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Autocrat Quota vs. Native Apps Script Calculator

Autocrat is the most popular Google Sheets mail merge tool — but it hits Google's quota limits fast. This calculator shows whether switching to native Apps Script will solve your specific quota problem.

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Frequently asked questions

Why does Autocrat hit quota limits?
Autocrat runs as a Google Apps Script add-on, sharing your account's daily trigger and execution quota with all other scripts. A single Autocrat job that processes 200 rows can exhaust your daily 6-minute execution time limit before completing.
Does native Apps Script have the same quota limits as Autocrat?
The same Google quotas apply, but native scripts give you full control over batching, delays, and retries. You can split a 200-document job across multiple 5-minute chunks using continuation tokens — something Autocrat cannot do.