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Make vs Zapier
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| What matters | 🔧 Make | ⚡ Zapier |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Visual automation platform for connecting applications, transforming data, and building AI-powered workflows. | Automation platform for connecting apps, AI steps, agents, data tables, forms, and programmatic workflows. |
| Best for | Visual workflows and App connections | App automation and AI workflow steps |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Plans | Plan details not recorded yet | Plan details not recorded yet |
| Free-plan limits | Free has a limited monthly credit allowance. Paid plans expand capacity and scheduling; AI and connected services may have additional charges. | Free and paid plans have task limits. AI steps, code, and SDK usage follow the provider's task-based pricing; advanced workflows can require paid access. |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Key capabilities | Visual workflows App connections Data transformations AI workflows | App automation AI workflow steps Agents Tables and forms MCP and SDK |
| Strengths | Visual application connections suit repeatable data handoffs. | App connections let you join a source record, a draft and a review destination. |
| Limitations | Free has a limited monthly credit allowance. Paid plans expand capacity and scheduling; AI and connected services may have additional charges. Watch operation usage, retries and partial failures when estimating the full workflow cost. | Free and paid plans have task limits. AI steps, code, and SDK usage follow the provider's task-based pricing; advanced workflows can require paid access. Check the actual available action and account limits before copying a workflow design. |
| No signup required | Not verified | Not verified |
| No credit card required | Not verified | Not verified |
| Free trial | Not verified | Not verified |
| Details last reviewed | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Official pricing / source | Check pricing | Check pricing |
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