AI Tool Comparison
Apify vs Relay.app
A side-by-side breakdown to help you pick the right tool for your workflow.
Apify
Pull structured data from any website using 30,000+ ready-made scrapers and managed proxies, without running your own servers. Now has an MCP server so agents can invoke Actors directly.
Relay.app
Turn plain-language descriptions into working automations across hundreds of apps, with human-in-the-loop approval steps built in.
Bottom Line
Last reviewed: August 2026
Apify and Relay.app both compete in Automation, overlapping most directly on automation. Apify carries the higher rating (4.6 vs 4.5), but a gap that size rarely overrides a real workflow fit on its own.
Choose Apify if…
Best for teams that need to extract data from websites at scale without building and maintaining scrapers in-house, and its edge is a marketplace of 1,000+ pre-built scrapers covering common targets like Amazon listings and LinkedIn data. The most complete scraping infrastructure available, costs add up fast at high usage volume.
Choose Relay.app if…
Best for teams whose workflows genuinely need a human approval or review step, not full automated end-to-end flows, and its edge is builds structured human decision points directly into the automation instead of treating every step as fire-and-forget. The right tool when human judgment matters mid-workflow, it's a newer, smaller product than Make for complex flows.
| Attribute | Apify | Relay.app |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Automation | Automation |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Pricing Detail | Free ($5 credits) / $29/mo Starter / $199/mo Scale | Free (500 credits) / $19/mo Professional / $59/mo Team |
| Rating |
Key Features
Apify
- 2,000+ pre-built scrapers (Actors)
- AI web scraping from natural language
- Proxy management
- Scheduled runs
- API and webhooks
Relay.app
- Human approval steps
- AI actions
- Shared workflow visibility
- Template library
- Collaboration tools
Pros
Apify
- •Largest library of pre-built scrapers anywhere
- •AI can scrape any site without code
- •Reliable proxy rotation
- •Excellent for large-scale data collection
Relay.app
- •Best for workflows requiring human review
- •Transparent and auditable
- •Good team features
- •Clean interface
Cons
Apify
- Can get expensive for high usage
- Some sites actively block scraping
- Setup complexity for custom scrapers
Relay.app
- Less powerful than Make for complex flows
- Small app library
- Newer product