| Metric | Mediator 8 | Mediator 9 (Demo) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 4m 22s | 2m 01s | | Memory Usage | 890 MB | 412 MB | | Failed Retries | 12 | 3 |
Disclaimer: The author received early demo access but was not paid for this review. mediator 9 demo
Try the "Webhook to Database" template first. It shows off the new Live Debugger better than the marketing video does. Have you tried the Mediator 9 demo? Drop a comment below about the new scheduling trigger—I haven't figured out if it supports cron syntax yet. | Metric | Mediator 8 | Mediator 9
If you currently use Zapier, you will find Mediator 9 to be faster and cheaper at scale. If you use n8n, you will appreciate the prettier error handling. If you are a developer, the REST API endpoints for managing workflows are finally RESTful (v8 was a mess). Have you tried the Mediator 9 demo
The Connector Evolved: Hands-On with the Mediator 9 Demo
This will save agencies and ops teams hours of headache. I ran the same stress test on Mediator 8 and the Mediator 9 demo: processing a CSV of 10,000 rows, enriching each row with a REST API call, and updating a Google Sheet.
The new parallel processing engine is no joke. The demo felt snappy even when I intentionally added 500ms delays to each step. It isn't perfect. The demo version crashed twice when I tried to import a legacy Mediator 7 workflow. The support rep told me, "Legacy loops are parsing differently in 9," so expect a migration script on launch day.