AI Tool Comparison
Make vs Relay.app
A side-by-side breakdown to help you pick the right tool for your workflow.
Make
Visually build automation workflows across 3,000+ apps, wiring AI models, webhooks, and business tools together without writing code. Native custom AI provider connections now compete directly with Zapier Agents.
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
Make and Relay.app both compete in Automation, overlapping most directly on automation. Make carries the higher rating (4.6 vs 4.5), but a gap that size rarely overrides a real workflow fit on its own.
Choose Make if…
Best for technical operations teams who need precise, conditional automation logic that Zapier can't express, and its edge is a visual canvas showing every step and data transformation in a workflow, not a black-box automation. More cost-effective and more powerful than Zapier for complex flows, at the cost of a steeper learning curve.
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 | Make | Relay.app |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Automation | Automation |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Pricing Detail | Free (1,000 credits/mo) / $12/mo Core / $21/mo Pro / $38/mo Teams | Free (500 credits) / $19/mo Professional / $59/mo Team |
| Rating |
Key Features
Make
- Visual workflow builder
- Complex data mapping
- Error handling
- Thousands of apps
- AI module integrations
- Live Search
- Agent Grid multi-agent orchestration
Relay.app
- Human approval steps
- AI actions
- Shared workflow visibility
- Template library
- Collaboration tools
Pros
Make
- •More cost-effective than Zapier
- •Visual interface is great for complex flows
- •Powerful data manipulation
- •Better free tier
Relay.app
- •Best for workflows requiring human review
- •Transparent and auditable
- •Good team features
- •Clean interface
Cons
Make
- Steeper learning curve
- Interface can be intimidating
- Debugging can be tricky
Relay.app
- Less powerful than Make for complex flows
- Small app library
- Newer product