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Relay.app

Human-in-the-loop workflow automation with AI steps

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Shut down★4.5rating94 viewsPricing · FreemiumHot

What happened to Relay.app?

Relay.app shut down in 2026.

Relay.app shut down in Sep 2026, and all accounts, workflows and run history were permanently deleted.

Source: relay.app ↗Its AI Graveyard record →AI products shut down or acquired in 2026 →

The FalcoScan Intel PanelRelay.app · Agents
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Relay.app does

Relay.app builds workflows where AI and humans collaborate — AI steps run automatically, and human approval steps pause for review before proceeding.

How Relay.app compares with its closest alternatives

3 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Relay.app did. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Dock at $20 a month and the median is $49. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Relay.app did. Relay.app offered a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Relay.app was founded in 2022; the alternatives were founded between 2008 and 2023, 2 of them earlier. Relay.app was based in San Francisco, United States; all the 2 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too.

Market position · Agents

How Relay.app compares in Agents

Relay.app had high opportunity before it shut down. Across Agents, the average opportunity score is 72.6 and the average saturation score 31.5. FalcoScan rates Relay.app's own market position as open. 179 of the 423 operating Agents tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 15 shutdowns in the category.

Relay.app compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Relay.appFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebHot
Cassidy AIFounded 2023 · New York, United StatesHighOpenFreemium$49/moYesYesWebHot
Process StreetFounded 2014 · Las Vegas, United StatesLowContestedFreemium$100/moYesYesWebStable
Taskus AIFounded 2008HighOpenPaid—NoNoWebDeclining
DockHighOpenPaid$20/moNoYesWeb, API, Desktop, CLIStable
What Should My Bot DoModerateOpenFreemium—YesNoWebStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Agents.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Relay.app exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Workflow AutomationHuman Review
Industry Verticals
OperationsTechnology
Tagged

Relay.app shows up when builders search for these

human-in-loopapproval-stepsai-stepscollaborationpause
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Questions

Relay.app: common questions

Is Relay.app still running?

No. Relay.app shut down in 2026, according to relay.app. Relay.app shut down in Sep 2026, and all accounts, workflows and run history were permanently deleted.

Source: relay.app ↗

When did Relay.app shut down?

Relay.app shut down in 2026, according to relay.app.

Source: relay.app ↗

What are the best alternatives to Relay.app?

The closest alternatives to Relay.app that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Cassidy AI, Process Street, Taskus AI, Dock, and What Should My Bot Do.

Where was Relay.app based?

Relay.app was headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

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