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Make: Features, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)

Visual automation builder with AI agents across 3,000+ apps

Website Last reviewed August 26, 2026

Best for: Teams automating branching workflows they need to see and debug

The better tool once an automation stops being a straight line, and the per-credit price beats Zapier at volume. Budget a week to get comfortable with the canvas before judging it.

  • Who it's forFreelancers, Small and mid-size businesses, Enterprises
  • Not ideal forSomeone who wants one trigger and one action with no setup
  • Price from$9/mo · free plan
  • In category#3 of 3 in Automation · category median $19.99/mo

What is Make?

Make builds automations on a canvas rather than in a list. You drag modules onto a board, draw the connections, add routers that split the path on a condition, and watch the data move through each step when you run it.

For anything with branches, loops or error handling, that visual model is far easier to reason about than a linear sequence, which is the main reason people move here from a simpler tool. AI sits in it two ways.

You can drop a model call into a scenario as a step, or use Maia to describe what you want in conversation and have the scenario built for you.

Make AI Agents go further and decide which of your 3,000-plus connected apps to act on rather than following a fixed path, and the Make MCP server exposes those actions to an outside assistant.

Billing runs on credits, and every paid plan starts at 10,000 a month: Core is $9, Pro $16 with priority execution, Teams $29 with roles and shared templates. The free plan gives 1,000 credits and a 15-minute minimum between runs.

Made by CelonisPrague, CzechiaFounded 2012Launched Sep 2016

Make key features

  1. Visual scenario builder

    Modules on a canvas with routers, filters and error handlers, so branching logic is something you can see rather than infer.

  2. Maia

    Describe the automation in conversation and have the scenario built and wired for you rather than dragging every module.

  3. Make AI Agents

    Agents decide which connected apps to act on instead of following a fixed sequence, with the same 3,000-app reach.

  4. 3,000+ app integrations

    Covers the systems that publish no AI integration of their own, which is where the AI steps earn their place.

  5. MCP server

    Exposes your scenarios to an outside assistant through Model Context Protocol, so Claude or ChatGPT can trigger them.

  6. Scheduling down to the minute

    Paid plans drop the 15-minute floor between runs, which matters for anything close to real time.

  7. Make API

    Manage scenarios, connections and runs programmatically from the Core plan up.

Make pricing and plans

Free

Free

  • 1,000 credits per month
  • No-code visual workflow builder
  • 3,000+ apps
  • Routers and filters
  • 15-minute minimum interval between runs

Core

$9/month

  • Price shown for 10,000 credits per month
  • Unlimited active scenarios
  • Scheduling down to the minute
  • Access to the Make API
Most popular

Pro

$16/month

  • Price shown for 10,000 credits per month
  • Priority scenario execution
  • Custom variables
  • Full-text execution log search

Teams

$29/month

  • Price shown for 10,000 credits per month
  • Teams and team roles
  • Create and share scenario templates
Free plan
1,000 credits per month, 15-minute minimum interval between runs, no premium features
Enterprise
Custom pricing on request
Discounts
Annual billing lowers the monthly rate; higher credit tiers lower the cost per credit

Pricing checked on August 26, 2026.See Make's pricing page

Make pros and cons

Pros

  • Visual canvas makes branching and error handling readable
  • Cheaper per operation than the seat-priced alternatives
  • AI agents and an MCP server on top of 3,000 app connections
  • EU hosting and an EU-based company

Cons

  • The canvas has a real learning curve for simple one-step automations
  • Credits make the monthly bill hard to predict on frequent triggers
  • Fewer app integrations than Zapier

Make platforms, API and integrations

1 platform

  • Web app

API available

SDKs: REST. API documentation

10 integrations

6 languages

English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese

Inputs and outputs

Accepts Text, URL, Spreadsheet, CodeProduces Text, Code, Spreadsheet

2 AI models

Multiple third-party models, Maia

Is Make secure? Privacy, compliance and support

Data privacy

  • Does not train on user data
  • Retention: Scenario execution data is retained for the log period of your plan and is not used to train models; enterprise contracts cover retention terms
  • Data region: EU

Compliance

  • SOC 2
  • GDPR
  • ISO 27001

Team features

  • SSO: yes
  • Team workspace: yes

Support channels

  • Email
  • Documentation
  • Community
  • Dedicated manager

Who is Make best for?

Teams automating branching workflows they need to see and debug. Make targets freelancers, small and mid-size businesses, enterprises, agencies.

Use cases

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Make FAQ

Is Make free?

Yes, with 1,000 credits a month and a 15-minute minimum between runs. That is enough to build and test a scenario, not to run one on a busy trigger.

How much does Make cost?

Core is $9 per month, Pro $16 and Teams $29, each shown for 10,000 credits a month. Higher credit volumes cost more, and the rate per credit falls as the tier rises.

Make or Zapier?

Make for branching logic you need to see and debug on a canvas, and it is cheaper per operation. Zapier for the widest app coverage and the simplest linear automations.

What is a credit in Make?

The unit each module execution consumes. A scenario with five modules running a hundred times spends around five hundred credits, which is what makes trigger frequency the thing to model first.

Can Make build AI agents?

Yes. Make AI Agents take a goal and decide which connected apps to act on, and the MCP server lets an outside assistant trigger your scenarios directly.

Does Make host in Europe?

Yes. The company is based in Prague and offers EU hosting, which is the main reason European teams pick it over US-hosted competitors.