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Faber vs Zapier.
Both automate recurring work. The difference is who builds it: you wire up the workflow in Zapier, or you describe it and Faber builds it for you.
| Faber | Zapier | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Describe it in plain words; the AI builds it. | You wire up triggers and actions yourself. |
| Who does the work | The AI does it for you across your apps. | You build and maintain each workflow. |
| Before it runs | A full preview run you approve, with nothing sent or changed. | An advisory test step. |
| Approvals | Mark any action to require your approval after each run. | Not built in. |
| When it runs | On a schedule, when work arrives, or on demand. | When a trigger fires. |
| Recurring follow-up | Reads replies and follows up until the job is done. | Sends and stops. |
| What a run can reach | Its own locked-down process, limited to the services that task connected and its own files. | Runs on Zapier's platform with the access you grant each connected app. |
| Record of each run | A plain-English record of what it did. | Task history and logs. |
| App breadth | A focused set of common business apps. | Thousands of app integrations. |
| Built for | People who want to automate their work but don't know how. | People comfortable building and maintaining their own workflows. |