Document processing
Automated extraction from invoices, contracts, forms, and PDFs. OCR, AI extraction, validation, and routing to the right person or system.
Business Automation
Automate the work your team does every day.
We build automation that connects your tools, processes your data, and removes the repetitive tasks your team has accepted as normal. From simple two-tool integrations to multi-step approval workflows and document processing pipelines — built properly, monitored, and reliable.
// Invoice processing — automated
on("invoice.received")
.extract()
.validate()
.route(approvers);
Typical timeline
1–6 weeks
Simple integrations in days. Complex multi-step workflows in 3–6 weeks.
Typical time saved
60–90%
Reduction in manual processing time for automated workflows.
Monitoring
Included
Every automation ships with error alerting and run history logging.
What we automate
If your team does it manually, we can probably automate it.
System integrations
Connect any two tools via API or webhook. Stripe to Xero, HubSpot to Slack, your CRM to your ERP — we build the bridge that keeps your data consistent.
Approval workflows
Multi-step approval chains with conditions, escalations, deadlines, and audit trails. Replaces email chains and Slack threads with a structured, trackable process.
Email automation
Triggered emails, onboarding sequences, invoice delivery, and alert notifications — sent at the right time with the right data, automatically.
Scheduled reports
Automated data aggregation and report delivery to your team, clients, or leadership — daily, weekly, or whenever a threshold is triggered.
Error handling & monitoring
Every automation has explicit error handling, retry logic, and alerting. If something fails, you find out before your team does.
Automation options
Custom automation vs. Zapier and Make.
| Zapier / Make | Els Global automation | Internal developer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handles complex logic | Limited | ||
| No monthly platform cost | — | ||
| Custom error handling | Basic | ||
| You own the workflow | — | ||
| Fixed price | — | — | |
| Document processing | Add-on | Extra work | |
| Monitoring & alerting | Basic | Extra work | |
| Ready in days | Often | — |
Automation questions
What to know before automating a workflow.
A good candidate has clear inputs and outputs, defined rules or logic, and happens repeatedly. If your team can explain the steps consistently and the exceptions are predictable, it can almost certainly be automated. We will tell you honestly if it cannot.
Yes. Most automation we build connects three to seven different systems. We use direct API integrations, webhooks, and middleware — not Zapier — so there are no platform limits, monthly usage caps, or vendor lock-in.
Every automation we build has explicit error handling, retry logic, and alerting. If a step fails, the workflow either retries, falls back to a defined behaviour, or notifies the right person. You will know about failures before they become problems.
Often, yes — with AI. We can build classification, scoring, and decision-making logic that replicates the judgment call your team makes manually. This is a good use case for AI-powered automation.
A simple two-system integration can be completed in 2–5 days. A complex multi-step workflow with document processing and conditional routing typically takes 3–6 weeks. We will scope it accurately before starting.
Ready to get started?
Tell us what you need and we will come back with a clear plan and a fixed quote — no obligation, no jargon.