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Marketing agencies and SaaS ops teams building multi-step automations

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Who Make fits, and who it does not

  • Checked 2026-10-14
  • 2 sources
Make score91.1 / 100

Scored against the other verified automation tools. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.

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

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What Make costs over five years

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 2026-10-18

We have tracked Make's prices since 2026-10-18; no change so far. All price changes

The free plan, as Make describes it.

Free plan
1,000 credits/month, 2 active scenarios, 15-minute minimum interval, 5-minute max execution, 512MB data transfer, 7-day logs
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What you risk by starting

Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Make.

Free trial
Not verified
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Card required to start
No
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Refund policy
Not verified
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Getting your data out
Not verified
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Effort to switch away
Not verified
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What we verified Make can do

Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.

Visual builderYes

No-code visual workflow builder on Free

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Several steps in one runNot verified

Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.

Not verified
If-this-then-that rulesYes

Routers and filters on Free

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Runs on a scheduleYes

Scheduling: 15-minute minimum (Free); 1-minute on Core and above

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Starts from other apps (webhooks)Yes

Incoming webhooks queued and processed after credits added

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Retries when a step failsYes

Error handler modules (Rollback, Break, Resume, Commit, Ignore) don't consume credits

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Ready-made app connectionsYes

3,500+ standard apps

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Add your own codeYes

Make Code App (JavaScript/Python) on Core and above

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Team sharingYes

Teams and team roles start with the Teams plan

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Earlier versions keptNot verified

Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.

Not verified

If Make isn’t right for you

See every verified Automation tool

  1. Rank 1

    n8n

    Developers wanting granular control and custom code

    Our score69.1 / 100

    Five years for a team of 5: $1,200

    See the facts for n8n

  2. Rank 2

    Zapier

    SMBs that use many apps daily and want no-code automation

    Our score67.5 / 100

    Five years for a team of 5: $1,199.40

    See the facts for Zapier

Where these facts come from

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Data last verified: 2026-10-14