Make Review

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What it is: Visual automation platform
Best for: People who want to build detailed automations visually
Price: Free plan; Core from $9/mo (10,000 credits), checked October 26, 2026
Prices checked: October 26, 2026

We researched Make's official pricing, plan terms, product pages and help documentation. We haven't used Make ourselves, so this is a research-based review, not a hands-on test.

Who it’s best for

People who want to automate work between apps with a visual builder.
Teams that need branching logic, filters and data transformation.
Agencies and operations teams building many workflows.

Who should skip it

Probably not the best fit if you want the simplest two-step automations only.

How it works day to day

This part draws on Make’s own product pages, help center and documentation, read October 26, 2026 (listed under Sources). We haven’t used Make ourselves.

Day to day, you build scenarios on a visual canvas: a trigger, then modules that read, change and send data, with routers and filters for different paths. You check run history and fix errors from the same screen.

Key features in use

Visual scenario builder.
Routers, filters and error handlers.
AI apps, AI agents and the Maia assistant.
Scheduling down to the minute (Core and up).
Make API and MCP server.

Setup and learning curve

Sign up free, pick a template or start a blank scenario, connect your apps and run a test. Most simple scenarios take minutes; complex ones take planning.

Integrations

Make connects with 3,500+ apps and can call any public API through HTTP and custom apps.

Support

Make has a help center, community and customer support, with 24/7 support on Enterprise.

Real-world use cases

A shop copies new orders into a Google Sheet and Slack.
An agency routes leads to different CRMs by form answer.
A team summarizes emails with AI and files them.

What it costs

Prices checked October 26, 2026, from Make’s own pricing page unless noted. Prices change often, so check the official page before you buy.

Free: $0. 1,000 credits a month, 15-minute minimum interval between runs.
Core: from $9 a month, starting at 10,000 credits a month. Unlimited active scenarios, scheduling down to the minute, Make API access.
Pro: from $16 a month, starting at 10,000 credits. Priority execution, custom variables, full-text log search.
Teams: from $29 a month, starting at 10,000 credits. Teams and roles, shared scenario templates.
Enterprise: custom. The starting prices come from Make's own plan comparison page; the main pricing page sets the price with a credit slider. Annual payment costs less than monthly.

What we like

Visual builder that shows every step of a scenario.
Free plan with 1,000 credits a month.
Routers and filters for complex logic; routers don't use credits.
3,500+ apps plus AI apps and agents.
Cancel anytime; you drop to the Free plan.

What to watch for

Credits can run out fast on busy scenarios.
More to learn than simpler tools.
Unused credits expire at the end of the term.

The fine print

Credits are the billing unit; most actions use 1 credit, some AI features use more.
If you run out of credits, scenarios stop until you add more.
Downgrades stop scenarios that use higher-plan features.

The main alternative: Pabbly

Pabbly Connect is the closest alternative on cost. It does not count internal steps as tasks, and it offers long-term and lifetime plans.

What it costs: Free (100 tasks); Standard from $14/mo on a long term, checked October 26, 2026

Read our full Pabbly review

Pick Make if you…

want detailed automations with branching.
like seeing workflows visually.
want a free plan to start.

Pick Pabbly if you…

want predictable pricing and lots of tasks.
like the idea of a lifetime plan.

Our take

Make is a capable visual automation platform with a useful free plan and fair entry prices. Watch how fast credits are used. If you want more tasks for a fixed price, compare Pabbly Connect.

Side by side

Company	Best for	Starting price	Trial / refund
Make	People who want to build detailed automations visually	Free plan; Core from $9/mo (10,000 credits), checked October 26, 2026	Free plan
Pabbly	Small businesses that want lots of automation tasks for a fixed price	Free (100 tasks); Standard from $14/mo on a long term, checked October 26, 2026	Free plan; 30-day refund guarantee

From our company records. Check the official pages for current prices.

What we checked

Make's pricing page and plan terms, read October 26, 2026
Pabbly Connect's details: its pricing page, read October 26, 2026
Make's feature pages, help-center articles and integration pages, read October 26, 2026

Sources

Visit Make’s official site

How we review

We read the company's own terms, test the sign-up or booking steps where we can, and compare it with alternatives. A commission never changes what we write. Read our disclosure.