Automation platforms
Automation platform migration services
A platform migration service moves your automations from one platform to another, such as Zapier to Make or Make to n8n. A careful provider starts with an inventory and helps you retire what is no longer needed, gives honest advice on whether the target platform suits you, rebuilds from process maps rather than copying step by step, estimates usage on the new platform from real volumes, runs old and new safely side by side, changes webhooks at cut-over and switches off the old automations promptly.
This page covers stages, responsibilities, evidence to ask for, warning signs and cut-over. LetGetGrow builds, fixes and migrates automations in n8n, Zapier and Make, with the scope, cost and timeline set out in a custom quotation.
Illustrative diagram
- Inventory
- Advice
- Rebuild
- Parallel test
- Cut-over
How a migration engagement runs
Inventory
Automations, use, owners.
Output: Migration list
Advice
Target platform fit and cost.
Output: Recommendation
Rebuild
From process maps.
Output: New automations
Parallel testing
Safe comparison.
Output: Test results
Cut-over
Switch, update webhooks, retire old.
Output: Migration report
Honest advice on moving
Moving platforms takes effort. A good provider compares your current costs and needs with the target platform using real volumes, and says if optimising what you have would achieve most of the benefit. Be cautious of a provider that only works with one platform and recommends moving everything to it without analysis.
Who does what
| Task | Usually |
|---|---|
| Access to current platform | Client |
| Inventory and recommendation | Provider |
| Confirming retirements | Client teams |
| Rebuild and testing | Provider |
| New platform account | Client owns |
Warning signs
Promises automatic conversion
Automations need rebuilding.
No usage estimate
The new platform may cost more than expected.
Parallel runs on live data
Duplicates reach customers.
Old automations left running
Actions happen twice.
Usage estimates
Zapier counts tasks, Make counts operations per module run and bundle, and n8n's costs depend on its cloud plans or your server. Ask the provider to estimate usage on the target platform from your actual volumes and show its working.
Example: a migration proposal
Illustrative example — not a client case study
Situation: An agency running both Zapier and Make wants to consolidate on one platform.
- The provider inventories both accounts and finds overlaps between them.
- It compares estimated usage on each platform and recommends the one that fits the agency's logic and volumes.
- A cut-over plan lists each automation, its webhooks and the order of switching.
What this shows: The agency consolidated with a clear plan and no double runs. This example is illustrative.
What you should receive
Planning
- Inventory with keep or retire decisions
- Platform recommendation with estimates
Cut-over
- Per-automation cut-over plan
- Webhook change list
After
- Migration report
- Exports of new automations
Safe parallel testing
Ask how the provider will test new automations without acting twice on live systems, for example by writing to test destinations or logging only, and how it will compare results with the old ones. Ask for the comparison results for each automation before it is switched over.
Credentials
Credentials are recreated on the new platform under your business accounts, with the least access needed. Revoke old platform connections after cut-over. Keep a list of every connection recreated.
Briefing the provider
Explain why you want to move, which platforms you use now, rough volumes, critical automations and any constraints such as hosting or data location.
Inventory and clean-up
The provider should list every automation with its purpose, frequency, usage, connections and owner, then help you decide what to keep, merge or retire. Teams must confirm retirements, since someone may depend on an automation the provider cannot see the purpose of. A thorough inventory often reduces the migration considerably and is useful even if you decide not to move.
Rebuilding properly
Ask how the provider rebuilds: from process maps, with error handling and naming conventions on the new platform, rather than copying old steps one for one. A migration is a chance to fix weaknesses such as missing alerts or duplicated logic, and a provider that simply transcribes will carry old problems across.
Proof of concept
For larger migrations, ask for one representative automation to be rebuilt first, with usage measured on the new platform. It tests both the platform and the provider before you commit to the full move.
What to agree
Agree scope, the overlap period, acceptance tests per automation, ownership of new accounts and exports, data processing terms and support after cut-over.
Training on the new platform
Your team will need to monitor and maintain automations on an unfamiliar platform. Ask for a walk-through of the new setup, how to read run history and errors, and the conventions used.
Questions about automation platform migration services
What does a migration service include?
Inventory, advice, rebuild, parallel testing and cut-over.
Should we move at all?
A good provider will compare with optimising what you have.
Can automations be converted?
They are rebuilt, not converted.
How is usage estimated?
From real volumes using the new platform's counting rules.
How is parallel testing done safely?
Test destinations or logging only, then compare.
What happens to old automations?
They are switched off at cut-over.
Sources referenced
Platform features, guidance and rules change. We check the current versions before committing to an approach. This page is general information, not legal advice.
- Zapier: How is task usage measured in Zapier? (opens in a new tab) — reviewed 2026-10-30
- Make: Operations (opens in a new tab) — reviewed 2026-10-30
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