Relay.app is the easiest-to-use Zapier alternative, now with 3 new flexible ways to incorporate AI in your automations.
Paired with Human-in-the-Loop steps, you get all the benefits of AI but still keep the control and oversight you need to feel confident.
Hello Product Hunt! 👋
Jacob here, founder/CEO of Relay.app—the easiest-to-use Zapier alternative with a generous free plan.
We’re all on the hunt to find actually useful ways to build AI into our work, and I firmly believe that the easiest way for most of us to do this is by incorporating AI into our repeated automations. Today, we’re introducing 3 new ways you can do so in Relay.app:
1️⃣ Built-in AI actions for common use cases like text summarization and data extraction from sources like emails, meeting notes, and websites.
2️⃣ A flexible ‘Custom Prompt’ step that lets you prompt any AI model and use the response as structured data in your workflow.
3️⃣ AI Mini Agents that are empowered to invoke custom actions on your behalf
The best part? Our Human-in-the-Loop 🙋 steps let you insert checkpoints for approvals or inputs anywhere in your automations. You get all the benefits of AI-powered automation, but you keep the control and oversight you need to feel confident.
Head over to Relay.app to get started!
Jacob
P.S. In addition to our generous free tier, reasonable use of GPT-4o is included for free in all our plans. You can also connect your own account to use any model you like from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Groq, or Perplexity.
Eager to see AI automations in action? Check this short video:
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@jebank liked the simplicity of the workflow, Jacob. Would love to try it out for my startup.
Just curious to know, do you also have integration to forms data classification like Google forms, WP forms etc as well?
@jebank@imraju we have integrations with Google Forms, Typeform, Tally, Jotform, Fillout, HubSpot Forms and other at the moment. WordPress forms not yet, but is on our roadmap! What workflow would you like to automate?
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@jebank
Hi Jacob and the Relay.app Team,
Just saw Relay.app on Product Hunt and the focus on simplifying AI integration into automations with a generous free plan is very interesting! It seems like a valuable tool for users to build AI-powered workflows without needing extensive technical expertise.
A couple of questions to understand your approach better:
- Can you elaborate on the process of connecting and using custom AI models from various providers like OpenAI or Anthropic with Relay.app? Are there any security considerations users should be aware of when integrating external models?
- Beyond basic human-in-the-loop steps, are there plans for features like branching logic or detailed analytics to manage complex workflows with AI integration?
My background in AI development might be valuable for Relay.app's development in areas like:
- Exploring ways to streamline the process of connecting and using external AI models within the Relay.app interface, ensuring a user-friendly experience.
- Developing functionalities for branching logic, conditional steps, and comprehensive analytics dashboards to facilitate the management and optimization of complex AI-powered workflows.
I'd love to learn more about Relay.app's roadmap and how my skills can contribute to making it the leading platform for accessible and user-friendly AI automation.
Thanks for launching such an innovative tool! I'll be checking out Relay.app at https://relay.app/ to explore the free tier and experiment with AI integrations.
Best regards,
Max
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I love the Human-in-the-Loop steps! How easy is it to set up approvals or inputs in the automation? 🤔
The automation app you guys have created is just amazing. The focus on UI and making it super easy to use AND the AI and human-in-the-loop capabilities make it a great automation app to make sure everything is on track.
This is clearly the way to go and what really will make AI being implemented
@bodegalaabs Thank you so much for the kind words and your invaluable feedback and feature requests over the past months!! Really helped make the product a lot better! 🙌
Relay.app looks like a great alternative to Zapier!
How intuitive is the setup for non-technical users, and what are some unique automation examples that Relay.app can handle better than competitors?
@kyrylosilin Thank you! We believe setting up automations in Relay.app is really intuitive. Would definitely want to hear your feedback after you tried it out!
Here's a short video that covers the basic concepts:
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As someone who works constantly with Make and Zapier, I can confidently say Relay is a game-changer. It's rare to find a tool that's both innovative and user-friendly, but Relay nails it. The interface is intuitive, making complex automations accessible even to newcomers. What impresses me most is how it pushes the boundaries of what's possible in automation, without sacrificing ease of use. We love Relay and are excited about the launch.
The new AI features sound incredibly useful. How does the 'Custom Prompt' step handle different AI models' outputs, and can it integrate seamlessly with existing workflows in Relay.app? Looking forward to exploring these new capabilities!
@hakz Thank you! In the 'Custom Prompt' step it's super easy with just a few clicks to specify the (typed) structure of the output you expect, which is model-agnostic! We take care of making sure it works with the model you pick :)
Learn more here, or check this quick video with an example!
- https://www.relay.app/features/ai
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