Software comparison
Make vs Zapier
Which tool fits your volume and team best? Compare the pricing, features, pros and cons of Make and Zapier.
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Our verdict
Choose Make if you want to automate many steps at a lower entry price and don't need extensive team features. Choose Zapier if you need to connect many different apps, want to start quickly with a free trial and scale flexibly.
Make and Zapier are both platforms for automating workflows between apps. Make bills in credits per month and offers a free plan with 1,000 credits; Zapier bills in tasks and offers a free plan with 100 tasks. Zapier has a more granular pricing structure with many volume tiers, while Make gives more credits at lower volumes.
When to choose which tool
Why choose Make?
Teams that want cost-effective automation with visual workflows and custom code.
Make is attractive if you want to automate many steps on a limited budget. The free plan gives 1,000 credits per month, and the Core plan with 10,000 credits costs 15.94 USD per month (11 USD when billed yearly). You build workflows visually and can add custom code from Core onwards. The polling interval drops to 1 minute from Core, which helps with time-sensitive processes. Make is less suitable if you need to manage many users in one account or require extensive team features; SSO and audit logs are only available in the Enterprise plan. The maximum file size per workflow is also more limited than some alternatives. For teams that mainly care about volume at a low price and don't need to tweak permissions and security much, Make is a practical choice.
Why choose Zapier?
Businesses that need many app connections and flexible scaling by tasks.
Zapier is the better choice if you want to connect many different apps and start quickly. You get a 14-day free trial of the Professional plan, no credit card required. The free plan is limited to 100 tasks per month and workflows with at most two steps, but paid plans go up to 2,000,000 tasks per month, so you can grow without switching platforms. Team and Enterprise plans support multiple users (up to 25 and unlimited respectively) and include SSO and audit logs. Zapier charges per task, which is transparent but can become expensive at high volumes. If you mainly build simple automations and use few tasks, the free plan is very limited. For organisations that use many apps and want to scale flexibly, Zapier is often the logical choice.
What does it cost at your volume?
Make
Best valueUS$15.94/mo
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US$193.50/mo
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At 10.000 credits / tasks per month, Make is the most affordable.
Comparison table
| Criterion | Make | Zapier |
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| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Number of plans | 4 | 3 |
| Price at 1.000 credits / tasks | Free | US$58.50 |
| Price at 10.000 credits / tasks | US$15.94 | US$193.50 |
| Price at 50.000 credits / tasks | Not stated | US$433.50 |
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| Visual workflow builder | Yes, in all plans | Yes, in all plans |
| Custom code (JavaScript/Python) | Yes, from Core | Yes, also in free plan |
| Router and branching logic | Yes, in all plans | Yes, from Professional |
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| Best for | Teams that want cost-effective automation with visual workflows and custom code. | Businesses that need many app connections and flexible scaling by tasks. |
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Make pricing tiers
- Freeup to 1.000 creditsFree
- Coreup to 10.000 creditsUS$15.94/moUS$11.00 billed yearly
- Proup to 10.000 creditsUS$28.17/moUS$20.00 billed yearly
- Teamsup to 10.000 creditsUS$50.70/moUS$36.00 billed yearly
Zapier pricing tiers
- Freeup to 100 tasksFree
- Pro 750up to 750 tasksUS$29.99/moUS$19.99 billed yearly
- Pro 1500up to 1.500 tasksUS$58.50/moUS$39.00 billed yearly
- Pro 2Kup to 2.000 tasksUS$73.50/moUS$49.00 billed yearly
- Team 2Kup to 2.000 tasksUS$103.50/moUS$69.00 billed yearly
- Pro 5Kup to 5.000 tasksUS$133.50/moUS$89.00 billed yearly
- Team 5Kup to 5.000 tasksUS$178.50/moUS$119.00 billed yearly
- Pro 10Kup to 10.000 tasksUS$193.50/moUS$129.00 billed yearly
- Team 10Kup to 10.000 tasksUS$253.50/moUS$169.00 billed yearly
- Pro 20Kup to 20.000 tasksUS$283.50/moUS$189.00 billed yearly
- Team 20Kup to 20.000 tasksUS$373.50/moUS$249.00 billed yearly
- Pro 50Kup to 50.000 tasksUS$433.50/moUS$289.00 billed yearly
- Team 50Kup to 50.000 tasksUS$598.50/moUS$399.00 billed yearly
- Pro 100Kup to 100.000 tasksUS$733.50/moUS$489.00 billed yearly
- Team 100Kup to 100.000 tasksUS$898.50/moUS$599.00 billed yearly
- Pro 200Kup to 200.000 tasksUS$1,149.00/moUS$769.00 billed yearly
- Team 200Kup to 200.000 tasksUS$1,499.00/moUS$999.00 billed yearly
- Pro 300Kup to 300.000 tasksUS$1,599.00/moUS$1,069.00 billed yearly
- Team 300Kup to 300.000 tasksUS$1,799.00/moUS$1,199.00 billed yearly
- Pro 400Kup to 400.000 tasksUS$1,899.00/moUS$1,269.00 billed yearly
- Team 400Kup to 400.000 tasksUS$2,099.00/moUS$1,399.00 billed yearly
- Pro 500Kup to 500.000 tasksUS$2,199.00/moUS$1,499.00 billed yearly
- Team 500Kup to 500.000 tasksUS$2,699.00/moUS$1,799.00 billed yearly
- Pro 750Kup to 750.000 tasksUS$2,999.00/moUS$1,999.00 billed yearly
- Team 750Kup to 750.000 tasksUS$3,299.00/moUS$2,199.00 billed yearly
- Pro 1Mup to 1.000.000 tasksUS$3,299.00/moUS$2,199.00 billed yearly
- Team 1Mup to 1.000.000 tasksUS$3,749.00/moUS$2,499.00 billed yearly
- Pro 1.25Mup to 1.250.000 tasksUS$3,899.00/moUS$2,599.00 billed yearly
- Team 1.25Mup to 1.250.000 tasksUS$4,499.00/moUS$2,999.00 billed yearly
- Pro 1.5Mup to 1.500.000 tasksUS$4,499.00/moUS$2,999.00 billed yearly
- Team 1.5Mup to 1.500.000 tasksUS$5,099.00/moUS$3,399.00 billed yearly
- Pro 1.75Mup to 1.750.000 tasksUS$4,799.00/moUS$3,199.00 billed yearly
- Team 1.75Mup to 1.750.000 tasksUS$5,699.00/moUS$3,799.00 billed yearly
- Pro 2Mup to 2.000.000 tasksUS$5,099.00/moUS$3,389.00 billed yearly
- Team 2Mup to 2.000.000 tasksUS$5,999.00/moUS$3,999.00 billed yearly
Limits per plan
As the vendors state them on their pricing pages; only limits both tools mention.
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| Single sign-on (SSO) |
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Discounts & free trial
- Free trial
- Make: not stated
- Zapier: 14 days
- Annual billing discount
- Make: not stated
- Zapier: 33%
- Non-profit discount
- Make: not stated
- Zapier: 15%
- EU hosting available
- Make: ✓ yes
- Zapier: not stated
Frequently asked questions
What happens when I reach my limit?
With Make, your scenarios stop until you buy more credits or upgrade your plan. With Zapier, you get an email and can enable pay-per-task billing so your workflows keep running at extra cost.
Is there a free trial?
Zapier offers a 14-day free trial of the Professional plan, no credit card required. Make does not mention a free trial of paid plans in the source data.
Can I cancel monthly?
With Make, your paid plan runs until the end of the billing cycle or annual term, after which you return to the free plan. With Zapier, you keep access to your paid plan until the end of the billing cycle.
Do I get a discount for annual billing?
Yes, annual billing is cheaper than monthly billing at both platforms. Zapier also gives non-profits a 15% discount on paid plans.
How many users can I add?
Make does not specify user counts per plan in the source data. Zapier includes 25 users in Team and unlimited users in Enterprise.
About the pricing: Make charges in credits per month, with a free plan of 1,000 credits and paid plans from 15.94 USD per month. Zapier charges in tasks per month, with a free plan of 100 tasks and paid plans from 29.99 USD per month. Annual billing gives a discount at both platforms.
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