Sprigr vs Relay.app: hub vs. canvas.
Relay.app is an AI agent-builder you iterate on. Sprigr is an operations hub that runs your back office on autopilot. Both connect to your stack. The difference is how you set them up and how much ongoing work each one expects of you.
Head-to-head comparison
Where each platform sits, and who each is built for.
| Sprigr | Relay.app | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Operations hub above your stack | AI agent builder / canvas |
| Primary audience | Owner-operators, ops leaders | Individual builders, ops ICs |
| Build model | Describe once, AI scaffolds | Visual canvas you iterate on |
| Ongoing effort | ✓ Describe changes in plain English | Keep tweaking the canvas |
| Approval gates | ✓ Policy-driven, cryptographically signed | Per-flow, configurable |
| Audit trail | ✓ Signed, hash-chained, replayable | Run history |
| Data isolation | ✓ Physical, per-tenant infrastructure | Multi-tenant cloud |
| BYO LLM key | ✓ Yes, Business & Enterprise | ✗ No |
| Pricing | From $49/mo · free forever tier | From $19/mo per user |
Why teams pick Sprigr over Relay
Both connect to your stack. Sprigr is built for the owner who wants to describe the business once and walk away. Relay is built for the builder who enjoys the canvas.
AI builds it. You don't tweak a canvas.
Describe what your business needs in plain English. AI scaffolds the workflows, triggers, approvals, dashboards, and security rules inside Sprigr. Setup is temporary. You don't come back to a canvas every week.
Above your stack, not another workspace
Sprigr sits above your existing tools - CRM, accounting, email, calendars - and coordinates them. It doesn't replace anything; it runs the admin between them. Relay is a workflow builder that sits alongside your stack.
Architecture-level security
Every Sprigr customer gets physically isolated infrastructure. Credentials decrypted only at runtime. Signed audit trail on every action. Architecture-level, not policy-level.
Signed, replayable audit
Every action Sprigr takes is hashed, chained to the previous entry, and replayable. You can re-run any decision against the frozen context. Compliance-grade by construction.
Setup is temporary. Operation is forever.
The inversion: AI does the setup work once, the platform runs the business forever. You don't manage agents day-to-day. Relay expects ongoing canvas work.
Owner-operator first
Sprigr is built for the person whose job is 'make this all run without me.' Relay is built for the IC building an agent inside a larger team. Different audiences, different design decisions.
What switching actually saves you
Relay.app
Per-user pricing. Multi-tenant cloud. Agent-builder seats scale with team size.
Sprigr
500K tokens a month free forever. No credit card. Paid plans from $49/mo with isolated infrastructure, signed audit trails, and approval gates.
Frequently asked questions
What is Relay.app?
Relay.app is an AI agent-building platform. You build "AI teammates" on a visual canvas, connecting triggers, tools, and steps into workflows you run on demand or on schedule. It's a strong fit if you're an individual contributor or ops engineer building agents for yourself or your team.
How is Sprigr different from Relay?
Sprigr is an operations hub that sits above your stack and runs your back office on autopilot. Relay is an agent-builder where you design and iterate on agents yourself. In Sprigr, AI scaffolds the workflows once from your description and the platform runs forever. In Relay, you build and keep tweaking. Different mental models.
Should I pick Relay or Sprigr?
Pick Relay if you want to build and iterate on AI agents yourself, you enjoy the canvas, and you're comfortable with ongoing tuning. Pick Sprigr if you want to describe the business once, let AI scaffold the workflows, and then walk away while the platform runs.
Can Sprigr do what Relay does?
Sprigr runs workflows, triggers, approvals, scheduled tasks, and integrates with your stack - all the core things Relay does. The difference is how you set it up (plain English vs. visual canvas) and how much ongoing work the tool expects (little vs. continuous).
Which has better security?
Sprigr runs every customer on physically isolated infrastructure with encrypted credentials decrypted only at runtime and a cryptographically signed audit trail on every action. Relay is a multi-tenant cloud platform with standard SaaS-grade security. If your admin touches sensitive data or regulated workflows, Sprigr's architecture matters.
The operations hub for owners
Describe your business once. AI scaffolds the workflows. Sprigr runs them forever. No canvas to come back to. 500K tokens a month, free forever.