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You don't need expensive middleware anymore. AI code generation replaces connectors. Tallyfy tracks the human work that middleware cannot touch.
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People ❤️ Tallyfy
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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.
"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.
"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 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.
"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.
"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 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.
"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 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.
"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. MuleSoft
Which tool is right for you?
Honest comparison to help you make the right choice
Tallyfy is best for
- Tracking human workflows and task handoffs
- Onboarding processes for clients or employees
- Approval workflows with visibility and audit trails
- Teams without dedicated integration engineers
- Organizations wanting predictable, transparent pricing
MuleSoft may be better for
- Complex enterprise API-led connectivity
- Large-scale system-to-system integrations
- Organizations with dedicated MuleSoft-certified teams
- Deep Salesforce ecosystem integration
- High-volume API management and governance
Here's why people are frustrated with MuleSoft
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" My main concern is with the licensing and overall cost of ownership. While the platform is priced at a premium, the vCore-based pricing structure can make scaling both difficult and costly, particularly for non-production environments or smaller projects.[1] "
" It is extremely difficult to set up for those without a technical background. To truly get the most value from it, you really need an implementation partner.[2] "
" MuleSoft's pricing starts at approximately $80,000 a year, with most enterprises paying closer to $250,000 annually, and some are even spending millions.[3] "
" The learning curve can be steep, particularly for those new to API-led connectivity or the broader Anypoint Platform ecosystem, requiring a solid investment in training.[4] "
" It's an expensive solution and then you have to try and find a MuleSoft engineer, which is even harder.[5] "
" The main issue is to find good developer to use it. It's difficult to make a developer of classical language to use the platform, and it's a nightmare to find people who already knew the platform.[6] "
" During the years we realized that the platform is becoming quite expensive, making every renewal difficult to manage with Finance Area. There are other options in the market that are getting in to the game and we are being forced to review them because of this price increase.[7] "
" Prices are 60% higher than the next competitor. Difficult and expensive to maintain (feedback from customers).[8] "
" With the maturity of the platform, cost is increasing so it's starting to price out some small to medium size customers.[9] "
" Mulesoft was a market leader in its prime, but has lost its luster. There are more nimble, aggressive and less expensive solutions in the market now.[10] "
" Aging product with little innovation. Complete shift towards Agentforce without much traction.[11] "
" The cost for using MuleSoft is approximately $500,000 USD per year, including various subscriptions like the signature success plan and platinum subscriptions.[12] "
" The MCD Certifications come with only 2 years of validity which makes it costly each time to go for paid certifications.[13] "
" MuleSoft has a starting cost of $57K. On top of being more expensive, MuleSoft has usage-based pricing which means costs can run much higher than expected.[14] "
" MuleSoft has fallen from solid 17-27% quarterly growth, down to 1% last quarter. A lot of hiring over the last 12-18 months has resulted in way too many AEs competing for way too little opportunity and very few Mule AEs make their quota.[15] "
" Mgmt is more caring about ripping off customers to hit quota rather than providing value to customers. Our job is about how to maximize ACV and NOT provide a scalable solution.[16] "
" Moving from CloudHub to RTF creates a lot of challenges, including overshooting the license purchase. It was a nightmare for us to take down everything and change our infrastructure.[17] "
" Customers really don't care about an API-led approach - they just want faster and easier ways to integrate. MuleSoft also competes with Salesforce's Data Cloud product now, which is where all the hype is now.[18] "
" Mulesoft is past its glory days and is rapidly shrinking territories, raising quotas and losing platform differentiation.[19] "
Expect sales calls and unpredictable costs. Hard to budget or compare.
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Tallyfy isn't for everyone. Here's when it may not fit:
- Not built for system-to-system API integration or iPaaS
- Requires processes that involve people - pure data sync needs different tools
- Best for structured repeatable workflows, not ad-hoc tasks
Track human work, not just data movement
Middleware moves data between apps. Tallyfy tracks what people actually do.
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Adding Tallyfy alongside MuleSoft
Most teams are running workflows in under a week
Identify which processes involve human work vs. pure data movement
Keep MuleSoft for system integrations that work well
Set up Tallyfy for human workflow tracking
Connect via webhooks where handoffs are needed
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References and Citations
- [1] MuleSoft Anypoint Platform Pros and Cons on G2 (January 2026)
- [2] MuleSoft review on G2 - Setup difficulty (January 2026)
- [3] MuleSoft pricing analysis - ITQlik via Integrate.io (January 2026)
- [4] MuleSoft Anypoint Platform Pros and Cons on PeerSpot (January 2026)
- [5] MuleSoft pricing discussion on PeerSpot (January 2026)
- [6] MuleSoft review on Capterra - Developer challenges (January 2026)
- [7] MuleSoft review on Capterra - Renewal pricing concerns (January 2026)
- [8] MuleSoft employee review on Glassdoor - Pricing comparison (January 2026)
- [9] MuleSoft review on PeerSpot - SMB pricing concerns (January 2026)
- [10] MuleSoft industry analysis on Glassdoor (January 2026)
- [11] MuleSoft employee review on Glassdoor - Product innovation (January 2026)
- [12] MuleSoft enterprise pricing on PeerSpot (January 2026)
- [13] MuleSoft review on TrustRadius - Certification costs (January 2026)
- [14] MuleSoft pricing comparison on Zluri (January 2026)
- [15] MuleSoft employee review on Glassdoor - Growth decline (January 2026)
- [16] MuleSoft review on RepVue - Customer value concerns (January 2026)
- [17] MuleSoft pricing discussion on PeerSpot - CloudHub to RTF migration (January 2026)
- [18] MuleSoft employee review on Glassdoor - API-led approach feedback (January 2026)
- [19] MuleSoft review on RepVue - Market position decline (January 2026)
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