n8n & Make automation agency

n8n, Make, custom code by volume, not by fashion.

Uclic is a B2B automation agency: we make your operations run on their own, with n8n, Make or custom code depending on your volume, never on fashion. Workflows are delivered turnkey, documented and built to hold the load. For SMBs, mid-market companies and scale-ups that want to grow without stacking hires.

5-10 turnkey workflows delivered100k+ ops/month supported (self-hosted n8n)10 days for audit + tool recommendation + roadmap
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Free growth audit
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Santévet
Gusella Bakker
Le Monde
Agicap
CodinGame
Deepki
10 Workflows & Automations sub-services

Workflow automation: from audit to industrialized workflow

From auditing your existing setup to production monitoring, each sub-service can be activated standalone or packaged into the turnkey Build plan. Tools explicitly named: n8n, Make, Zapier, Pipedream, Inngest, Trigger.dev, Python (FastAPI + Celery), TypeScript (Next.js + Bull).

Diagnostic

Audit of existing workflows

Complete inventory of your existing Zapier, Make, n8n and Python/Bash scripts. Monthly operation volume measured, duplicates, single points of failure and hidden costs identified.

100 %workflows audited
ZapierMaken8nScripts
Alexis Christine-AmaraDedicated expert Alexis Christine-Amara VP Sales
Infra

Self-hosted n8n deployment

Docker via Coolify or Dokploy on Hetzner/Scaleway. Managed PostgreSQL, Redis for queues, automatic daily backups, Uptime Kuma monitoring. Monthly updates tested in staging.

5-on quotemonthly VPS cost
n8nCoolifyDokployHetzner
Florence BeckelDedicated expert Florence Beckel Directrice artistique - Designer UI/UX & Brand
No-code build

Make.com & Zapier workflows

Design and delivery of Make scenarios or Zaps based on volume. Best practices: consistent naming, error handling, filters to prevent duplicates, documented CRM/ERP/email/Slack integrations.

5-10scenarios delivered
Make.comZapierPipedream
Wladimir DelcrosDedicated expert Wladimir Delcros Head of Growth
Serverless build

Custom TypeScript code

Event-driven TypeScript stack: Inngest or Trigger.dev for serverless workflows with native retry, durability and observability. Deployed on Vercel or Cloudflare Workers. Ideal for Next.js SaaS scale-ups.

< 100mscold start latency
InngestTrigger.devNext.jsVercel
Moussa BallDedicated expert Moussa Ball AI Architect & Full-Stack Engineer
Reliability

Idempotency & automatic retries

Idempotency key stored in the database (Postgres or Redis) for every critical operation. Exponential retry 1s/2s/4s/8s/16s with jitter. Dead letter queue + Slack alert after 5 failures. Saga pattern for multi-API transactions.

0duplicates in production
IdempotencyRetryDead letter queueSaga
Philippe LacombeDedicated expert Philippe Lacombe Consultant SEA & Google Ads Senior | Google Partner
Observability

Monitoring & alerting

Grafana or Looker Studio dashboard covering success rate, p50/p95/p99 latency, volumes, failures by category. Sentry for custom code exceptions. Slack/PagerDuty alerts on thresholds. Documented runbook for every critical workflow.

8+metrics tracked
GrafanaSentrySlackPagerDuty
Valentin GeffroyDedicated expert Valentin Geffroy Webflow Expert Certified | JS, GSAP & CRO
Tech ops

CRM, ERP and database integration

Bidirectional syncs for HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Pennylane, Stripe, Postgres, MongoDB. Signed webhooks (HMAC), rate-limit handling, deduplication by external ID, unified status mapping.

10+APIs integrated per engagement
HubSpotStripePostgresWebhooks
Pierre LafontDedicated expert Pierre Lafont Full-Stack Vibe Coder & AI Engineer
Run

Operations & business-hours on-call

On the Build & Run plan: on-call coverage Monday-Friday 9am-7pm, incidents handled within 4 hours, 2-4 workflows added per month, proactive cost optimizations, and a twice-monthly 30-min review on metrics and roadmap.

< 4hincident response commitment
On-callIncidentsOptimizationsSteering
Dimitri GauthierotDedicated expert Dimitri Gauthierot Expert Paid Media | Google, Meta, LinkedIn & TikTok Ads (Founder DG Labs)
What we do differently

Your workflows without / with Uclic

Move from fragile Zaps to documented, monitored and maintained workflows.

Without Uclic

Duct-tape automation

Zaps stacked on Zaps. Nobody knows what runs or what breaks.

×Manual tasks
×Stacked Zaps
×Silent failures
×Bills that grow with volume
×Orphan scripts
×Conflicting databases
×No recovery
×Locked into one tool
With Uclic

Automated operations

Mapped data flows. Workflows that run on their own, monitored and documented.

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SENIOR TEAMMONITORINGDOCUMENTEDTURNKEY
Operations that run themselves
From trigger to actionEXPLORE THE SYSTEM

Every trigger feeds the right tool, so your teams focus on high-value work instead of data re-entry.

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time freed

Your teams stop re-keying and copy-pasting between tools.

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reliability

Alerts and automatic retries instead of silent failures.

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cost control

The right tool for each volume, no runaway per-operation bills.

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scalability

Documented workflows that keep up as the business grows.

Our workflows & automations method

How we automate your B2B workflows in 90 days

From auditing existing flows to running in production, 6 structured, repeatable steps. Built for 2026 constraints: tool selection by volume, mandatory idempotence, structured monitoring, and client-owned code.

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    1 week· Step 1

    We start with an inventory of existing Zapier/Make/n8n/script automations, measure monthly volume per workflow, and identify duplicates, single points of failure, and hidden costs. Mapping of data flows between CRM, ERP, database, and third-party APIs.

    • Zapier/Make/n8n inventory
    • Monthly volumes measured
    • Hidden costs identified
    • Flow mapping
    Deliverable· Full audit + flow mapping + prioritized workflow list
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Pricing

How much does an n8n or Make automation agency cost?

A workflow audit to assess your current automations, recommend the right tools for your volume, and calculate your total cost of ownership over 12 months. Start with a turnkey build, or go straight to Build & Run support: operations, monitoring, and enhancements included.

Diagnostic

Free audit

No commitment
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A free first diagnostic, with the priority actions.

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    Workflow Audit

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    Audit of your current workflows + tool recommendation by volume + prioritized roadmap. You leave with a costed action plan.

    • Inventory of existing workflowsAll Zapier/Make/n8n/Python scripts in place, with measured monthly volumes and associated costs.
    • Data flow mappingSchema across CRM, ERP, database, and third-party APIs. Identification of duplicates and single points of failure.
    • Costed tool recommendationZapier/Make/n8n/custom code decision per workflow, with a 12-month total cost of ownership comparison.
    • ICE-prioritized roadmapList of workflows to build or rebuild, prioritized by business impact and ease of execution.
    • 60-min walkthrough + shared Notion deliverable
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    Turnkey Build

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    5 to 10 turnkey workflows delivered in 4 to 6 weeks. Idempotency, retries, monitoring, and documentation included.

    • 5-10 workflows deliveredDepending on complexity and the number of APIs integrated. ICE prioritization done together at kickoff.
    • Self-hosted n8n infrastructure or custom codeCoolify/Dokploy + Hetzner, or a Git repo + CI/CD for Python/TypeScript code. Vault secrets included.
    • Idempotency + exponential retriesIdempotency key stored in the database, retries at 1s/2s/4s/8s/16s with jitter, dead letter queue + Slack alert after 5 failures.
    • Grafana + Sentry + Slack monitoringDashboard covering success rate, p50/p95/p99 latency, volumes, failures. Real-time Slack alerts.
    • Notion documentation + runbooksDiagram for each workflow, environment variables, a runbook for every critical workflow (symptoms, diagnosis, corrective actions).
    • Internal team training2 hours of training so your team can add and maintain simple workflows on their own.
    Start with Turnkey Build
    Operations

    Build & Run

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    Design + operations + monitoring + enhancements. Business-hours on-call, 2-4 workflows added per month, twice-monthly steering meeting.

    • Continuous design + build2 to 4 workflows added per month as needed, with idempotency, retries, and monitoring included.
    • Business-hours operationsMonday-Friday 9:00-19:00, incidents handled within 4 hours, Slack/PagerDuty escalation when needed.
    • Continuous Grafana + Sentry monitoringReal-time dashboards, proactive alerts on drift (error rate, latency, volumes), monthly review.
    • Proactive cost optimizationSwitch from Zapier to n8n when volume crosses the threshold, refactor to custom code when business logic outgrows no-code.
    • Twice-monthly 30-min steering meetingKPIs, new workflows to prioritize, optimizations to make, up-to-date flow mapping.
    • Code and infra on your sideNo lock-in: your Git, credentials in your vault, n8n server on your VPS or cloud.
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    AI & Dev sub-services

    What to pair with your workflows: AI, CRM, data and tracking

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    Active across France

    n8n & Make automation agency: projects across France

    100 % remote-first with a twice-monthly video steering committee: serving SME, mid-market and B2B SaaS scale-up clients in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille, Lille, Nantes, Toulouse, Strasbourg, and beyond (Genève, Bruxelles).

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    B2B Workflows & Automations FAQ

    n8n & Make automation FAQ : tools, volumes, monitoring, pricing

    Everything to know before starting a workflows engagement with Uclic: audit, tool choice by volume, self-hosted n8n, idempotency, retry and results within 90 days.

    What is an automation agency (n8n, Make)?
    An automation agency designs and runs the workflows that keep your operations moving without human intervention: tool synchronization, data enrichment, follow-ups, reporting. The choice of tool depends on volume: Make for simple cases, self-hosted n8n for serious volumes, custom code when needed. At Uclic, every workflow is delivered documented, monitored, and transferable to your teams.
    How many workflows can you build in a month?
    With the Build plan (quote-based), we deliver 5 to 10 workflows turnkey in 4 to 6 weeks: depending on complexity, the number of APIs integrated, and criticality (idempotence, retries, monitoring). A simple Zapier-style workflow (1 trigger + 2-3 actions) takes 0.5 to 1 day; an n8n workflow with branching and conditional calls takes 1 to 3 days; a critical custom-code workflow (Python + Celery, transactions, queues) takes 3 to 8 days including tests. With the Build & Run plan (quote-based), we add an average of 2 to 4 workflows per month depending on needs, with continuous operations and monitoring.
    Why self-hosted n8n instead of Zapier?
    Three reasons: (1) Cost: beyond 5,000 ops/month, Zapier costs 73 to quote-based depending on volume; self-hosted n8n runs on a Hetzner VPS at quote-based pricing with unlimited usage. (2) Data control: your credentials, logs, and data never leave your infrastructure (GDPR, sovereignty, trade secrets). (3) Complex business logic: n8n lets you write JavaScript in Code nodes, build reusable sub-workflows, and add custom nodes (npm). Limitations of self-hosted n8n: you have to maintain the infrastructure (Docker, Postgres, backups), handle updates, and some SaaS connectors are less polished than on Zapier. That's why we deploy via Coolify or Dokploy on Hetzner: it cuts maintenance down to 30 min/month.
    How do you monitor workflows in production?
    Four mandatory layers: (1) Structured logs (JSON) written to stdout, aggregated into Loki or Datadog. (2) Metrics for volume, latency, and success rate per workflow, exposed in Prometheus or pushed to Grafana Cloud. (3) Alerts via Slack or PagerDuty on critical failure, error rate > 1%, latency > SLA. (4) Runbook documented in Notion or Confluence for every critical workflow: symptoms, diagnosis, corrective actions. On the Build & Run plan, we add Sentry for custom-code exceptions and Uptime Kuma for n8n server availability. A Grafana or Looker Studio dashboard with read-only access for your teams.
    What happens if Zapier shuts down a connector?
    A real risk: in 2024, Zapier shut down several connectors (Notion API v1, legacy Mailchimp). If a critical workflow depends on one, you start from scratch and lose productivity. Three safeguards: (1) Favor self-hosted n8n or code-first Pipedream, which expose the raw HTTP API if the official connector disappears: you take back control with a few lines of code. (2) Version and document every workflow (JSON export in Git) so you can migrate quickly. (3) Identify critical workflows (payments, CRM sync, invoicing) and move them out of mainstream no-code as soon as they pass a certain criticality threshold. That's typically the point where we switch to custom Python/TypeScript code.
    Custom code vs no-code: where's the tipping point?
    Five signals it's time to switch from no-code to custom code: (1) Volume > 50,000 ops/month with no-code costs > a custom quote. (2) Business logic exceeding 15-20 nodes in Make/n8n: it becomes unreadable and impossible to test. (3) Need for ACID transactions or exponential retry on multi-API calls (payments, invoicing). (4) Fine-grained observability required (Sentry, Datadog distributed traces): no-code doesn't expose the required logging level. (5) Automated testing required (CI/CD, code review, staging environment): incompatible with a click-built no-code workflow. Stack we deploy in custom code: Python + FastAPI + Celery + Redis or TypeScript + Next.js API routes + Inngest/Trigger.dev. Hosting on Vercel, Cloudflare Workers or AWS Lambda depending on criticality.
    What tools do you actually use?
    Tools named, not hidden: n8n self-hosted (Docker via Coolify or Dokploy on Hetzner/Scaleway/AWS) for high-volume workflows. Make.com for complex no-code scenarios with rich connectors. Zapier for simple workflows < 500 ops/month. Pipedream for code-first, event-driven workflows. Cloud Functions (Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda) for serverless. For custom code: Python (FastAPI + Celery + Redis), TypeScript (Next.js API routes, Inngest, Trigger.dev, Bull). Monitoring: Grafana, Looker Studio, Datadog, Sentry, Uptime Kuma. No agency should hide its tools: you keep the code, the credentials and the infra.
    What are the rates for a workflows & automations engagement?
    Three offerings, fully transparent: Audit, quoted: diagnosis of current workflows, tool recommendation by volume, 12-month total cost of ownership comparison, ICE-prioritized roadmap. Build, quoted: turnkey delivery of 5 to 10 workflows, Notion documentation, monitoring set up, training for your team. Build & Run, quoted excl. VAT: design + operations + monitoring + enhancements, business-hours on-call, 2-4 workflows added per month, twice-monthly steering meeting. Initial 3-month commitment, then monthly and cancellable with 30 days' notice. No hidden margin on licenses (Zapier, Make, n8n Cloud): you pay the vendor directly.

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