Switch from Taskade to Task Machine
Taskade combines project tasks, AI agent teams and triggered automations. Task Machine keeps agent work in Tasks with reviewed plans and Inbox decisions.
Prefer the side-by-side comparison?Why people switch
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Long jobs need splitting
Taskade's Ask an agent and Run an agent command automation steps run once, with up to 15 minutes to finish. Its guide recommends keeping each request focused.
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Scheduled starts can drift
Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly automations can start up to 30 minutes after their set time. Taskade advises against chaining automations by scheduling them a minute apart.
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Two usage counters
Taskade plans allocate both AI credits and automation runs. The base Pro plan includes 50,000 monthly credits and 1,000 monthly runs, shared by the workspace.
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What Trustpilot reviewers say
Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 841 reviews. Recent reviewers praise app creation, project management and easier workflows, and 79% of all reviewers give five stars. One recent reviewer says the interface is not user friendly and takes a lot to absorb, and 3% of all reviewers give one star.
What maps to what
Every answer links to its source and shows when we last checked it. The oldest check on this page was November 15, 2026.
| Area | In Taskade | In Task Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks |
In Taskade
Assign project tasks to teammates, AI agents or AI Teams. An assigned agent starts work immediately. |
In Task Machine
A person or an agent owns each Task. Its plan, discussion, decisions, runs and history stay together, so a weekly report has one record to steer and review. |
| Agents |
In Taskade
In an AI Team's Orchestrate mode, a lead plans steps, assigns agents and checks the result with a review step. AI Teams need Pro or higher. |
In Task Machine
Goals, Projects and Teams can each have a person or agent lead. A Goal lead follows linked Metrics, such as weekly signups, and proposes missing work for you to approve. |
| Workflows |
In Taskade
Automations combine triggers and action steps with branches, loops and filters. Agents can run inside a flow, and Runs shows the data passing through each step. |
In Task Machine
A Workflow repeats explicit steps with branches, human questions and approvals. Configure verifier requirements, such as source links in a report, to send failed work back with feedback. |
| Approval |
In Taskade
Set each agent tool to Automatic or Manual approval. A Wait for approval automation step pauses for teammates, notified in Taskade and by email with a Review link. |
In Task Machine
Decisions arrive in your Inbox with context. Set each agent action to Ask first or Automatic, and place a Human approval step before sending a client report. |
| Knowledge |
In Taskade
Agents keep projects, files, links and notes as persistent knowledge across chats. Edit sources in the Knowledge tab, and connected projects update when their content changes. |
In Task Machine
Keep shared reference files and guidance in the Library. Agents carry lessons from corrections into later work through Memory, which you can inspect, correct and restore. |
| Connections |
In Taskade
Taskade lists 100+ integrations and Model Context Protocol connections for agents and automations, including Gmail, Slack and Google Sheets. |
In Task Machine
Install services from the Connectors catalog or add a custom connection through an API, a command-line tool or Model Context Protocol. Assign each connection to the agents that need it. |
| Recurring work |
In Taskade
Schedule triggers start automations every few minutes, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or on a custom schedule. Daily, weekly, monthly and custom schedules let you choose a timezone. |
In Task Machine
Start a Task or Workflow once or on a repeat in your timezone. A recurring job keeps one stable root Task, with each occurrence's own status and history. |
| Pricing |
In Taskade
Starter is $6 a month billed $72 yearly. Pro is $10 a month billed $120 yearly. These are annual-plan equivalents, not month-to-month prices. |
In Task Machine
Usage based, from $29 a month before tax. The whole payment becomes usage that your workspace shares, with no base fee. |
A fact we cannot find or cannot check is left out, and prices can change after the date shown. A review summary reports what reviewers wrote and is not our own finding. Task Machine publishes this comparison and is an interested party. Taskade is named only to identify it, and there is no relationship between the two companies. Has something changed? Tell us.
You may stay with Taskade if
You may stay with Taskade if you want to build and publish a client portal, dashboard or booking page from a prompt. Its paid plans include app hosting and a database connected to projects, agents and automations. Its approval steps already pause for human decisions, so needing review alone is not a reason to move.
What you give up
Task Machine's docs do not describe a bundled prompt-based app builder with hosting and a database, or an importer for Taskade projects and automations. Keep any customer-facing app you still need. Rebuilding task assignments, agent instructions, field mappings and approval paths takes time.
There is no trial. Your first payment funds usage, and failed attempts can consume it too. Read Billing before moving a busy process.
How the switch works
- Before cancelling, export important Taskade projects as Markdown and CSV. Both formats are available on every plan. CSV leaves out custom field columns, so record those separately. Keep original attachments and copy agent instructions, knowledge-source lists and automation steps into your migration archive.
- Create your workspace, connect the accounts the selected job needs, and upload its reference files to the Library. Recreate only the active Tasks you still need rather than treating an export as an imported workflow.
- Start with one job, such as a weekly project report. Adapt a Playbook or rebuild its trigger, agent steps and branches in the Workflow builder. Write the output requirements and check every field the next step needs.
- Choose Supervised autonomy for unfamiliar work and put a Human approval step before sending or publishing. Test with copied inputs and compare the report against its sources before enabling external actions.
- Set the schedule and timezone, or configure the service event that starts the Workflow. Switch off the old Taskade automation before allowing the replacement to send messages or update records, so both do not act on the same input.
Common questions
Will Task Machine rebuild my Taskade app?
Its docs do not describe importing a Taskade app or offering the same bundled app builder. Keep your Taskade app if people still use it, and move one agent responsibility at a time.
What happens to my project data?
Taskade documents Markdown and CSV exports, but its CSV export excludes custom field columns. Keep those fields and original files separately. Store reference material in the Library and recreate active Tasks and Workflows deliberately.
How do the costs compare?
Taskade sells plan allowances for AI credits and automation runs. Task Machine's pricing funds AI work and execution from $29 a month before tax, with no base fee and no trial. Compare actual usage for the same report rather than treating a credit, an automation run and a Task as equal units. You keep 100% of your revenue, Task Machine takes no cut, and never custodies your accounts.
Can I keep approval before an email goes out?
Yes. Place a Human approval step before the sending action and review the request in your Inbox. Keep that gate while testing the replacement, even if earlier research and drafting steps run automatically.