Platform vs Integration: Which Is Right for You?

Feature

Integration (API)

Zapier

Design Pickle Platform

Create draft requests
​API and Zapier submit the request upon creation

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Create annotations

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Send external share links

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Gen AI Tools

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Get Notifications
​Request Completed, Request in Progress, Request Ready for Review

❌ (Simulate notifications with Polling Techniques)

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(Email only)

Create Request with Directions

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Create Request with Copy

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Create Request with Custom Sizes

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Create Request with Pre-picked sizes

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Create Request with Brands

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Create Request with Formats

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Create Request with Media

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Update request with new directions

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Update request with new copy

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Update request with new sizes

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Update request with new formats

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Edit or delete requests after submission

API and Zapier can only add to requests, they cannot delete or directly edit anything in it.

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Cancel a request

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Mark request as complete

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Respond to a designer in a conversation

API and Zapier users can add directions to reply to the designer.

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Set Priority
​Requests will go to the end of the queue priority after submission by default.

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