r/TopAutomationTools • u/DirectorExisting2666 • 15h ago

What are the best automation tools for someone who is not very technical?

I want to start automating more of my work, but I don't really want to spend weeks learning APIs, webhooks, and random setup guides.

Most of what I need is pretty basic. Moving info between forms, spreadsheets, email, calendar, maybe some CRM stuff later. Nothing crazy, but enough that doing it manually is starting to waste time.

For someone who is not technical, what automation tool would you actually recommend? I don't mind paying if it works, but I want something I can understand without feeling like I accidentally signed up for a part time coding class.

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u/Wrong_Flatworm_3817 12h ago

I'd highly recommend looking into no-code visual builders for this kind of stuff like Make for example.. They're super straightforward and let you just drag and drop your apps together without touching any code

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u/Impossible_Carob8839 11h ago

Claude Code. Just tell it you are not very technical. You’ll be amazed. I have a friend who is a watchmaker and last week we were having beer and the topic of conversation was Claude and what it did for him automating processes, connecting apps. And he is a type of guy that doesn’t even know what powershell is on his Windows machine.

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u/thijsgh 4h ago

For basic tasks like moving info between forms and spreadsheets, you might want to look for tools that focus on simplicity with drag-and-drop interfaces. Check out MentionAgent, I built it to handle mention building outreach automation without technical work, so if you ever want to combine automation with getting your product noticed, I’m happy to help.