What does your business need?

The Case for All-in-One Platforms

• Everything in one place—less jumping between systems

• Simpler onboarding and team training

• Bundled pricing that can be more cost-effective

• No need to worry about complex integrations

The downside? All-in-one platforms rarely do everything well. They provide broad functionality, but they may not go deep in any one area.

The Argument for Multiple Specialized Tools

• Best-in-class features for each function

• More flexibility—swap out tools as your business grows

• Greater customization to fit your exact needs

The tradeoff? More tools mean more complexity. Managing multiple platforms requires integration work and can lead to higher costs.

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But Can They Play Nice with Others? 🤝

Having everything in one place makes running your business so much smoother. Fewer logins, less jumping between systems, and a more streamlined workflow? Yes, please. 🙌

But here’s the catch: Not all all-in-one tools integrate well with other software. And that’s a big deal. Even the best platform might not cover 100% of your needs, so it’s crucial to choose one that supports Open API or has solid integration options. Otherwise, you could find yourself stuck with a system that won’t connect to other essential tools.

That’s where automation platforms like Make come in handy. They help bridge the gaps between software, making sure your systems actually talk to each other. If you're using an all-in-one tool and want to maximize efficiency.

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Custom Apps, Locked Data, and Platform Wars – Who’s Winning?

Use your custom Airtable apps on the iPad now - Building an all-in-one tool in Airtable is great for hyper customization. And now you can access those apps on an iPad.

Will using one platform trap your business info? Well the thing with most no/low code tools is that they are using most of the same features and only vary slightly. As most have APIs to connect with other tools, you can automate the duplication of all your data elsewhere for safe keeping.

Apples to apples, is NocoDB and NocoBase really all that different? Illustratively, NocoBase builds the whole house, while NocoDB arranges and manages everything inside it.

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Proof You Can Learn, Build, and Get Inspired Without Breaking the Bank

1. Build a no/low-code a.i. tool with databutton in a 15 minutes

2. Learn how to use Make for free in this 2.5hr course by Riccardo Vandra

3. 

   
   This is totally cool - Makeur Journey is a whole database of interviews from successful entrepreneurs who bootstrapped their products. Get all the inspo you need to keep moving forward with yours!

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We love it when a community comes together

See this weeks finds of solved questions in the Make and Airtable communities and tweak to fit your needs.

❓Use RegX to remove web links from text in your Make scenarios

❓Someone was having issues connecting their Instagram pages in Make and a simple fix set them straight.

❓Using multi-select fields in Airtable but need each of them as their own records in a base? Check this solution out.

❓Using the date format formula in Airtable gets handy when you need to customize how you want it seen.

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Chasity, Lili, & the MOHJU Team

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