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Create new Asana tasks from new Google Calendar events
In today’s fast-paced digital world, automation is essential for staying organized and managing multiple tasks efficiently. While platforms like Zapier offer pre-built integrations, they can quickly become expensive. With AWS Lambda and webhooks, you can build custom integrations for free or at a fraction of the cost. In this article, we’ll walk through how to automatically create new tasks in Asana whenever a new Google Calendar event is created using AWS Lambda.
Why Use AWS Lambda Instead of Zapier?
Zapier’s user-friendly automation tools are great for beginners, but their pricing can become restrictive as task volumes increase. Zapier’s free plan limits you to 100 tasks per month, and pricing starts at $19.99/month for 750 tasks. For businesses managing a large number of events and tasks, the costs can escalate quickly, reaching up to $3,299/month for 1 million tasks.
In contrast, AWS Lambda offers a pay-per-use model, which is significantly cheaper. Lambda charges $0.20 per 1 million requests, with the first 1 million requests free each month. This can make a huge difference when you’re scaling up automations.
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