The smarter alternative to IFTTT

You don't need middleware anymore - AI handles app connections, Tallyfy handles human work

  • Human work - Track what people actually do - not just app triggers
  • No coding - Plain English workflows anyone can build
  • Real processes - Onboarding, approvals, compliance - business workflows
Track all your workflows beautifully - on Tallyfy

People ❤️ Tallyfy

Simple for everyone. Robust for champs.

"

We can finally delegate work with confidence and focus on growing the business.

Andrew Hurrell
Andrew Hurrell
Director · Get Customers Fast
"

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.

ED
Evan Davis
Director of Finance · Alexandria Transit System
"

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.

Gwen Tormey
Gwen Tormey
CEO · Corestream
"

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.

Hanka Hanga
Hanka Hanga
Co-founder · The Mindset Institute
"

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.

Joe Meadors
Joe Meadors
VP of IT · Gaylor Electric
"

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!

Julie Trelstad
Julie Trelstad
Book Publisher · Julie Ink
"

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!

Karen Finnin
Karen Finnin
Physiotherapist & Director · Online Physio
"

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.

Kasim Aslam
Kasim Aslam
CEO · Sol8 - A Google Ads Agency
"

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.

Kim Berzack
Kim Berzack
Marketing · West Community Credit Union
"

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.

Lewis Marty
Lewis Marty
Business Development Director · Simploy
"

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.

Macklin Andrick
Macklin Andrick
Operations Manager · Greetabl
"

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.

MZ
Monica Zuluaga
PhD. QA Director · A Bridge to Achievement
"

If you want to be efficient and scale your business then Tallyfy is the way go. There is no question about it.

Rommel C. Caibal
Rommel C. Caibal
Owner · RC Graphic Designs
"

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.

TO
Timothy O'Leary
General Director · Opera Theatre of Saint Louis / Opera America
"

We can finally delegate work with confidence and focus on growing the business.

Andrew Hurrell
Andrew Hurrell
Director · Get Customers Fast
"

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.

ED
Evan Davis
Director of Finance · Alexandria Transit System
"

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.

Gwen Tormey
Gwen Tormey
CEO · Corestream
"

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.

Hanka Hanga
Hanka Hanga
Co-founder · The Mindset Institute
"

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.

Joe Meadors
Joe Meadors
VP of IT · Gaylor Electric
"

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!

Julie Trelstad
Julie Trelstad
Book Publisher · Julie Ink
"

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!

Karen Finnin
Karen Finnin
Physiotherapist & Director · Online Physio
"

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.

Kasim Aslam
Kasim Aslam
CEO · Sol8 - A Google Ads Agency
"

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.

Kim Berzack
Kim Berzack
Marketing · West Community Credit Union
"

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.

Lewis Marty
Lewis Marty
Business Development Director · Simploy
"

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.

Macklin Andrick
Macklin Andrick
Operations Manager · Greetabl
"

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.

MZ
Monica Zuluaga
PhD. QA Director · A Bridge to Achievement
"

If you want to be efficient and scale your business then Tallyfy is the way go. There is no question about it.

Rommel C. Caibal
Rommel C. Caibal
Owner · RC Graphic Designs
"

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.

TO
Timothy O'Leary
General Director · Opera Theatre of Saint Louis / Opera America

Tallyfy vs. IFTTT

IFTTT
1 Tracks human tasks and handoffs between people
IFTTT
Tallyfy
2 Built for business processes, not consumer automation
IFTTT
Tallyfy
3 Invite guests and external users to complete tasks
IFTTT
Tallyfy
4 Process documentation with rich step descriptions
IFTTT
Tallyfy
5 Approval workflows with audit trails
IFTTT
Tallyfy
6 Real-time visibility into who's doing what
IFTTT
Tallyfy

Which tool is right for you?

Honest comparison to help you make the right choice

Tallyfy is best for

  • Business workflows involving human tasks and decisions
  • Client and employee onboarding processes
  • Approval workflows that need audit trails
  • Processes where you need to see who's doing what
  • Teams that want to document and standardize procedures

IFTTT may be better for

  • Simple consumer app-to-app automations
  • Smart home device connections
  • Personal productivity triggers
  • Social media cross-posting
  • One-person automations with no human handoffs

Here's why people are frustrated with IFTTT

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" Everything was great until they disabled my applets without warning. Seemingly they've suddenly decided they were using "pro" features, even though they're extremely basic.[1] "
- IFTTT review on Trustpilot
" A service that could be great, but instead is very unreliable. Doesn't fire the trigger at the right time - the delay keeps increasing to the point that there is a several hours delay.[2] "
- IFTTT review on Trustpilot
" I've been running my applets for a few years now and I've been experiencing HOURS of delay on all of them... Many of my applets randomly break, and I don't bother to fix them because they're so slow it's not useful.[3] "
- IFTTT user review on Trustpilot
" IFTTT used to be great and free. Now barely useful. In the free version only 2 applets are possible - otherwise subscription.[4] "
- IFTTT review on Trustpilot
" IFTTT originally pledged to honor its set-your-own-price plan for legacy users "forever," but the service reneged on its promise. Well, it turns out "forever" has an expiration date.[5] "
- TechHive article on IFTTT pricing changes
" The advanced features are somewhat lacking. Writing your own applets using the IFTTT current tools (let alone debugging them) is quite cumbersome and left me frustrated.[6] "
- IFTTT review on Capterra
" Applets sometimes just close for no reason with no error, and finding solutions to these issues has been difficult.[7] "
- IFTTT user review on Capterra
" Some integrations require regular re-authentication or experience occasional reliability issues, especially with third-party services.[8] "
- IFTTT review on G2
" There's sometimes a lag time and there are still bugs in some of the applets. I used to love IFTTT but over time as my needs have changed and their plans changed, I've started looking for alternatives.[9] "
- IFTTT review on Software Advice
" The interface is sometimes too simple. There are some clunky issues when you want to do more than one event at a time. If you want branching logic it can be cumbersome.[10] "
- IFTTT review on TrustRadius
" Users have continually reduced their offerings, even for paying customers, and never fixed longstanding user interface and reliability issues. Why are rate limits so low for customers paying $150/year?[11] "
- IFTTT user feedback on TechHive
" IFTTT can pose security issues, as it often requires giving access to third-party data and accounts.[12] "
- IFTTT comparison on Capterra
" Location services rarely work correctly. Multiple days during the week the applets do not work. I'm not going to pay for an app that has been a terrible experience the entire time.[13] "
- IFTTT iOS App Store review
" Only users with a Pro or Pro+ subscription can contact their technical support. Free users have no access to support, and they state they're "not able to respond to every report."[14] "
- IFTTT Help Center policy
" IFTTT triggers originating from SmartThings stopped working. While applets updating SmartThings device status were working, applets reading SmartThings device status were not - and this went unfixed for weeks.[15] "
- SmartThings Community discussion
Free
$0/month
  • Only 2 applets
  • Standard speeds
  • No Twitter
  • No multi-action
Pro
$2.99/month
  • 20 applets
  • Faster speeds
  • Twitter access
  • Multi-action applets
Pro+
$8.99/month
  • Unlimited applets
  • AI services
  • Multiple accounts
  • Query and filter code
* Free tier severely limited since 2020* Annual billing saves 25%* Legacy pricing plans discontinued
Pricing last verified: January 2026. Prices may have changed.

Tallyfy might not be right for you if...

Tallyfy isn't for everyone. Here's when it may not fit:

  • Not designed for consumer app-to-app automation or smart home triggers
  • Focused on human work, not data movement between apps
  • Best for business processes, not personal productivity hacks

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Track human work, not just app triggers

What IFTTT can't do - see who's doing what

1. Document

Capture your processes in plain English. No coding, no complex triggers.

2. Track

See exactly where work stands. Who's assigned, what's overdue, where things are stuck.

3. Improve

Automate the boring parts. Keep humans focused on decisions and exceptions.

Is middleware the real problem?

Are you hearing this at work? That's busywork

"How do I do this?" "What's the status?" "I forgot" "What's next?" "See my reminder?"
people

Enter between 1 and 150,000

hours

Enter between 0.5 and 40

$

Enter between $10 and $1,000

$

Based on $30/hr x 4 hrs/wk

Your loss and waste is:

$12,800

every week

What you are losing

Cash burned on busywork

$8,000

per week in wasted wages

What you could have gained

160 extra hours could create:

$4,800

per week in real and compounding value

Sell, upsell and cross-sell
Compound efficiencies
Invest in R&D and grow moat

Total cumulative impact over time (real cost + missed opportunities)

1yr
$665,600
2yr
$1,331,200
3yr
$1,996,800
4yr
$2,662,400
5yr
$3,328,000
$0
$1m
$2m
$3m

You are bleeding cash, annoying every employee and killing dreams.

It's a no-brainer

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Tallyfy does not charge for basic services

Need help? Unlike costly "professional services" for IFTTT - Tallyfy guarantees free 25-minute screen-sharing calls with workflow experts for life.

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Moving from IFTTT to real workflow tracking

Most teams are running real workflows within a week

1

Identify which "automations" are actually human processes

2

Document the steps people actually need to complete

3

Build those workflows in Tallyfy with proper task tracking

4

Keep IFTTT for genuine app-to-app automation if needed

5

Train team on using workflow tracking instead of hoping triggers fire

We help you figure out what actually needs tracking vs. automation

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between IFTTT and Tallyfy?

They solve completely different problems. IFTTT connects apps with automated triggers - "if this happens in App A, do that in App B." It's middleware for consumer automation. Tallyfy tracks human work - the actual tasks people need to complete, approvals they need to give, and processes they need to follow. IFTTT can't tell you who's working on what or if your onboarding process is stuck. Tallyfy can't automatically post your Instagram photos to Twitter. Different tools for different jobs. See how Tallyfy handles real workflows.

Why do people say IFTTT is declining?

The numbers tell the story. IFTTT was completely free until 2020, when they limited free users to just 3 applets. Then in 2023, they cut it further to only 2 applets. They promised legacy users a "forever" pay-what-you-want plan, then killed it. Users report hours-long delays on triggers, applets that randomly break, and connections that need constant re-authentication. Many long-time fans feel the platform peaked years ago. Learn about reliable workflow tracking that actually works.

Is IFTTT suitable for business use?

Honestly? Not really. IFTTT was built for consumers - connecting your smart home gadgets, syncing personal apps, automating social media. It wasn't designed for business processes like client onboarding, approval workflows, compliance tracking, or employee procedures. There's no visibility into who's doing what, no audit trails, no way to invite external guests to complete tasks. For business workflows, you need something built from the ground up for that purpose. Browse business workflow templates.

Can AI replace IFTTT?

For many use cases, yes. Modern AI code generation can write simple integration scripts that do what IFTTT applets do - and you own the code. MCP (Model Context Protocol) and similar standards are making it easier for AI to connect directly to services without middleware layers. The simple "if X then Y" automations that IFTTT popularized can now often be handled by AI assistants or native app integrations. What AI can't replace is tracking human work - that's where Tallyfy comes in. Explore AI integration capabilities.

What happened to IFTTT's free tier?

It got gutted. Before 2020, IFTTT was completely free with unlimited applets. Then they introduced Pro and limited free users to 3 applets. In May 2023, they cut free accounts to just 2 applets and removed Twitter integration from free users. Many people had their existing applets disabled without warning. Long-time users feel betrayed - especially those who were promised "forever" pricing that turned out to have an expiration date. See transparent pricing with no surprises.

Why are IFTTT applets unreliable?

Multiple factors. IFTTT relies on connections to hundreds of third-party services, any of which can change their APIs or rate limits. Users report delays of several hours for triggers that should fire immediately. Applets randomly stop working with no error messages. Connections need frequent re-authentication. The platform runs purely online, so any connectivity issues cause failures. For critical business processes, this level of unreliability just doesn't cut it. Learn about reliable task management.

Does IFTTT track human tasks?

No. IFTTT automates connections between apps - it moves data and triggers actions in software. It has no concept of human tasks, assignees, due dates, approvals, or workflow steps that people need to complete. You can't see who's working on what, where a process is stuck, or whether someone completed their part. If you need to track actual human work (which most business processes require), you need workflow software like Tallyfy, not middleware like IFTTT. See real-time process tracking.

Can I invite external users with IFTTT?

Not in any meaningful way. IFTTT is designed for individual automation - one person connecting their apps. There's no guest user functionality, no way to invite clients or vendors to participate in processes, no external portals for collecting information. Tallyfy was built specifically for workflows that involve multiple people, including unlimited guests who can complete tasks and fill out forms without needing accounts. Learn about guest user capabilities.

How does IFTTT pricing compare to Tallyfy?

IFTTT Pro costs $2.99/month for 20 applets, Pro+ is $8.99/month for unlimited. But you're comparing apples to oranges. IFTTT charges per applet (automation connection), while Tallyfy charges per user who needs to track and complete work. The real question is: are you trying to connect apps, or track human processes? If it's the latter, IFTTT pricing is irrelevant because it can't do what you need regardless of tier. See workflow pricing that makes sense.

What are the best IFTTT alternatives for business?

It depends on what you're actually trying to solve. For app-to-app automation (what IFTTT does), look at Zapier, Make, or n8n. For tracking human work and business processes (what Tallyfy does), those middleware tools won't help. Tallyfy handles the human side - documenting procedures, assigning tasks, tracking progress, managing approvals. Most businesses need both: something to automate data movement AND something to track human workflows. Book a call to figure out what you actually need.

Does Tallyfy integrate with IFTTT?

You could connect them via webhooks, but here's the real question: why would you? If you're using IFTTT to trigger actions when something happens in another app, Tallyfy has native integrations and webhook support for that. The "glue" layer that IFTTT provides is increasingly unnecessary as platforms build direct connections and AI handles custom integrations. Explore Tallyfy integrations.

Why do companies switch from IFTTT to proper workflow tools?

Because they realize IFTTT was never designed for business processes. A marketing team might start with IFTTT to automate social posting, then realize they need to track their content approval workflow. IFTTT can't help with that. A startup might use IFTTT for smart office automations, then need client onboarding processes. IFTTT can't help with that either. When the actual work involves humans following procedures, middleware tools hit their limits fast. See workflow automation in action.

Does Tallyfy have a free tier like IFTTT used to?

We don't do the "free forever then pull the rug" approach that burned so many IFTTT users. Instead, we offer extended trials customized to your needs - enough time to properly evaluate whether Tallyfy fits your workflows. And our pricing includes country-based discounts so it's actually affordable wherever you are. Schedule a demo to set up your trial.

Can IFTTT handle approval workflows?

No. IFTTT doesn't have any concept of approvals, reviewers, or multi-step authorization. It's purely "if trigger then action" automation between apps. Business approval workflows - budget sign-offs, document reviews, access requests - require tracking who approved what and when, with audit trails. That's fundamentally different from what IFTTT does. Learn about approval workflows.

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This page is an independent, good-faith comparative review prepared by Tallyfy, Inc. ("Tallyfy") and is based on publicly available information, third-party reviews, and vendor materials current as of January 2026. The content is offered "AS IS" for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional, technical, or legal advice.

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