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  • AI - AI takes on one step at a time, inside the process you set up
Gartner Peer Insights: 4.6 out of 5

People ❤️ Tallyfy

Simple for everyone. Powerful enough for pros.

"

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
"

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
"

When asked for an update on a pending request, I would have had to look through several email threads, make phone calls, and often have to wait for a reply to give an accurate update. I can now go into Tallyfy and view all of the information in one place. In two seconds, I am able to update the requestor on the status of their order.

Marie Jelinski
Marie Jelinski
Professional Services Specialist II · Stockton University
"

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 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
"

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
"

When asked for an update on a pending request, I would have had to look through several email threads, make phone calls, and often have to wait for a reply to give an accurate update. I can now go into Tallyfy and view all of the information in one place. In two seconds, I am able to update the requestor on the status of their order.

Marie Jelinski
Marie Jelinski
Professional Services Specialist II · Stockton University
"

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 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

What switching from Notion saves

What busywork costs your company

$8,000

per week

$416,000

per year

$2,080,000

over 5 years

A filed page waits for someone to open it

Tallyfy can email people when a step is theirs, so the procedure comes to them.

A filed page becomes steps that get checked A page is written and filed. It turns grey and gathers dust while a clock turns. Then its four lines lift out of the page and become numbered steps, 1 to 4, and each step gets a green check. Then the picture starts again. 1 2 3 4

Tallyfy vs. Notion

Notion
1 Free 1:1 support for life
2 Free single sign-on (SSO) on every paid plan
Tallyfy

Upload a Word or PDF procedure, and Tallyfy's AI turns it into a template.

vs

The alternatives

Documentation, wiki and training tools

In Tallyfy, people flag a problem on the task, and a template editor fixes it for later runs.

AI readiness comparison

How Notion and Tallyfy compare on AI-native capabilities

Criterion
Notion
Procedures people run as tracked steps Each run of a procedure is tracked step by step while people work through it
AI works on running processes AI you connect can complete steps in a process while it runs
MCP server for AI integration A Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude work with your processes
Instructions on every step Each step says what to do and gets checked off when it is done
Accountability tracking built in Every step has a deadline, and you choose who does it

A snippet lets you write a standard instruction once and insert it into many templates. Tallyfy has a live MCP server with 100+ tools that connects to ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Which tool is right for you?

Tallyfy is best for

  • Procedures you launch again and again, like each new hire or client
  • Checklists where you need to know each step got done
  • Routing work by job title or group, so each step reaches the right person
  • Sign-offs where several people must each complete the same step
  • Teams that need an audit trail for compliance

Consider Notion for

  • Personal and team knowledge management
  • Note-taking and documentation wikis
  • Content teams managing editorial workflows
  • Startups building internal knowledge bases

Here's why people don't like Notion

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.

" Do not pay for this... they will continue making withdrawals from your account after you cancel and it is impossible to get in touch with them. I canceled my paid subscription, yet out of nowhere, I was charged 3.5 times more than usual.[1] "
- Notion review on Trustpilot
" Many of the reviews on Notion's AI were negative, and the extra cost for the feature frustrated users. The AI add-on feels like a cash grab rather than genuine value. While competitors include AI features in their base pricing, Notion charges extra for mediocre AI capabilities.[2] "
- Notion review on G2
" Users are frustrated with Notion's lack of essential functions, such as annotations on top of notes and graphics, and the ability to create charts and graphs intuitively. Native form capabilities are limited with no conditional logic and basic styling. To work around these limitations, they often need to resort to using other apps before importing files into Notion.[3] "
- Notion review on Capterra
Free
$0
  • Limited blocks for teams
  • 5MB file uploads
Plus
$10-12/user/month
  • Unlimited blocks
  • Unlimited file uploads
Business
$20-24/user/month
  • AI included
  • Enterprise search
Enterprise
Contact sales
  • Advanced security and controls
  • SCIM user provisioning
  • Audit log
* Lower prices are per member per month billed yearly, which saves up to 20%* Free and Plus include only a trial of Notion AI* Custom Agents are free to try, then $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits
Pricing last verified: October 2026. Prices may have changed.

Tallyfy might not be right for you if...

  • Not built for knowledge management or wikis
  • A poor fit for free-form notes
  • Only people on full seats can create or edit templates

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Turn your docs into procedures people run

What a Notion procedure looks like once it runs in Tallyfy

Switching from Notion Run #2,481 Running now Completed
1 done, 1 running, 1 to go
Status Step Assignee Deadline
Status: Completed Status: Active Status: Waiting Status: Conditional Status: Up next

1. Document

Write down each step and who does it.

TM
Team member
Status: Completed Status: Active Status: Waiting Status: Conditional Status: Up next

2. Track

See who did what and which tasks are still open.

why this works
AI
AI agent
Status: Completed Status: Active Status: Waiting Status: Conditional Status: Up next

3. Improve

Spot where work stalls. Then fix the template, or add an automation to route the work.

TM
Team member

Why Tallyfy is the AI control layer

Phase 1

Set up

Define the recipe

Lay out your steps, deadlines, and who does each: a person, AI, or a rule.

Phase 2

Run

People + AI together

Launch in one click. AI does the routine steps; people approve. No glue code.

Phase 3

Track and improve

Audit and learn

Watch every step live, then refine - a gradual shift, never a total redo.

Tallyfy does not charge for basic services

Need help? Onboarding and 1:1 support are free for life, and you can book as many 25-minute screen-sharing calls with our experts as you need.

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Tallyfy Team

Switching from Notion to Tallyfy

1-2 weeks for a typical operations team

1

Export your process pages from Notion

2

Decide which pages are procedures people follow and which are reference docs

3

Save each procedure as a Word or PDF file and upload it; Tallyfy's AI turns it into a template

4

Connect your other tools so data moves between them

5

Show your team how to run their tasks in Tallyfy

We suggest keeping reference docs in Notion and moving the step-by-step work into Tallyfy.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Notion used for?

Notion describes itself as a connected workspace for wikis, docs and projects. Teams use it to keep notes and a company wiki in one place, and to plan projects in its databases.

What makes Tallyfy different from Notion?

Tallyfy is built to track and run workflows. You write a procedure once as a template. Then you launch it as a new process each time the work comes up. Tallyfy emails people when a task is assigned to them, and sends reminders after that.

Does Tallyfy price differently by country?

It can, for some organizations. Our Fair Price Guarantee gives a discount based on regional GDP per capita when most of your users are in an eligible country and you pay yearly. Each discount is at our discretion.

Can Tallyfy work with the AI we already pay for?

Yes. You can connect your own AI, such as ChatGPT or Claude. It can read a task and its form answers, then complete the task or leave a comment for your team.

How does process improvement work in each tool?

In Notion, improving a process usually means updating pages by hand. In Tallyfy, people flag a problem on the task they're running, or leave a comment on a template step. A template owner or editor reads that feedback and updates the template, so the next launch uses the fixed version. Automations can also change who gets a step, or whether it shows up, based on form answers.

What are the main problems with Notion?

Paying for AI is one. Notion's pricing page shows that the Free and Plus plans include only a trial of Notion AI, so a team that wants it past the trial needs the Business plan or higher.

What security certifications does Tallyfy have?

A SOC 2 Type 2 attestation. Tallyfy also uses HSTS, which makes browsers connect to it over an encrypted connection every time.

Where can I see real customer reviews of Tallyfy?

On our customers page. Each quote there gives the person's name, job title and company, and most of them link to a longer case study.

Is setup help included?

Yes. Our team works with you 1:1 to set up your first templates and move your Notion procedures over, at no charge.

How can I try Tallyfy?

Tallyfy has a 14-day free trial, which you can ask our support team to extend. Book a demo with our team, and we'll set up your trial and show you around.

Can Tallyfy show me which work is running late?

Yes. Tallyfy's tracker shows all your running processes on one screen, and you can filter it to the ones past their deadline.

How do people find the current procedure in Tallyfy?

It comes to them. Each task in a running process carries the instructions for its step.

Can Notion keep a wiki up to date?

Not on its own, because a person still has to check each page. We call it data robbery when a team's know-how is written down but nobody can trust or use it, and out-of-date pages are how that starts. Notion does help: a wiki page's owner can mark it as verified until a set date, and Notion tells the owner when that runs out.

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DISCLAIMER OF AFFILIATION, ACCURACY & LIABILITY

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 November 2026. The content is offered "AS IS" for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional, technical, or legal advice.