Pick Zapier if…
your stack includes niche SaaS tools, your volume is modest, and you want AI steps, Copilot and agents from the same vendor.
Both connect your apps and run automations without code, and both now bolt AI onto that. The split is reach versus cost per action: Zapier connects 9,000+ apps and bills by tasks, which gets expensive as volume grows. Make covers 3,500+ apps in a visual scenario builder with routers and filters, and bills in credits that start at 10,000 a month on its cheapest paid plan.
Pick Zapier (Professional at $29.99/mo) if you need an app Make doesn't connect, or want AI by Zapier steps, unlimited Copilot and Zapier Agents in one place. Pick Make (Core at $10.59/mo) if you build branching, multi-step automations and want a lower per-action cost.
| App | Free tier | Paid from | Top plan | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zapier | Yes | $29.99/mo | $103.50/mo | Business teams automating work across many SaaS apps who want AI agents without writing code |
| Make | Yes | $10.59/mo | $34.12/mo | Ops and marketing teams who want complex, branching automations at a lower per-action cost than Zapier |
Monthly prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's official pricing (US list price; weekly-billed plans converted to a monthly figure). Updated November 2, 2026
| Zapier | Make | |
|---|---|---|
| App catalogue | 9,000+ apps | 3,500+ apps |
| Free tier | 100 tasks/month, two-step Zaps, 15-minute polling | 1,000 credits/month, full visual builder, 15-minute minimum interval |
| Entry paid plan | Professional: 750 tasks/mo, multi-step Zaps, 2-minute polling | Core: 10,000 credits/mo, unlimited active scenarios, scheduling down to the minute |
| AI | AI by Zapier steps and unlimited Copilot from Professional; Zapier Agents metered in activities | AI agents; AI features can use more than 1 credit per action |
| Team plan | Team: 2,000 tasks/mo, 25 users, SAML SSO | Teams: team roles, shared scenario templates |
| Watch out for | Costs climb steeply with task volume | Unused credits expire at the end of the term |
your stack includes niche SaaS tools, your volume is modest, and you want AI steps, Copilot and agents from the same vendor.
you run high-volume or branching workflows and would rather design them visually than pay per task.
A Zapier task and a Make credit are not the same thing. Zapier's Professional price buys 750 tasks a month, with higher task tiers up to 2M. Make's Core, Pro and Teams plans all start at 10,000 credits a month and differ by features, not volume, so on Make you upgrade for priority execution or team roles rather than headroom. Before switching, count how many actions your busiest workflow runs per month and price both against that number. Both are cheaper on annual billing.
Usually, at volume. Make Core is $10.59/mo for 10,000 credits a month; Zapier Professional is $29.99/mo for 750 tasks. AI features on Make can use more than one credit per action, so AI-heavy scenarios narrow the gap.
Yes. Zapier Free gives 100 tasks a month on two-step Zaps; Make Free gives 1,000 credits a month with the full visual builder. Both run at most every 15 minutes, and AI by Zapier steps aren't on Zapier's free plan.
For breadth, yes: 9,000+ apps against Make's 3,500+. For complex branching logic at a lower cost per action, Make is the stronger fit.
How we choose: prices come from each vendor's official pricing page and are re-checked every week. We take no affiliate fees, so rankings aren't for sale.