Control and flexibility
n8n
Strong when you need self-hosting, custom APIs, complex branching, reusable sub-workflows, or detailed execution inspection.
Read the n8n guide →Relay.app shutdown · migration checklist
Export now. Decide where to rebuild second.
Relay says paid workspaces remain available through September 14, 2026. Preserve the complete export while you still can, then use evidence—not panic—to choose n8n, Make, or Zapier and rebuild the highest-risk workflows first.
Relay already unavailable? Start with the post-shutdown recovery guide →
No uploadNo accountLocal processingNeutral destination guidance
The five things to do before access ends.
Confirm your exact deadline in Relay's official communications and account. Do not wait for the final day to discover a missing export or workflow owner.
Export the workspace
Download the complete workspace ZIP and keep an untouched original in a backed-up location.
Record ownership
List workflow owners, connected accounts, schedules, webhook callers, and the people who approve human steps.
Audit the archive
Use Relay Rescue to inventory workflows, sequences, tables, dependencies, prompts, run evidence, and missing artifacts.
Choose by workflow
Compare operating needs and complexity. One destination does not have to win every workload.
Rebuild and prove
Migrate in value-and-risk order, reconnect credentials, test alternate branches, and keep rollback evidence.
Choose a destination without vendor tunnel vision.
Relay Rescue is not another platform's importer. It creates a neutral inventory and risk assessment so you can choose the right rebuilding environment.
Visual data mapping
Make
Strong for visual scenarios, routers, iterators, aggregators, and teams that want managed infrastructure.
Read the Make guide →Fast managed setup
Zapier
Strong for familiar business apps, linear workflows, and teams prioritizing straightforward nontechnical ownership.
Read the Zapier guide →Check official help first: Make offers an eligibility-based migration program, while Zapier publishes its own Relay migration guidance. Relay Rescue is most useful before that decision because it shows what is actually in the export and what may not translate cleanly. Make migration program ↗ · Zapier migration guide ↗
What the free migration packet gives you.
The packet is a planning artifact, not an automatic conversion. It is designed to make the manual rebuild safer and easier to hand off.
Evidence you can sort
- Workflow and supporting-object inventory
- Detected app dependencies and run evidence
- Migration readiness and structural warnings
- Credential-shaped values redacted from output
A rebuild handoff
- Target-specific implementation prompts
- Mermaid workflow diagrams
- Prioritizable inventory CSV
- Machine-readable migration manifest
Relay shutdown questions.
The practical answers before you commit to a destination or consultant.
Can Relay Rescue migrate the workflows automatically?
No. Relay exports are not native n8n, Make, or Zapier imports. Relay Rescue creates an inventory, risk audit, and rebuild packet. Credentials and behavior must be recreated and tested.
Should I accept a platform's free migration offer?
Use it when you are eligible and the destination fits your operating needs. Keep the original export and an independent inventory so you can verify scope, omissions, and behavioral differences.
What should I rebuild first?
Start with high-value workflows that have clear owners, representative test data, and manageable control flow. Use those to prove your destination pattern before moving complex approvals or stateful automations.
Does the analyzer upload confidential workflow data?
No. The workspace archive is read in the current browser tab. Only payload-free usage signals are sent; workflow contents and generated packets are not transmitted.
Leave the shutdown window with a plan.
Run the free local audit first. If you want a second set of eyes, the optional $99 migration-planning call covers destination fit, risk review, and rebuild order. That $99 is credited toward an assisted rebuild if you continue.
support@relayrescue.app · Opens an email draft, not a booking or payment. Include your time zone and destination; do not send exports, credentials, packets, or customer data. No obligation to purchase rebuild services.