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People ❤️ Tallyfy
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"Tallyfy has been transformative for us. It's reduced manual errors, sped up processes like onboarding, and helped us document workflows that are critical as we grow. The ability to track tasks and aggregate them in one place saves us so much time and ensures that nothing falls through the cracks.
"We can finally delegate work with confidence and focus on growing the business.
"A paper-based approval for critical purchases could take a couple of days before if someone was waiting for a director to be available for a signature. Now approvals are often completed in minutes.
"Tallyfy is intuitive, fun and visually appealing. We can quickly gather every detail we need from our client in order to finish it on time. All the documents, specific details and comments are in one place.
"It has become a regular thing that people say 'put that in Tallyfy'. They know it by name. It has become the executive approval tool for our company. We have bi-weekly Tallyfy calls where we review what needs approval and what is pending - it keeps everyone aligned.
"It used to take us two days to run monthly client campaigns, now, with the help of Tallyfy, we complete them in just a few hours!
"Tallyfy is a very reliable way to delegate and track tasks with confidence. It has taken the guesswork out of the equation and has helped our team focus on delivering a service within deadlines. Thank you for making my life much easier!
"Our clients and team sail through the Tallyfy process - there is no need for clients to log in, there is one link for everything they need to do, everything saves in real-time - it all works incredibly well! I can't imagine scaling our agency without Tallyfy.
"Tallyfy transformed how we manage client onboarding and policy renewals. It eliminated inefficiencies, reduced meeting times from hours to minutes, and helped us avoid costly penalties by automating key processes. We now have full visibility over tasks, and I no longer need to chase down updates - it's all right there.
"Tallyfy has revolutionized how we manage our marketing projects at West Community Credit Union. It allows us to quickly launch tailored campaigns and track every moving part, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. The ease of creating flexible, repeatable processes has saved us significant time and improved team collaboration.
"With Tallyfy, we have seen clarity in our processes as well as any bottlenecks. Tallyfy would be a good fit for any company that has a design, approval and implementation process that needs to have a quick turn around and that is growing fast.
"Tallyfy has helped our team streamline the efficiency of our processes. We now have smooth processes from beginning to end - without any steps being forgotten or skipped.
"If you want to be efficient and scale your business then Tallyfy is the way go. There is no question about it.
"Routing multiple documents is far quicker and there's immediate accountability and oversight. After switching to Tallyfy, routing documents and layouts went from taking over a week to taking just 2-3 days.
"Tallyfy has been transformative for us. It's reduced manual errors, sped up processes like onboarding, and helped us document workflows that are critical as we grow. The ability to track tasks and aggregate them in one place saves us so much time and ensures that nothing falls through the cracks.
"We can finally delegate work with confidence and focus on growing the business.
"A paper-based approval for critical purchases could take a couple of days before if someone was waiting for a director to be available for a signature. Now approvals are often completed in minutes.
"Tallyfy is intuitive, fun and visually appealing. We can quickly gather every detail we need from our client in order to finish it on time. All the documents, specific details and comments are in one place.
"It has become a regular thing that people say 'put that in Tallyfy'. They know it by name. It has become the executive approval tool for our company. We have bi-weekly Tallyfy calls where we review what needs approval and what is pending - it keeps everyone aligned.
"It used to take us two days to run monthly client campaigns, now, with the help of Tallyfy, we complete them in just a few hours!
"Tallyfy is a very reliable way to delegate and track tasks with confidence. It has taken the guesswork out of the equation and has helped our team focus on delivering a service within deadlines. Thank you for making my life much easier!
"Our clients and team sail through the Tallyfy process - there is no need for clients to log in, there is one link for everything they need to do, everything saves in real-time - it all works incredibly well! I can't imagine scaling our agency without Tallyfy.
"Tallyfy transformed how we manage client onboarding and policy renewals. It eliminated inefficiencies, reduced meeting times from hours to minutes, and helped us avoid costly penalties by automating key processes. We now have full visibility over tasks, and I no longer need to chase down updates - it's all right there.
"Tallyfy has revolutionized how we manage our marketing projects at West Community Credit Union. It allows us to quickly launch tailored campaigns and track every moving part, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. The ease of creating flexible, repeatable processes has saved us significant time and improved team collaboration.
"With Tallyfy, we have seen clarity in our processes as well as any bottlenecks. Tallyfy would be a good fit for any company that has a design, approval and implementation process that needs to have a quick turn around and that is growing fast.
"Tallyfy has helped our team streamline the efficiency of our processes. We now have smooth processes from beginning to end - without any steps being forgotten or skipped.
"If you want to be efficient and scale your business then Tallyfy is the way go. There is no question about it.
"Routing multiple documents is far quicker and there's immediate accountability and oversight. After switching to Tallyfy, routing documents and layouts went from taking over a week to taking just 2-3 days.
Tallyfy vs. Blueworks
Which tool is right for you?
Honest comparison to help you make the right choice
Tallyfy is best for
- Operations teams wanting live workflow tracking
- Repeatable business processes without IBM complexity
- Teams needing fast deployment without consultants
- Compliance-driven workflows with audit trails
IBM Blueworks Live may be better for
- Large enterprises already invested in IBM ecosystem
- Organizations requiring formal BPMN process modeling
- IT-driven documentation projects
- Teams focused on process mapping rather than execution
Here's why people don't like Blueworks
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" The software is not very user-friendly.[1] "
" It lacks some features that allow better control of the diagram version.[2] "
" It can feel a bit limited when handling complex processes and sometimes the performance slows down with more data load.[3] "
" Lack of advanced customization features and sometimes its slow performance with large process diagrams is what I dislike about Blueworks.[4] "
" Transferring from tenant to another tenant is not easy without losing your information. Viewer licenses cost a lot.[5] "
" The occasional performance issues that I am facing is frustrating.[6] "
" The cost is too high for small organizations, and it has a steep learning curve for beginners.[7] "
" I used a niche software application. Blueworks is essentially a more complex version of Visio.[8] "
" The interface feels outdated and the learning curve is steep. Implementation required significant IT resources and integration capabilities are limited.[9] "
" Too complex for our small team and the pricing model doesn't work for smaller organizations.[10] "
" BPMN might seem simple at first, but as your code base grows, it suddenly is not. YAGNI.[11] "
" For most businesses it's just dead weight, and it will either be resented or ignored.[12] "
" Boxes and lines are automatically placed by the programme and can't be easily manipulated. In Visio you can move boxes and lines to any area within the chart easily.[13] "
" The functionality of importing diagrams or maps is so limited. It's not so modern and the reports are very basic - it's necessary to format them.[14] "
" BlueWorks has the worst service and support I have ever experienced. Technical support is poor, and resolving invoicing issues can take several weeks with multiple IBM representatives.[15] "
Expect sales calls and unpredictable costs. Hard to budget or compare.
See Tallyfy's transparent pricing insteadTallyfy might not be right for you if...
Tallyfy isn't for everyone. Here's when it may not fit:
- Not designed for one-time unique projects
- Not a replacement for formal BPMN documentation
- Requires structured thinking about your processes
- Not suitable for pure process mapping without execution
Enterprise workflow without enterprise complexity
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Switching from IBM Blueworks to Tallyfy
Most teams switch in under 2 weeks
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Identify which processes need actual execution tracking
Recreate priority workflows in Tallyfy without BPMN notation
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References and Citations
- [1] Blueworks review on G2 (December 2025)
- [2] Blueworks review on G2 (December 2025)
- [3] Blueworks review on G2 (December 2025)
- [4] Blueworks review on G2 (December 2025)
- [5] Blueworks review on Capterra (December 2025)
- [6] Blueworks review on Gartner (December 2025)
- [7] Blueworks review on Gartner (December 2025)
- [8] Blueworks review on Reddit (December 2025)
- [9] Blueworks review on TrustRadius (December 2025)
- [10] Blueworks review on Software Advice (December 2025)
- [11] BPMN failure or success stories? - Reddit (January 2025)
- [12] BPMN failure or success stories? - Reddit (January 2025)
- [13] Blueworks review on PeerSpot (January 2025)
- [14] Blueworks review on TrustRadius (January 2025)
- [15] IBM TechXchange Community (January 2025)
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