Sales(3)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead scoring and qualification automation | n8n | Low-Medium | High | 5-12 hours/week |
Sales call transcript summarization | Zapier | Medium | High | 10-15 hours/week |
Pre-meeting intelligence briefing | Zapier with Agent | Medium | High | 3-5 hours/week |
Marketing(3)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blog-to-social content repurposing | n8n | Low-Medium | High | 5-8 hours/week |
Trending content auto-poster | n8n | Low | High (2x daily) | 8-10 hours/week |
Marketing copy generation with quality gates | Vercel Durable Workflows | Medium | High | 20-40 hours/week |
Customer Support(5)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Email classification and intelligent routing | Zapier | Low | High | 8-15 hours/week |
Support ticket auto-response drafting | n8n | Medium | High | 5-10 hours/week |
Sentiment-based priority escalation | Zapier | Low | High | 4-6 hours/week |
Multi-channel AI support assistant | n8n | Medium | High | 15-20 hours/week |
Daily ticket summary and theme analysis | n8n | Low | Daily | 2-3 hours/week |
Human Resources(3)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Resume screening and candidate scoring | n8n | Medium | High | 10-15 hours/week |
Bulk resume matching against job requirements | n8n | Medium | High | 8-12 hours per open position |
Automated onboarding orchestration | Vercel Durable Workflows | Low | Medium | 2-3 hours per hire |
Finance(3)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Invoice data extraction and processing | n8n | Low | High | 5-10 hours/week |
Receipt categorization for expense management | Zapier | Low | High | 3-5 hours/week |
Invoice processing with CRM opportunity creation | n8n | Low | High | 6-10 hours/week |
Operations(4)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Meeting notes with action item extraction | n8n | Low | High | 5-8 hours/week |
Slack channel weekly summary | n8n | Low | Weekly | 2-3 hours/week |
Daily operations report generation | Vercel Durable Workflows | Low | Daily | 5-10 hours/week |
Document summarization API | n8n | Low | Medium-High | 2-4 hours/week |
IT / Engineering(3)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Code review parallel analysis | Vercel Durable Workflows | Medium | High | 10-25 hours/week |
IT helpdesk ticket auto-resolution | Zapier with Agent | Medium | High | 10-20 hours/week |
Incident status page messaging | Zapier | Low | Medium | 15-30 minutes per incident |
Legal(2)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Contract clause extraction with human approval | Vercel Durable Workflows | Medium | Medium | 15-30 hours/month |
Legal document review and risk analysis | Claude API (Custom) | Medium | Medium-High | 15-25 hours/week |
Cross-Functional(2)
| Workflow | Platform | Cognition | Repetition | Time Saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Customer feedback sentiment pipeline | n8n or Zapier | Low | High | 4-8 hours/week |
Multi-language document translation | Zapier | Low | Medium-High | 2-4 hours per document |
Platform Selection Guide
| Workflow Type | Best Platform | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Simple automations, 2-5 steps | Zapier | Fastest setup, extensive app integrations, no-code |
| Complex branching, many apps | n8n | Visual builder, self-hostable, 500+ integrations |
| Long-running processes (days/weeks) | Vercel WDK | Durable execution, zero cost during pauses |
| High-volume processing | Claude API Batch | 50% cost savings, async processing |
| Custom enterprise integrations | Any + Claude API | Maximum flexibility, tool use, structured outputs |