Did you see that Zapier increased their task count? Might make phased migrations cheaper.

Zapier quietly changed their pricing page. They now count tasks per step, not per entire zap. This is a significant change for anyone moving data between systems in bulk.

For a phased migration, you can now push a lot more data through a single "zap" on a lower plan. Example: a zap that takes a CSV row, transforms two fields, and creates a contact in the new CRM used to be 1 task. Now it's 3 tasks (one for each step). That sounds worse, but the key is their new "Early Access" feature for unlimited steps in single-step zaps. You can chain "filter by Zapier" steps *before* your action step for basic logic without multiplying tasks.

This makes the "Starter" plan (750 tasks/month) suddenly viable for a lot of migration work. You could map and insert 250 complex records for $20, instead of blowing through your task limit in minutes.

**Consider this for a contact migration:**
```yaml
# Old way (Multi-step Zap): 3 tasks per record
Trigger: New spreadsheet row (1 task)
Step: Format phone number (1 task)
Step: Create HubSpot contact (1 task)

# New way with "Early Access":
Single-Step Zap with unlimited internal steps:
- Trigger: New spreadsheet row
- Internal Step: Format phone
- Internal Step: Map custom fields
- Internal Step: Validate email
- Action: Create HubSpot contact
Total tasks: 1 per record.
```

The catch? This "unlimited steps in single-step zaps" is in Early Access. You have to enable it per zap. It also doesn't cover paths or searches, which still count as additional steps.

If you're planning a migration and were budgeting for Zapier's old task consumption, re-run the numbers. You might be able to avoid the $50+ plans. Has anyone actually used this new model for a large data move? I'm curious about real-world limits and if their "unlimited" internal steps have any performance throttling they're not advertising.