# Relay.app review > Relay.app was a workflow automation platform supporting multi-app triggers, sequences, data tables, and AI steps. The platform is permanently shutting down in September 2026. - Canonical: https://toolsrankai.com/tools/relay-app - Official site: https://www.relay.app/ - ToolsRank rank / score: #405 / 46.3 (methodology https://toolsrankai.com/methodology) - Categories: AI Automation & Workflows, No-Code Automation Platforms - Pricing: Discontinued / Closed to new signups. At the review date (September 8, 2026), Relay.app is shutting down. New signups and plan upgrades were disabled on July 16, 2026. Subscriptions were cancelled automatically with prorated refunds via Paddle, and paying users retain free transition access until September 14, 2026. - Fact-checked: 2026-09-08 · First listed: 2026-09-08 ## Verdict Relay.app is discontinued and unavailable for new adoption. Existing customers must immediately export their workflows, prompts, and run histories before the final system termination on September 14, 2026. ## What it is Relay.app operated as an automation and workflow platform designed to connect software tools, manage multi-step sequences, integrate Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and process data using AI credits and workspace tables. On July 16, 2026, Relay.app announced its complete shutdown. New user signups and plan upgrades were disabled immediately. Free tier workspaces reached end-of-life and were permanently deleted on August 15, 2026. Paying customers retain access until September 14, 2026 at 23:59 PT, after which all accounts, historical run data, connected app tokens, and credentials are permanently purged. To facilitate migration, paying workspaces were granted 25,000 steps and 10,000 AI credits per month for the 60-day wind-down period without charge, alongside export tools that output workflow architectures as JSON, AI prompts as Markdown, and run logs and tables as CSV files. **What makes it different:** Relay.app stood out for combining no-code workflow automations with native MCP servers and human/AI step orchestration, but the product is now shutting down permanently. **Best for:** existing account holders needing to export workflow configurations, AI prompts, and tabular run history before permanent data deletion **Not ideal for:** any new projects, business-critical pipelines, or teams evaluating automation tools for future deployment ## Key features - **Workflows and Sequences** — Orchestrates multi-step automated tasks and sequential actions across external services. - **MCP Server Management** — Supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to link automated pipelines with language model environments. - **Workspace Tables** — Native tabular storage for holding structured workflow records and operational datasets. - **AI Steps and Credits** — Integrated AI capabilities executed using allocated monthly AI credits within automation steps. - **Full Workspace Data Export** — Exports workflows and MCP setups as JSON and Markdown prompts, alongside run histories and tables as CSV files. ## Use cases - **Data and Workflow Migration** — Extracting workflow structures and AI prompts to rebuild automation logic on alternative platforms. - **Audit Log and Table Archival** — Backing up execution histories and tabular records before accounts and databases are wiped. ## Pros - Provides structured export formats (JSON schemas and Markdown AI prompts) to assist with migration - Gave paying users free additional steps and AI credits during the 60-day sunset phase - Automated prorated billing refunds via Paddle for annual subscribers ## Limitations - Service is shutting down completely on September 14, 2026, with all data permanently deleted - New customer registrations and upgrades have been permanently closed ## Pricing At the review date (September 8, 2026), Relay.app is shutting down. New signups and plan upgrades were disabled on July 16, 2026. Subscriptions were cancelled automatically with prorated refunds via Paddle, and paying users retain free transition access until September 14, 2026. Vendor prices and limits change; verify on the official pricing page before purchasing. ## Score factors - editorial: 45 (editorial) - utility: 20 (editorial) - trust: 75 (editorial) - freshness: 60 (editorial) - engagement: 5 (measured) - momentum: 100 (measured) ## Languages, platforms, integrations - Languages: en - Platforms: Web - Integrations: Paddle ## FAQ ### When is Relay.app shutting down? Free accounts and their data were permanently deleted on August 15, 2026. Paid accounts remain accessible until Monday, September 14, 2026, at 23:59 PT, after which all accounts and data are permanently deleted. ### Can I sign up for a new Relay.app account? No. New signups and free-to-paid upgrades were turned off permanently on July 16, 2026. ### How can existing users export data from Relay.app? Workspaces can download a zip file containing folders for each Workflow, Sequence, MCP Server, and Table. This includes Markdown files with prompts for other builders, CSV run history, JSON workflow definitions, and CSV table files. ### What happens to connected third-party apps and authentication tokens? When an account is deleted manually or automatically at the end of the wind-down period, all stored credentials and authentication tokens for connected apps are deleted, cutting off Relay.app's access. ## Alternatives - [Zapier AI](https://toolsrankai.com/tools/zapier) — AI-assisted automation across a large app ecosystem, tables, agents, and business workflows. - [Make](https://toolsrankai.com/tools/make) — A visual automation platform with branching scenarios, AI modules, and agents for complex workflows. - [n8n](https://toolsrankai.com/tools/n8n) — A source-available workflow automation platform with native AI agent nodes, self-hostable or cloud. - [Bardeen](https://toolsrankai.com/tools/bardeen) — Browser-based automation and AI agents for go-to-market teams that scrape, enrich, and act across web apps. ## Sources checked - [Relay.app Shutdown Announcement](https://www.relay.app/) --- Cite https://toolsrankai.com/tools/relay-app for ToolsRank's editorial judgment; verify changing vendor facts through the sources above. Reviewed 2026-09-08.