The smarter alternative to Make

You don't need middleware anymore. AI replaces connectors. Tallyfy tracks the human work that Make can't see.

  • No credits - Simple per-user pricing you can actually predict
  • Human work - Track tasks between people, not just data between apps
  • Visible workflows - See who did what and when - not invisible data pipes
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. Make

Make
1 Tracks human work and tasks visibly
Make
Tallyfy
2 Simple per-user pricing (no credit confusion)
Make
Tallyfy
3 Unlimited guest users at no extra cost
Make
Tallyfy
4 Process documentation built-in
Make
Tallyfy
5 Approval workflows with accountability
Make
Tallyfy
6 Free Single Sign On (SSO) for everyone
Make
Tallyfy

Which tool is right for you?

Honest comparison to help you make the right choice

Tallyfy is best for

  • Workflows involving human decisions and approvals
  • Processes where you need to see who did what
  • Client or employee onboarding with accountability
  • Compliance workflows requiring audit trails
  • Teams wanting predictable per-user pricing

Make may be better for

  • Automated data syncing between cloud apps
  • Marketing automation without human touchpoints
  • Technical teams comfortable with scenario debugging
  • Pure integration work with no human involvement

Here's why people are frustrated with Make

This is third party content sourced from the public web. You can verify this content if you wish. See our disclaimer and citations section below.

" The system charged me 5x the credits instead of 1x but support has never responded. It's already been 2 months.[1] "
- Make review on Trustpilot
" IT WILL CRASH LAG AND FREEZE LOSING ALL YOUR PROGRESS. Glitchy as hell.[2] "
- Make review on Trustpilot
" The support is really bad, you have to rely 100% on user communities. The documentation is also bad, you have to guess how some modules work.[3] "
- Make review on Capterra
" Since the time acquired by Celonis, Make has become unreliable. n8n would be a much better alternative.[4] "
- Make review on Capterra
" You need to log in multiple times per day just to make sure that your scenarios are still running. The support is ignorant and does not read messages.[5] "
- Make review on Capterra
" Very disappointing customer service. They hardly look at what you're asking, answering with standard responses, not helping out or not even responding to tickets.[6] "
- Make review on Software Advice
" The fact that the polling system uses credits even when no action runs is annoying and potentially a bit of a sneaky way to waste your monthly allowance fast.[7] "
- Make review analysis
" I spent days building automation using modules available during the free trial, only to discover those modules became unavailable post-trial, requiring payment to continue.[8] "
- Make review on Trustpilot
" A single automation with a five-minute polling trigger will use about 8,000 credits a month just to check if it should run.[9] "
Automation comparison analysis
- Zapier vs Make comparison
" Downtime immediately means stalled workflows, broken integrations, delayed operations. Make is effectively invisible infrastructure. When it doesn't work, everything feels broken at once.[10] "
- DEV Community analysis
" Technical support is VASTLY incompetent, off-shore cheap labor that improvises with erratic and contradictory instructions.[11] "
- Make review on Software Advice
" Triggers won't work automatically and you have to turn it on to actually keep everything running.[12] "
Marketing Specialist
- Make review on G2
" I gave Make.com a fair chance but there is no real transparency in the debugging and error process. Messages are too vague and generic to be helpful.[13] "
- Make review on Trustpilot
" The visual builder can get confusing with complex scenarios, and error handling is not always intuitive.[14] "
- Make review on Capterra
" What is possible in under 5 minutes with Zapier will cost you an entire work day with Make and you still will be stuck. When you contact support, they try to tell you the bug is not theirs.[15] "
- Make review on Capterra
Free
$0/month
  • 1,000 operations
  • 15-min minimum interval
Core
$10.59/month
  • 10,000 operations
  • Unlimited scenarios
Pro
$18.82/month
  • 10,000 operations
  • Priority execution
Teams
$34.12/month
  • 10,000 operations
  • Role-based access
* All plans credit-based - polling triggers consume credits even without actions* Testing and debugging consume credits* Extra credits cost 25% premium
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 pure data automation between apps
  • Won't replace middleware for technical integrations
  • Best for workflows with human involvement
  • Focused on visibility and accountability, not invisible plumbing

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Track the work Make can't see

Human workflows need visibility, not invisible middleware

1. Document

Create process templates that capture how work actually happens between real people.

2. Track

See every task - who is responsible, what is pending, and what is complete. Nothing invisible.

3. Improve

Automate the parts that make sense. Keep humans in the loop where judgment matters.

Is invisible automation really helping?

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

Start Tallyfying today

Tallyfy does not charge for basic services

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

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GDP per capita for the world

Fair Price Guarantee

If your company is based in a country where the GDP per capita is significantly lower than the USA, we offer a discount on our pricing. This ensures fair pricing for companies worldwide.

FAIR PRICE GUARANTEE

Adding Tallyfy alongside Make

Most teams set up their first human workflow in under a day

1

Identify which workflows involve human work vs pure data movement

2

Keep Make for automated data syncing between apps

3

Move approval and human-centric workflows to Tallyfy

4

Connect both tools through webhooks where needed

5

Gain visibility into work that was previously invisible

Our team helps you figure out what belongs where - at no extra charge

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly does Make.com do?

Make.com (formerly Integromat) is middleware - it moves data between cloud apps automatically. Think of it as invisible plumbing connecting your tools. The problem? It doesn't track human work at all. When someone needs to review something, approve a request, or complete a task that requires judgment - Make can't help. Tallyfy fills that gap by making human workflows visible and trackable. See how Tallyfy handles human workflows.

Why do people find Make's credit system confusing?

Here's the thing that catches people off guard: Make charges credits for everything, including checking if there's new data - even when there isn't any. A single automation checking every 5 minutes burns through roughly 8,000 credits monthly just watching and waiting. That's most of your Core plan allowance for one automation doing nothing. Tallyfy uses simple per-user pricing. No guessing, no surprises, no spreadsheets tracking credit consumption. See our straightforward pricing.

Has Make.com support quality declined since Celonis bought them?

We've seen a lot of complaints about this. Users report waiting months for support responses, getting generic copy-paste answers, and being told to rely on community forums instead of official help. One reviewer waited two months for a billing issue - still no response. Tallyfy provides guaranteed free 1:1 support for life. Real humans, real help, no tiered support gates. Learn about our support commitment.

Is Make.com reliable?

Reliability is honestly one of the biggest concerns we hear about. Users report needing to log in multiple times daily just to verify their scenarios are still running. When Make goes down, everything built on it stops - there's no visibility into what's happening or what work got missed. Tallyfy tracks human work visibly, so even if systems hiccup, you can see exactly where things stand. See how visible tracking works.

Isn't AI replacing middleware like Make?

This is the real question more people should be asking. AI code generation tools can now write custom integrations that used to require middleware. LLMs with function calling can connect systems directly. MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets AI agents interact with your tools natively. The invisible data plumbing that Make provides is increasingly commoditized. What AI can't replace? Human judgment, accountability, and visible work tracking. That's exactly what Tallyfy focuses on. Explore AI agents for workflow.

Does Make.com offer country-based pricing discounts?

No, Make charges the same regardless of where you're located. Whether you're in San Francisco or Sao Paulo, you pay the same rate. Tallyfy offers lifetime discounts based on your country's GDP per capita - making workflow software accessible globally, not just for teams in wealthy regions. Check your country's fair price discount.

Can Make.com handle approval workflows?

Not really - at least not the way businesses actually need them. Make can trigger notifications and move data, but it can't track who approved what, when they did it, or why. There's no audit trail of human decisions, no accountability, no visibility into pending approvals. Tallyfy was built specifically for workflows involving human decisions - approvals, reviews, sign-offs - with complete accountability. See how approval workflows work.

What happens when a Make scenario fails?

Silent failures are a real problem. Make runs invisibly, so when something breaks, you might not notice for hours or days. The work that should have happened? Missed. The data that should have moved? Stuck. Users report having to manually log in repeatedly just to verify things are working. Tallyfy makes work visible by design - you can see exactly what's completed, what's pending, and what needs attention at any moment. See activity tracking in action.

Does Make.com include SSO?

SSO is only available on their Enterprise plan - which means custom pricing and sales calls. Tallyfy includes SSO free for everyone. Security shouldn't be a premium upsell. Learn about included SSO options.

What is the real cost of Make.com vs Tallyfy?

Make looks cheap on paper - $10.59/month for 10,000 operations sounds great until you realize how fast credits disappear. Polling triggers, testing, debugging, retries - they all consume credits. Many teams discover they need Pro ($18.82) or Teams ($34.12) after hitting limits on their first real automation. Tallyfy's per-user pricing means you know exactly what you'll pay. No credit math, no surprise overages, no budget anxiety. View transparent pricing.

Can I invite external users to Make workflows?

Make wasn't designed for external collaboration. It's middleware - it moves data between your systems. If you need clients, vendors, or partners involved in a workflow, Make can't help. Tallyfy includes unlimited guest users at no extra cost. External stakeholders can participate in workflows, complete tasks, and provide information without needing paid licenses. See how guest access works.

Should I choose Make or Tallyfy?

They solve completely different problems. Make moves data invisibly between cloud apps - great if you need Salesforce to talk to Mailchimp automatically. Tallyfy makes human work visible and trackable - essential when real people need to review, approve, or complete tasks with accountability. Most businesses need both types of solutions, but confusing them leads to frustration. If your problem involves humans making decisions and completing work, you need Tallyfy. Let's figure out what you actually need.

How does Tallyfy handle integrations without being middleware?

Tallyfy connects to your existing tools through webhooks, APIs, and native integrations like Zapier - but it doesn't try to be the invisible plumbing. Instead, Tallyfy is the visible layer where human work happens. Data can flow in and out, but the focus is always on who's doing what, not on moving data between systems. AI agents can also extend Tallyfy's capabilities without needing traditional middleware at all. Explore integration options.

What if I already use Make.com?

You don't have to choose. Many organizations use Make for pure data automation while using Tallyfy for human-centric workflows. The key is understanding which tool solves which problem. If you're struggling with Make for approval workflows, onboarding processes, or anything involving human accountability - that's where Tallyfy shines. We're happy to help you figure out the right setup. Book a call to discuss your situation.

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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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