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"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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!
"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.
"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.
"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 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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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!
"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.
"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.
"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 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.
"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.
"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. Monday
Which tool is right for you?
Honest comparison to help you make the right choice
Tallyfy is best for
- Teams who want substance over flashy marketing
- Repeatable business processes with consistent steps
- Client and employee onboarding workflows
- Approval and review processes with audit trails
- Organizations tired of pushy sales tactics
Monday may be better for
- Visual project tracking with colorful dashboards
- Marketing and creative teams managing campaigns
- Teams needing extensive custom automation recipes
- Organizations wanting CRM and project management together
Here's why people don't like Monday
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" The software is not very user-friendly. It can be overwhelming initially due to the wide range of features.[1] "
" Task breakdown is limiting. Sub-items are not the same structure as their parents and aren't actually tasks, so they don't appear on the sprint board. Story points can't be both editable or sum of parts, so you have to manually add it. There is no cross-linking of documents. The documentation editor is clunky and in beta, for example, a line must be completely clear for me to use a /h1 command to give something a Header formatting. Folder sharing permissions can't be set as a group, each page has to be updated manually[2] "
" The app is slow at least once a week, and that breaks the workflow.[3] "
" This is a good to-do list manager, but not a project management tool. It overpromises and vastly under-delivers. Bugs lurk everywhere. It is difficult to trust the tool is working as you would expect it[4] "
" Building CRM-like functionality on top of Monday would not be a good fit. It is schema-less, so you just don't have the same transactional integrity as you will have with other CRMs[5] "
" The advice from support was bad. The software is built on boards connecting, and one of the recommendations was to clear the connection and start again. I asked them to confirm this was 100% as relinking all the jobs was a cumbersome process (8 hours of manual relinking). They said yes. We did this, and the problem still persisted. Automations only sometimes work. Non-existent support, each ticket takes weeks to even be reviewed properly[6] "
" It took a while for everyone on the team to understand how to take advantage of all the functions. The learning curve for automations requires technical knowledge[7] "
" The way they are using it is so inefficient and redundant. Something that would typically take me five minutes is taking me an hour. I'm having to wade through so much information. People are having entire comment thread conversations on Monday that could just be a simple message between two people. All of this back and forth messaging could have been a five-minute meeting.[8] "
" The mobile app isn't great. It lacks in flexibility. The desktop experience is much better. The my tasks section doesn't allow us to easily add filters to see what we want. For example, I'm a manager so sometimes I want to see what my team is going to do that day, but I can't filter per person. It's just by day and for you. The knowledge base is hard to find[9] "
" The free plan is very limited in functionality. If you need decent project management features like a timeline view, dependencies and integrations then forget about the free plan, you'll have to sign up for a tier with at least three seats. If you need something that does more than just the basic manual time tracking you'll be out of luck because Monday lacks timesheets and invoicing capabilities[10] "
" The UI can become an obstacle when you have too much information in the system. Items that fall to the bottom of the lead tracking list get easily forgotten. The biggest weakness of the system is its general lack of reporting functions. There is no easy way to produce reports that can be sent out to clients. The desktop version for mac is troublesome compared to the online version and is annoying[11] "
" The pricing is confusing as it's based on team size rather than per user[12] "
" From the pricing model, where you're forced to pay for 15 seats, to the lack of ability to have a task description within the task, and the cap on automations, it's just not worth the headache[13] "
" Some of the advanced task management features, such as task dependency and time-tracking tools, are only available on the Pro and Enterprise plans[14] "
" Over the past year, our account has been consistently overcharged. Although our team has only had 5 active members, we were billed for 10. There is a very sneaky auto upgrade feature - if you invite an extra person and don't get the guest or member notification correct, they auto upgrade and bill you £1000 at a time[15] "
" My Work feature does not show tasks from all boards, which means it is unreliable to use as a daily or weekly to-do list. When I have tasks that need to be done on specific days, like Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, it's difficult to set them up to display correctly[16] "
" I spent 40 hours building integrations and required tech support numerous times and the lack of help has been so frustrating. We reported an issue on September 3rd and were connected with a customer service representative who either ignored our emails or stated that they're looking into it. Monday isn't cheap so you expect good customer service[17] "
- Up to 2 users
- 3 boards
- Minimum 3 seats
- Unlimited items
- Timeline view
- Automations
- 25,000 automations/month
- Time tracking
- Advanced security
- SSO
Tallyfy might not be right for you if...
Tallyfy isn't for everyone. Here's when it may not fit:
- No colorful board views or kanban-style dashboards
- Not designed for CRM or sales pipeline management
- Better suited for structured processes than ad-hoc project tracking
From ad-hoc projects to repeatable processes
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Are you hearing this at work? That's busywork
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We provide an open-source migration script specifically for Monday users.
View Monday Migrator on GitHubExport board templates and identify repeatable workflows
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Frequently Asked Questions
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References and Citations
- [1] Monday.com reviews on G2 (February 2025)
- [2] Monday.com discussion on Reddit ProjectManagement (February 2025)
- [3] Monday.com reviews on Capterra (February 2025)
- [4] Monday.com reviews on Gartner Peer Insights (February 2025)
- [5] Monday.com CRM discussion on Reddit (February 2025)
- [6] Monday.com support issues on Reddit (February 2025)
- [7] Monday.com learning curve reviews on Capterra (February 2025)
- [8] Monday.com efficiency discussion on Reddit (February 2025)
- [9] Monday.com mobile app issues on Reddit (February 2025)
- [10] Monday.com limitations review on YouTube (February 2025)
- [11] Monday.com reporting limitations on Capterra (February 2025)
- [12] Monday.com pricing review on Software Connect (February 2025)
- [13] Monday.com pricing discussions on Reddit (February 2025)
- [14] Monday.com feature limitations on TrustRadius (February 2025)
- [15] Monday.com billing complaints on Trustpilot (January 2025)
- [16] Monday.com My Work feature issues on G2 (January 2025)
- [17] Monday.com customer service complaints on Community Forum (January 2025)
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