Make alternatives

Make: Visual, canvas-based automation for complex workflows. From $9/mo, running on Web, API.

Every tool here shares a category with Make. For each: what it costs against Make, where it runs, and the one claim its own listing makes that Make's does not.

Where Make runs out of road

A drag-and-drop automation platform, formerly Integromat, that builds workflows as a visual map of connected modules, with branching, iteration and error handling built in.

Make's own listed limits, in its words:

  • The canvas has a steeper learning curve than simpler linear automation tools
  • Smaller integration catalogue than Zapier for less common apps
  • Debugging a large scenario with many branches can get visually cluttered

Alternatives to Make, by what they cost to start

Of the 3, 1 sits level on price and 2 cost more to start. 2 run somewhere Make does not and 2 reach past its categories.

Priced level with Make

Within a step of Make on entry price, so the rest decides.

  • n8n

    No published entry price, against Make's $9/mo.

    Everywhere Make runs, plus Self-hosted. Covers Automation & Agents like Make, and Code on top.

    In its favour
    The free self-hosted Community Edition has no execution caps and includes most integrations
    The catch
    Self-hosting means owning the uptime, updates and security of the instance yourself

    Make vs n8n, side by side

A step up in price from Make

More to start than Make, so the difference has to earn it.

  • Context.dev

    From $25/mo — $16 a month over Make.

    Exactly the platform coverage Make has: Web and API. Covers Automation & Agents like Make, and Data & Analytics on top.

    In its favour
    The free tier is usable rather than decorative — 500 credits, 50 brand retrievals and no card
    The catch
    Credit-metered across six different products, so forecasting a month's spend takes more arithmetic than a flat seat price

    Make vs Context.dev, side by side

  • Zapier

    From $19.99/mo — $10.99 a month over Make.

    Everywhere Make runs, plus iOS, Android and Chrome extension. Same Automation & Agents filing as Make.

    In its favour
    Genuinely usable by non-developers — most Zaps take minutes to build
    The catch
    Task-based pricing gets expensive fast once workflows run at real volume

    Make vs Zapier, side by side

Widen the search

Make sits in Automation & Agents (4 tools). Each page holds the full set, filterable by pricing and platform.