Growth
4–10 Workflows + Monthly Retainer
Full automation buildout plus ongoing monitoring, maintenance, and new workflow additions each month. We own the reliability.
Book a Discovery CallScale
Unlimited Workflows + Dedicated Retainer
For teams that want automation built into their ops culture. Dedicated retainer, weekly syncs, and priority turnaround on new automation requests.
Request a QuoteFAQ
Common Questions
No. We handle all the technical work — workflow design, API integrations, testing, and deployment. You describe the process you want automated; we build and maintain it.
Simple workflows — form to Slack, CRM sync, email triggers — typically take 3–5 business days. Complex multi-system workflows with conditional logic and AI nodes take 2–3 weeks.
n8n self-hosted has no per-task fees, keeps your data on your infrastructure, supports JavaScript and Python execution nodes, and avoids vendor lock-in. For high-volume workflows, the cost difference is significant. We work with both — we'll recommend what's right for your situation.
On retainer plans, we monitor workflow execution and fix failures proactively — usually before you notice. For project-based builds, we include a 30-day support window after delivery.
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