# 2V Automation > 2V Automation is an AI and automation agency for businesses past $1M in revenue. We spend a week inside your operations, then build what pays back first, one process at a time: an automation layer on n8n, custom internal software, or AI agents where they help. How we work: a one-week Automation Discovery Week inside the client's operations produces a map of how the business runs and a costed, sequenced plan. Build happens one process at a time, on n8n or as custom software (Laravel), with AI agents where they do real work. Each project is priced before it starts. Everything runs in the client's own accounts; there is no 2V platform in the middle. What it costs: the discovery week is $2,000 for a team of 1 to 20 people and $4,000 for 21 to 50, with a call first above 50. Projects are $6,000 to $24,000 each and run three to six weeks. Maintenance is optional and quoted once a build is live. Full detail: https://www.2vautomation.ai/pricing/ Credentials: Certified n8n Expert Partner (5.0 from 7 reviews on experts.n8n.io), Clutch Champion and Clutch Global (Spring 2024), #1 AI Automation Agency on AI Agency Radar (2026), certified Laravel partner since 2022. Founded 2016 as 2V Modules; automation-only since 2023. Lisbon and New York, working US hours; clients in North America, the UK and Europe. Contact: weare@2vmdls.com, WhatsApp +1 (929) 590-9005. Book a call: https://www.2vautomation.ai/book-a-call/ ## Services - [Automation Discovery Week](https://www.2vautomation.ai/discovery-week/): owns the query "ai readiness assessment"; also automation assessment, process discovery, workflow audit, automation discovery. - [Pricing](https://www.2vautomation.ai/pricing/): owns the query "automation agency pricing"; also how much does automation cost. - [About 2V Automation](https://www.2vautomation.ai/about/): owns the query "2v automation". - [n8n automation agency](https://www.2vautomation.ai/n8n-automation-agency/): owns the query "n8n agency"; also n8n automation agency, n8n consultant, n8n consulting, n8n experts. - [Zapier to n8n migration](https://www.2vautomation.ai/n8n-automation-agency/zapier-to-n8n-migration/): owns the query "zapier to n8n migration"; also zapier to n8n migration service, make to n8n migration, zapier migration agency. - [Self-hosted n8n setup and maintenance](https://www.2vautomation.ai/n8n-automation-agency/self-hosted-n8n/): owns the query "self hosted n8n"; also n8n self hosted setup, self host n8n, n8n enterprise, n8n maintenance. - [AI agent development](https://www.2vautomation.ai/ai-agent-development/): owns the query "ai agent development company"; also ai agent development services, ai agent development companies, custom ai agent development, custom ai agents. - [AI automation consulting](https://www.2vautomation.ai/ai-automation-consulting/): owns the query "ai automation consultant"; also ai automation consulting, ai implementation consultant, ai consultant for small business, ai automation services. - [Business process automation services](https://www.2vautomation.ai/business-process-automation/): owns the query "business process automation services"; also business process automation consulting, business process automation company, workflow automation consultant, workflow automation services. - [Custom internal software development](https://www.2vautomation.ai/custom-software-development/): owns the query "custom business software"; also custom crm development, internal tools development, bespoke software development, custom erp development. ## Automation by team - [Sales automation](https://www.2vautomation.ai/solutions/sales-automation/): crm automation. - [Customer support automation](https://www.2vautomation.ai/solutions/customer-support-automation/): ai agents for customer service. - [Finance automation](https://www.2vautomation.ai/solutions/finance-automation/): accounting automation. - [Operations automation](https://www.2vautomation.ai/solutions/operations-automation/): operations automation. - [HR and recruiting automation](https://www.2vautomation.ai/solutions/hr-automation/): recruiting automation. ## Industries - [Automation for financial services](https://www.2vautomation.ai/industries/financial-services/): financial services automation. - [Automation for insurance](https://www.2vautomation.ai/industries/insurance/): insurance automation. - [Automation for recruiting and staffing](https://www.2vautomation.ai/industries/recruiting-staffing/): staffing automation. ## Client cases (numbers are the clients’ own) - [Fire Plan Strategies](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/fire-plan-strategies/): ~230 hrs of manual operations eliminated every month. Lead intake, quotes, invoicing and certificates, automated on self-hosted n8n for a Canada-wide fire safety services company. Every lead used to be typed into three systems by hand. - [Contrail Financial](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/contrail-financial/): 30+ hrs of founder time returned every month. Five n8n modules that read over 100 RSS feeds, score each article per client, and leave a personalized brief in the founder's Gmail drafts by 6am. He reviews and sends. - [Signature Champions](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/signature-champions/): ~300 hrs of manual operations eliminated every month. A custom portal for coaches, customers, sales reps, plants and admins, with communication and order processing automated around it. Built for a ring maker that was running a $5M business on spreadsheets. - [International conferences, under NDA](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/conference-program-automation/): 2 hrs to produce a 78-page program, down from 1 week, checks included. Program-at-a-glance timetables and full session programs, generated from Airtable as editable Google Slides or print-ready PDFs. One form, eleven document versions. - [SourceToDocs](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/sourcetodocs/): 2 hrs to produce a 78-page conference program on it, down from 1 week. Our own product. Rows from Airtable or Google Sheets become finished Google Slides and Docs files on templates a designer built, delivered to Google Drive with a PDF beside every file. - [OnPoint Warranty](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/onpoint-warranty/): 15 min between each sync of orders and customer details to HubSpot. A multi-storefront Magento platform that issues warranty contracts from the order itself, syncs every order to HubSpot every 15 minutes, and automates card holds, refunds and contract retries. - [Recruitica](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/recruitica/): Minutes for employer search and shortlisting, down from hours, self-serve. A vetted marketplace where employers and candidates find each other while the agency keeps the commission. Staff do the vetting; search, shortlisting and introductions run on their own. - [Brainie](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/brainie/): 0 staff steps between signing up and studying. Study plans, practice questions, payments and tutor support in one product. A student signs up, pays, studies and reviews answers without anyone at Brainie touching it. - [Georgia State University](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/georgia-aquarium/): 5.0 Clutch rating for quality, schedule and cost. A RAG assistant with the aquarium's knowledge, built for Georgia State University and piloted with real visitors on the floor. Every answer is grounded in the aquarium's own content. - [Legally.io](https://www.2vautomation.ai/cases/legally/): 300+ legal document templates, drafted by lawyers. A legal document SaaS product built from the first research and UI drafts to ongoing support. Guided questionnaires, e-signature, storage and subscriptions, in seven countries. We still support it. ## Guides - [AI Agents for Business: What They Do, Examples and Costs](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/ai-agents-for-business/): What AI agents do in a business, where they earn their keep by team, when a plain workflow is the better choice, and what they cost to build and to run. - [The 9 Best n8n Agencies in 2026, Checked Against n8n's Directory](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/best-n8n-agencies/): Nine n8n agencies checked against n8n's own partner directory on 2 November 2026, with reviews, pricing, location and who each one is right for. - [n8n Custom Nodes: How to Build, Deploy and Run Your Own](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/n8n-custom-nodes-development/): When a custom n8n node beats the HTTP Request node, how to build one with the official CLI, the three ways to deploy it, and what it takes to keep it running in production. - [n8n Best Practices: How to Run Workflows in Production](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/n8n-best-practices/): What to set in n8n once workflows matter: error handling in three layers, silent failures, duplicates, secrets, execution data defaults, queue mode, and what n8n 3.0 changes. - [Best AI Automation Consultants in 2026: 11 Firms Compared](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/best-ai-automation-consultants/): Eleven AI automation consultants and consulting firms, judged on the same five criteria, with what each one's first paid step costs and what to ask before you sign. - [n8n Installation: Local in One Command, Production with Docker](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/n8n-setup-installation/): Install n8n locally in one command, or set it up on a server with Docker Compose, Postgres and HTTPS, using the n8n 2.x settings most tutorials still get wrong. - [Best AI Automation Agencies in 2026: 8 Compared, With Prices](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/best-ai-automation-agencies/): Eight AI automation agencies compared on stated criteria, what each sells, its published pricing and who it fits, with a decision table and a cost comparison. - [n8n vs Make: Prices, Limits and Which to Pick (2026)](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/n8n-vs-make-comparison/): Make suits non-technical teams on a managed cloud; n8n suits self-hosting, code, AI agents and batch volume. Four workflows priced on both, with the limits that bite. - [n8n Pricing 2026: Every Plan, Self-Hosted Cost and Enterprise](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/n8n-pricing-2025/): Every n8n plan as priced on n8n.io in November 2026, what self-hosting and Enterprise really cost, and a worked example to pick the right plan. Updated November 2026. - [n8n vs Zapier: Pricing, Task Counting and Which to Choose](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/n8n-vs-zapier-complete-comparison/): Zapier for simple automations built by non-technical teams, n8n for complex, high-volume or self-hosted work. Prices, task rules and a worked cost example from the official pages. - [What Is n8n? What It Does, What It Costs and Who It Fits](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/what-is-n8n/): n8n connects your apps, APIs and AI models as nodes on a canvas and runs them on every trigger. What it is, what it is used for, what it costs and when it is the wrong tool. - [Automation ROI: How to Calculate It, With a Template and Example](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/calculate-automation-roi-easy-template-guide/): The automation ROI formula, a template you can paste into a spreadsheet, and a worked example from net hours saved to payback, with the checks that stop an estimate from flattering a project. - [n8n Slack Interactive Buttons: Approvals, Modals and File Uploads](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/build-slack-apps-with-buttons-file-uploads-in-n8n/): Two ways to handle Slack buttons in n8n, Send and Wait approvals and a custom Block Kit app, with a full invoice upload example and fixes for clicks that fail. - [How to Migrate From Zapier to n8n (and From Make): 8 Steps](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/how-to-migrate-from-zapier-make-to-n8n/): There is no import button. Here is the DIY route from Zapier or Make to n8n in eight steps, from the inventory to a cutover you can roll back. - [Automating Meta Ads scripting with AI and Meta API](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/automating-meta-ads-scripting-with-ai-and-meta-api/): Automating Meta Ads campaigns using AI and the Meta API saves time, reduces costs, and improves ad performance. - [n8n vs Make vs Zapier: Which Automation Tool Wins in 2026](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/n8n-vs-make-vs-zapier-which-automation-tool-wins/): Zapier for non-technical owners, Make for branching logic in the cloud, n8n for volume, data control and agents. What each one bills, and one workflow priced on all three. - [Gumloop vs n8n: Credits vs Executions, and Which to Pick in 2026](https://www.2vautomation.ai/blog/gumloop-vs-n8n/): Gumloop suits non-technical teams running AI-heavy agents at modest volume; n8n wins on volume, custom logic and self-hosting. Prices checked November 2026. ## Optional - [Full text of every page](https://www.2vautomation.ai/llms-full.txt) - [About 2V Automation](https://www.2vautomation.ai/about/)