Make vs Relay.app
A side-by-side comparison of Make and Relay.app, two Automation tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
Compared from listings verified as of
At a glance
| Attribute | Make | Relay.app |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Automation | Automation |
| Pricing | FREEMIUM | FREEMIUM |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms (differs) | Web, API | Web |
| Model support (differs) | Model-agnostic | Multi-model |
| Vendor (differs) | Make | Relay.app |
The honest brief
Make
Visual-canvas builder that handles branching, loops, and conditional routing Zapier's linear steps struggle with.
- Expressive visual flow editor
- 2,500+ native integrations
- Strong branching and routing
- Cheaper per-operation than Zapier
- Steeper curve than Zapier
- Complex scenarios get hard to debug
- Fewer integrations than Zapier
- Cloud-only (no self-host)
Relay.app
Bakes human steps — approvals, input forms, AI-output review — natively into flows, not bolted on like rival tools.
- Native human-in-the-loop steps
- Per-step choice of AI provider
- Collaborative team workflows
- Built-in AI extract/classify steps
- ~200 integrations, fewer than Zapier
- Newer/smaller ecosystem
- Web-only, no self-host