Tallyfy vs Zapier (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, we pick Zapier: it is second in our ranking of automation tools, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Zapier grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Tallyfy
Workflow software for running repeatable business processes
Zapier
Workflow automation across 9,000+ apps, with AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Tallyfy if
- Fits if you want a repeatable process, like onboarding a hire, tracked step by step
- Works for teams that need guests outside the company to do a task without a paid seat
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly: a full seat is $30 a month against $25 on a yearly plan
- Watch out: annual plans are a 12-month commitment, non-cancellable and non-refundable for the term
- Too light for a seat that can only complete tasks: light seats can't create or edit templates
- Tight if you want a free plan, because only a 14-day trial is offered
- Watch out: extra AI credits cost $20 per 10,000, and the analytics add-on costs $20 a seat a year
Pick Zapier if
- Fits if one of your apps is obscure, since Zapier lists more than 9,000 of them
- Works for short chains, like a new Stripe payment adding a row in Google Sheets and pinging Slack
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run thousands of tasks: AI steps cost up to 5 tasks each, and Professional tops out at $3,389 a month
- Tight if you're staying free, with 100 tasks a month, two steps per Zap and new data checked only every 15 minutes
- Watch out: overages are on by default at a higher rate Zapier doesn't publish, and Zaps pause at 3 times your limit
- Pricey if two of you want to share Zaps, because that means Team at $69 a month, while Make starts at $9
- Not for you if you want to build or fix automations from your phone or a desktop app, as there's neither
How we grade them
| 2.2GPATallyfyFair | 2.6GPAZapierGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CFull seats are $300 a year ($25 a month if you count it that way) and light seats $100, which sits at the upper end of this category's $10 to $29 monthly range. Light seats can't create templates, so anyone building processes needs a full seat. | C$19.99 a month billed annually puts Zapier just past this category's $19 middle, so the price itself is ordinary. What it buys: 750 tasks and one user, where viaSocket gives 17,000 tasks for $18 and Make 5,000 credits for $9. You're paying for the app list, not the allowance. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card needed, but no free plan. | CFree forever, and the caps arrive almost immediately: 100 tasks a month, two steps per Zap, one user, and a check for new data only every 15 minutes. One small job will fit. Two won't. New accounts do get 14 days of Professional with no card. |
| Features | CTemplates, assigned steps, approvals, forms, an API and webhooks. Light seats can't edit templates, and the Data Feed analytics add-on is $20 a seat a year on annual billing only. | AThe app directory lists more than 9,000 apps, where Make lists about 3,000. On top of that: multi-step Zaps, filters, paths, webhooks, Tables, Forms, Canvas, AI agents and an MCP server. Multi-step Zaps, filters and paths need a paid plan. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You write your processes as templates before anything runs, which takes setup. | CNo store rating to go on, since it lives in the browser. And it's a build job: apps to connect, then triggers, actions, filters and paths to think in. One Hacker News commenter called the whole thing an impenetrable mess aimed at marketers. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with automations, an API, webhooks, an MCP server and connections to ChatGPT and Claude. | BA browser and a Chrome extension, and that's your lot. No phone app we could find and nothing for the desktop. What you get instead is connections: 9,000-plus apps, webhooks, an SDK and an MCP server for assistants like Claude and ChatGPT. |
| Best for | running repeatable business processes | connecting almost any two apps |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Tallyfy and Zapier. How we grade
Price against what you get
Tallyfy starts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zapier starts at $19.99 a month and scores 3.0.
Zapier scores higher, and starts $11.66 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other automation tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Tallyfy for less, and none scores higher than Zapier for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Tallyfy also covers templates, tasks and forms.
- Zapier also covers databases.
At a glance
| Tallyfy | Zapier | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $100 per light seat / year, billed annually ($10 billed monthly) | $19.99 / month, billed annually, for 750 tasks ($29.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 100 tasks a month for 1 user, limited to two-step Zaps, with unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms. Zapier checks for new data every 15 minutes. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card needed | 14-day free trial of Professional, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Tallyfy | Zapier, Inc. |
| Price read from | tallyfy.com | zapier.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Tallyfy
- Annual plans are a 12-month commitment: fees are non-cancellable and non-refundable for the term.
- Light seats cannot create templates; only full seats can.
- A Data Feed analytics add-on costs $20 per seat per year and is sold on annual billing only.
- Additional AI credits are sold at $10,000 credits for $20.
Zapier
- The Free plan is limited to 100 tasks a month and two-step Zaps, and checks for new data only every 15 minutes.
- Free and Professional include a single user; sharing workflows with colleagues needs the Team plan.
- Cost rises with volume: Professional runs from $19.99 a month for 750 tasks to $3,389 a month for 2 million, billed annually.
- Tasks beyond the plan limit are billed per task at a higher rate that depends on plan and billing cycle; the rate is not published, and Zaps pause at 3 times the plan's limit.
Key features
Tallyfy
- Process templates
- A process is written once as a template of steps and then launched as many times as needed, each run tracked separately.
- Tasks and approvals
- Steps are assigned to people with approvals, reminders and a live view of where each run stands.
- Forms
- Forms collect information at a step, and guests outside the company can be given tasks without a paid seat.
- Automations and API
- Automations, an API and webhooks connect runs to other apps, and the site lists a Zapier-style integrations page.
- Tallyfy AI
- AI is included on paid plans, with an MCP server and connections to ChatGPT and Claude listed on the site.
- SSO and SCIM
- SAML and OIDC single sign-on and SCIM provisioning are included on every paid plan.
Zapier
- Zaps
- Workflows that start from a trigger and run one or more actions. Free accounts are limited to two-step Zaps; Professional adds multi-step Zaps, filters, paths and webhooks.
- App directory
- Zapier connects more than 9,000 apps, including Google Sheets, Gmail, Slack and HubSpot. Premium apps are unlimited from the Professional plan.
- Task-based billing
- A standard step uses 1 task when it completes; triggers, polling and built-in tools such as Filters and Paths use none. Some steps use more: an MCP tool call 2, a Lead Router step 5, and AI steps 1 to 5 by model tier.
- Tables, Forms and Canvas
- Tables store the data that workflows read and write, Forms collect it, and Canvas maps out a process. Tables and Forms are unlimited on every plan, including Free.
- Agents, Chatbots and MCP
- AI agents take actions across connected apps, and Zapier MCP gives assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT access to them. Agents and Chatbots are optional add-ons with free tiers.
- Team and admin controls
- Team covers 25 users with shared Zaps, folders and app connections plus SAML SSO. Enterprise adds SCIM provisioning, app controls and custom data retention.
Plans
Tallyfy
Light Seat$100
per seat / year, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
Completes assigned tasks only; cannot create or edit templates.
Full Seat$300
per seat / year, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Creates and edits templates, launches and assigns processes. All roles.
Zapier
Free$0
100 tasks a month for 1 user, limited to two-step Zaps, with unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms and 15-minute polling.
Professional$19.99
per month, billed annually, for 750 tasks ($29.99 monthly)
1 user. Multi-step Zaps, unlimited premium apps, webhooks, filters and paths, AI by Zapier and 2-minute polling. Task tiers run up to 2 million a month.
Team$69
per month, billed annually, for 2,000 tasks ($103.50 monthly)
25 users, shared Zaps, folders and app connections, SAML single sign-on, priority support and 1-minute polling.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited users, advanced admin and app controls, SCIM provisioning, custom data retention and annual task limits.
Ways to pay less
Tallyfy
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves 16%
The pricing page shows annual billing at $300 per full seat against $30 a month on monthly billing, and labels the annual option as saving 16%.
- Nonprofit
Non-profit pricing on request
The pricing FAQ says to contact Tallyfy to discuss non-profit pricing and eligibility; no figure is published.
Zapier
- Annual discount
33% off with annual billing
Zapier's pricing page says annual subscriptions are billed yearly at 33% off the monthly rate: Professional is $19.99 a month instead of $29.99, and Team $69 instead of $103.50.
- Nonprofit
Extra 15% off for nonprofits
The pricing page lists an additional 15% discount for non-profit organizations. It does not apply to pay-per-task charges.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Tallyfy or Zapier?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Tallyfy starts at $100 per light seat / year, billed annually ($10 billed monthly), and Zapier starts at $19.99 / month, billed annually, for 750 tasks ($29.99 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Tallyfy or Zapier?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zapier has a free plan. Tallyfy does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Tallyfy and Zapier run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zapier lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.