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Make review: what it costs and who it suits
An evidence-led Make review: verified 2026 prices, how credits are counted, what five standard workloads cost, strengths, limits and the best alternative.
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Quick verdict
Make is a strong low-cost start for hosted automation: free for small workloads and, where both were verifiable, cheaper than Zapier on 4 of 4 of our standard workloads (up to 10.8x). Its weak spot is unit growth: every module and bundle uses credits. Based on official documentation and pricing as of October 20, 2026. No product was tested hands-on for this page.
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Make pricing
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Pricing unit | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | Free | Per account |
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| Core | $16/mo | $12/mo | By usage tier |
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| Pro | $28/mo | $21/mo | By usage tier |
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| Teams | $51/mo | $38/mo | By usage tier |
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| EnterpriseContact sales | Contact sales | Contact sales | Custom | None published |
Prices are in USD as Make publishes them for visitors in the United States; we never convert currencies. Taxes are not included unless the vendor says so.
- Free
Why a value is blank or missing: Free plan; there is no annual billing.
- Core
At 10,000 credits per month: $16/mo billed monthly ($1.60 per 1,000 credits) or $12/mo billed annually ($1.20 per 1,000 credits). Price scales with the credits you choose.
- Pro
At 10,000 credits per month: $28/mo billed monthly ($2.80 per 1,000 credits) or $21/mo billed annually ($2.10 per 1,000 credits).
- Teams
At 10,000 credits per month: $51/mo billed monthly ($5.10 per 1,000 credits) or $38/mo billed annually ($3.80 per 1,000 credits).
- Enterprise
Why a value is blank or missing: "Custom" pricing; Make asks Enterprise buyers to talk to sales.
How Make counts usage
Each module action in a scenario (for example adding a Google Sheets row or fetching Gmail data) consumes credits; most actions use 1 credit, while some advanced features using Make's AI Provider may use more. Router and error-handler modules use none. The pricing FAQ says credits replaced the previous billing unit "as of August 27".
Last verified from the official Make pricing page.
What five standard workloads cost
| Workload | Zapier (USD) | Make (USD) | n8n (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| W1 · Solo lead capture1 workflow × 100 runs × 2 steps after the trigger | $19.99/moProfessional · 200 tasks | FreeFree · 300 credits | €20/moStarter · 100 executions |
| W2 · Small-business starter stack5 workflows × 200 runs × 3 steps after the trigger | $89/moProfessional · 3,000 tasks | $12/moCore · 4,000 credits | €20/moStarter · 1,000 executions |
| W3 · Long multi-step process2 workflows × 250 runs × 12 steps after the trigger | $129/moProfessional · 6,000 tasks | $12/moCore · 6,500 credits | €20/moStarter · 500 executions |
| W4 · High-volume simple sync3 workflows × 2,000 runs × 1 step after the trigger | $129/moProfessional · 6,000 tasks | Not verifiable12,000 credits | €50/moPro · 6,000 executions |
| W5 · Multi-client operations6 workflows × 300 runs × 4 steps after the trigger | $129/moProfessional · 7,200 tasks | $12/moCore · 9,000 credits | €20/moStarter · 1,800 executions |
Per month, billed annually, in the currency each vendor publishes; never converted. “Not verifiable” means the Price Index holds no price for that volume, so we show none. Prices last verified .
Price your own workflow
Estimate credits from your scenarios
3 × 300 × 4 = 3,600 credits a month, assuming each module handles one bundle per run. Polling triggers also use a credit on every check.
Cheapest qualifying plan: Core (10,000 credits a month tier). Billed monthly $16 a month; billed annually $12 a month.
Cheapest qualifying plan
Make Core (10,000 credits a month tier)
- Billed monthly
- $16/mo
- $192 a year (12 × monthly)
- Billed annually
- $12/mo
- $144 a year (12 × the annual-billing monthly price)
- Headroom
- 50%
- of 10,000 credits a month unused
The Price Index records no per-plan user limit for Make, so the number of users does not change this result.
What triggers the next tier: More than 10,000 credits a month goes beyond the prices recorded in the Price Index; see Make's pricing page.
- Not Free: it allows 2 active scenarios.
Prices last verified Oct 17, 2026 on Make's official pricing page.
Plain link to Make's pricing page. We have no affiliate relationship with Make.
Assumptions
- Prices and limits come only from the Vetted SaaS Price Index entry for Make (US pricing page, USD).
- Make prices credits on a sliding scale. The index stores paid-plan prices up to 10,000 credits a month, so paid plans are quoted at that point and anything above it is marked not verifiable instead of estimated.
- “A year” figures are 12 × the monthly price. Extra credits bought mid-cycle are not included.
Evaluation
Make
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Best for
Operators who want a hosted, visual automation builder and run short-to-medium workflows at modest volume.
Setup difficulty
moderate
Pricing
Free (1,000 credits per month). Core $12/mo billed annually, Pro $21/mo billed annually, Teams $38/mo billed annually, each at the default 10,000-credit setting. Enterprise: contact sales.
Why we picked it
One of the three platforms in the Price Index cost engine, and the most common alternative readers weigh against Zapier and n8n.
Strengths
- A free hosted plan; 1 of our five standard workloads fit inside it.
- Where both prices were verifiable, Make cost less than Zapier on 4 of 4 standard workloads.
- Five documented error handlers (Skip, Retry, Resume, Commit, Rollback), so a failed run can be retried or rolled back rather than lost.
- Make AI Agent (New) is available on all plans through Make's AI provider.
Weaknesses
- Credits grow with every module and every bundle a module handles, so the same workflow costs more credits as it gets longer or processes more rows.
- A polling trigger uses a credit on each check, even when nothing new arrived.
- Make AI Agent (New) is in open beta: Make says functionality and pricing may change.
- The platform is hosted by Make only; the Enterprise on-premise agent is a bridge to local systems, not self-hosting.
Who it's for
Small teams that want to start free, build on a canvas and keep monthly credits inside a recorded plan allowance.
Who should skip it
Teams with long, high-volume workflows or a self-hosting requirement: price n8n first.
Best alternative
n8n
See the full alternative for readers this product isn't the right fit for.
Biggest limitation
Cost grows with steps and volume, and above the default 10,000-credit setting the price sits behind a selector we have not recorded, so High-volume simple sync cannot be priced here. Check the selector on Make's pricing page for higher volumes.
Is it worth it
Good value while your monthly credits fit 10,000 credits per month at the price shown (the page's default 10,000-credit setting) or less. Above that, price the exact credit tier on Make's page and compare it with n8n's per-run plans.
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Score your shortlistSources
Official vendor pages, each with the date we last checked it. Prices on this page come from the Vetted SaaS Price Index; the facts on this page were last checked .
- Make pricing and subscription packages
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- Make Help Center: Operations
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- Make Help Center: Credits
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- Make Help Center: Error handlers
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- Make Help Center: Introduction to Make AI Agent (New)
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- Make Help Center: On-premise agent
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- Zapier plans and pricing
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- n8n plans and pricing
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Update history
Published. Prices from the Price Index; product facts re-checked against official documentation.