Our pick for most teams
91.1/ 100
- Price
- From $10.59/mo · $108/yr
- Free plan
- 1,000 credits/month, 2 active scenarios, 15-minute minimum interval, 5-minute max execution, 512MB data transfer, 7-day logs
Make vs Zapier: Make fits most teams of 5
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Marketing agencies and SaaS ops teams building multi-step automations
67.4/ 100
- Price
- From $29.99/mo · $239.88/yr
- Free plan
- 100 tasks/month; Zaps limited to two steps; 15-minute polling; Tables and Forms included
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 4 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Make: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Marketing agencies and SaaS ops teams building multi-step automations
- Technically minded small businesses wanting no-code automation
- Workflows needing data transformation and conditional routing
- Not for
- Users wanting the simplest possible setup (Zapier is easier)
- Users needing full code control or self-hosting (n8n)
- Users needing autonomous AI agents
- The catch
- More flexible visual builder than simpler tools, but it takes longer to learn and credit use can be hard to predict.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
Zapier: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- SMBs that use many apps daily and want no-code automation
- Marketing and ops teams routing leads and updating CRMs
- Freelancers and solopreneurs automating reminders and invoices
- Not for
- Highly technical teams needing non-linear logic (self-hosted n8n)
- Enterprises with high task volumes where per-task pricing gets costly
- Users needing real-time low-latency automation
- The catch
- Easiest and widest app coverage (8,000+), but per-task pricing becomes expensive at volume and support is described as slow.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Make
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $540
On the Core plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $127.08
- Paid yearly, one year
- $108
Paying yearly saves $19.08 a year (15%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Zapier
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $1,199.40
On the Professional plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $359.88
- Paid yearly, one year
- $239.88
Paying yearly saves $120 a year (33%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| Make | Zapier | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 91.1 | 67.4 |
| Cheapest plan | Core | Professional |
| Free plan | 1,000 credits/month, 2 active scenarios, 15-minute minimum interval, 5-minute max execution, 512MB data transfer, 7-day logs | 100 tasks/month; Zaps limited to two steps; 15-minute polling; Tables and Forms included |
| Works with (apps) | 6 | 5 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Make
- Score out of 100
- 91.1
- Cheapest plan
- Core
- Free plan
- 1,000 credits/month, 2 active scenarios, 15-minute minimum interval, 5-minute max execution, 512MB data transfer, 7-day logs
- Works with (apps)
- 6
Zapier
- Score out of 100
- 67.4
- Cheapest plan
- Professional
- Free plan
- 100 tasks/month; Zaps limited to two steps; 15-minute polling; Tables and Forms included
- Works with (apps)
- 5
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Visual builderMake: YesZapier: Yes
Several steps in one runMake: Not verifiedZapier: Yes
- Make
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Zapier
- Free is two-step; Professional, Team and Enterprise are multi-step Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
If-this-then-that rulesMake: YesZapier: Yes
- Zapier
- Filters and Paths listed as a feature row; per-plan availability unclear Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Runs on a scheduleMake: YesZapier: Yes
- Make
- Scheduling: 15-minute minimum (Free); 1-minute on Core and above Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Starts from other apps (webhooks)Make: YesZapier: Yes
Retries when a step failsMake: YesZapier: Yes
- Make
- Error handler modules (Rollback, Break, Resume, Commit, Ignore) don't consume credits Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Ready-made app connectionsMake: YesZapier: Yes
Add your own codeMake: YesZapier: Yes
- Zapier
- Code by Zapier: 1 second runtime (Free), 30 seconds (Professional/Team), 2 minutes (Enterprise) Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Team sharingMake: YesZapier: Yes
Earlier versions keptMake: Not verifiedZapier: Yes
- Make
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
What you risk by starting
Make
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Make.
Zapier
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Zapier.
Where these facts come from
Make
https://www.make.com/en/pricing · checked 2026-10-14https://www.make.com/en · checked 2026-10-14Zapier
https://zapier.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14https://zapier.com/features · checked 2026-10-14What to do next
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14