Make
Automation · www.make.com
Make is a visual no-code automation platform for building workflows (scenarios) and AI agents that connect over 3,000 apps.
Switching to n8n saves $108 / year and covers 63% of the compared capabilities.
Find my alternative
Way less money.
Top Make alternatives
We compared 10 products and found 6 cheaper alternatives · vs Make Core at $9/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Make’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Make costs $9/mo on the Core plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 6 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities. Make's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IFTTT Pro plan · missing: Workflow automations, API access, AI assistant, Dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning, Custom app connectors, Execution logs, Audit logs | 0% | $2.99/mo how? ⓘ | $72.12 / year 67% cheaper |
Which Make alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- n8n — $0/mo (Community Edition plan) · covers 63%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- n8n — $0/mo (Community Edition plan) · covers 63%
- Need workflow automations, API access, dashboards & reporting, SSO & SCIM provisioning or audit logs?
- n8n — from $0/mo (Community Edition plan)
- Need AI assistant?
- Zapier — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need custom app connectors?
- Activepieces — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need execution logs?
- Albato — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Make has that the top alternatives lack.
- Workflow automations — Automate repetitive workflow steps.Missing from Activepieces, Albato.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Activepieces, Albato.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from n8n, Activepieces, Albato.
- Dashboards & reporting — View dashboards and reports on project progress.Missing from Zapier, Activepieces, Albato.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Activepieces, Albato.
- Custom app connectors — Build a connector for an app not natively supported.Missing from n8n, Zapier.
- Execution logs — Review logs of past workflow runs.Missing from n8n, Zapier, Activepieces.
- Audit logs — Track who changed what within the automation platform.Missing from Zapier, Albato.
Feature comparison
Make vs the top alternatives, on the 8 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Make | n8n | Zapier | Activepieces | Albato |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow automations from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| API access from Core | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI assistant from Free | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dashboards & reporting from Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning from Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Custom app connectors | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Execution logs | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Audit logs | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $9/mo Core | $0/mo Community Edition | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Make covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Workflow automations — from Free
- ✓ API access — from Core
- ✓ AI assistant — from Free
- ✓ Dashboards & reporting — from Enterprise
- ✓ SSO & SCIM provisioning — from Enterprise
- ✓ Custom app connectors
- ✓ Execution logs
- ✓ Audit logs
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.make.com/en/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-25)
Frequently asked
How much does Make cost?
Make's Core plan costs $9/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Make alternative?
Yes. n8n has a free plan that covers 63% of the 8 capabilities we compared against Make.
What is the cheapest Make alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), n8n is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Community Edition plan).
What is the cheapest Make alternative with AI assistant?
Zapier covers AI assistant and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.
Does Make have a free plan?
Yes. Make's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-12, on the vendors' official pricing pages.