Oleg Zankov, co-founder and CTO of Latenode, started the platform in 2022 after his founding team became frustrated with the limits and rising costs of existing automation tools like Integromat, leading them to build their own solution. Latenode is an AI workflow automation platform that lets users describe what they want to automate and then build workflows that connect apps, AI agents, APIs, databases, and websites, with 5,500+ integrations, built-in AI tools, JavaScript support, and browser automation. Users like its mix of no-code simplicity and full-code flexibility, along with the ability to create complex workflows without paying for every individual operation. It is useful for businesses, developers, marketers, sales teams, and operations teams that want to automate tasks such as lead routing, customer support, data syncing, content workflows, and AI-powered processes. Latenode offers a Free plan at $0/month with 10,000 CPU seconds and 5 active workflows, while its paid Pay as you go model charges based on workflow runtime, with the first 10,000 CPU seconds free each month.