Commerce · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Approval Donkey

Cloud based automated Approval Workflows for your business.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Approval Donkey launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Approval Donkey▲3

   Simple no-code approval workflows for your business

   2020 · approvaldonkey.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Approveit 3.0▲400

   Automate expense approvals in Slack and email

   2022 · approveit.today · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Approvals▲62

   An approval and access tracking bot for Slack.

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Workflows by Approveit▲263

   Manage your team's approval workflows in Slack

   2021 · approveit.today · its alternatives →

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   ApproveAPI – Real-Time user approvals via email, SMS, and push▲183

   2019 · approveapi.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pigeon for Gmail▲427

   Mail merge, auto follow ups, CRM inside your Gmail

   2021 · trypigeon.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Approveit▲217

   Vendor contract management & bill approval in Slack/MS Teams

   2023 · approveit.today · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Drag Pro▲305

   Transform Gmail into organized To Do lists (like Trello)

   2018 · dragapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Approvabl▲101

   AI powered embeddable approval workflows for SaaS

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sidekick▲480

    Build Zapier-style automations using only a chat interface

    2025 · sagekit.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Approveit 2.0▲198

    Faster approvals for teams that love Slack

    2021 · approveit.today · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pushary▲330

    Approve AI requests from your lock screen

    Jul 2026 · pushary.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Paperless.io▲286

    Boost productivity with document automation & e-signatures

    2022 · paperless.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wrangle for Slack▲104

    Approval and ticketing workflows in Slack

    2021 · wrangle.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Email Workflows by Salesflare 💌▲193

    Sequences, drips & onboarding emails from PH's favorite CRM

    2020 · salesflare.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Flow-e 2.0▲259

    Turn your Gmail & Outlook into Trello-like task lists 💌

    2018 · flow-e.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AI Emailyfree tier, from $14.99/mo▲165

    Your AI inbox that writes like you + replies on autopilot

    Jul 2026 · aiemaily.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    JotForm Approvals▲192

    Get rejected in seconds... 👎

    2021 · jotform.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Astrobot for Slack▲180

    Manage your inbox from Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AntEater▲65

    Team CRM on Gmail/Outlook & Slack always up-to-date using AI

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AccessOwl▲132

    Automate your access approval process right in Slack

    2021 · accessowl.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Gain▲76

    The content approval tool marketing teams & clients love.

    2020 · gainapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TaCo▲135

    Manage Gmail and Slack in one place with AI

    2022 · sharetaco.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    GetBeel▲96

    Let AI collect invoices and do reconciliation in automatic

    Mar 2026 · getbeel.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →