Best Process Automation

Zapier vs Make

Zapier is the easier of the two and counts 9,000+ apps. Make starts at $12 a month and costs far less as runs add up.

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Short answer

Make wins for most teams: it scores 8.3 against Zapier's 8.0, includes unlimited users, and a month of 2,000 five-step runs costs $12 on Make Core against $129 on Zapier Professional, both billed annually21. Zapier wins on ease, 9.0 against 7.5, and on app count.

Pick Zapier if
nobody on the team has built an automation before, or you need an app outside Make's 3,500+: Zapier counts 9,000+ apps and gives a 14-day Professional trial with no payment method18.
Pick Make if
you run more than a few hundred automations a month, want branching and error handling on a visual canvas, or need EU data hosting: the free plan gives 1,000 credits and Core starts at $12 a month billed annually26.
Zapier and Make compared
ZapierMake
Our score8.08.3
Free plan100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps, one user11,000 credits a month, 2 active scenarios, 15-minute interval2
Paid plans from$19.99/mo billed annually for 750 tasks ($29.99 monthly)1$12/mo billed annually for 10,000 credits ($16 monthly)2
Billing unitTasks: one per successful action step; triggers, filters and paths use none3Credits: most module actions use 1; routers and error handlers use none2
2,000 five-step runs a month (estimate)$129 on the 10,000-task tier, billed annually1$12 on Core, 10,000 credits, billed annually2
UsersOne on Free and Professional; 25 on Team at $69/mo billed annually1Unlimited on every plan2
Apps9,000+13,500+4
Data hostingAWS in the United States5AWS2, with US and EU data zones6
Security reportsSOC 2 Type II and SOC 35SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3; ISO 27001-certified program for Enterprise7

The 2,000-run estimate assumes one instant trigger and four action steps: 4 Zapier tasks a run, because Zapier's help article says triggers use none3 (its rates page counts a trigger at 1 task9, and 10,000 tasks cover 2,000 runs either way), and up to 5 Make credits a run, since each non-AI module uses 1 credit10. Both are list prices checked on 8 November 2026. The home page carries the full estimate with Power Automate and n8n.

Scores by criterion

Zapier

Score breakdown for Zapier
Ease of use 20%9.0
Power 25%8.0
Integrations 15%9.0
Price and value 20%6.0
Security and governance 10%7.5
Support and ecosystem 10%8.5

Make

Score breakdown for Make
Ease of use 20%7.5
Power 25%8.5
Integrations 15%8.5
Price and value 20%8.5
Security and governance 10%8.5
Support and ecosystem 10%8.0

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Questions people ask

Is Make cheaper than Zapier?

Yes, at every published tier compared here. Make Core costs $12 a month billed annually for 10,000 credits; Zapier Professional costs $19.99 for 750 tasks and $129 for 10,00021.

Is Zapier easier than Make?

Yes. Zapier scores 9.0 on ease here against Make's 7.5: Copilot drafts Zaps on every plan, while Make's iterators, bundles and routers take learning1112.

Which has more integrations, Zapier or Make?

Zapier: it counts 9,000+ apps against Make's 3,500+14. Both reach other APIs, Zapier through webhooks and API requests13 and Make through custom webhooks and custom apps142.

Sources

  1. Zapier. Plans & Pricing | Zapier | Zapier. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  2. Make (Celonis). Pricing & Subscription Packages | Make. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  3. Zapier Help Center. How is task usage measured in Zapier?. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  4. Make (Celonis). 3,500+ Integration Apps | Connect & Automate Software | Make. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  5. Zapier. Zapier | Secure and Compliant AI Orchestration at Scale. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  6. Make Help Center. AI providers and data zones in Make - Help Center. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  7. Make (Celonis). Automation Security & Compliance | Make. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  8. Zapier Help Center. Get started with your free Zapier trial. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  9. Zapier. Zapier Tasks Explained: Plans, Limits, Zaps, MCP & More | Zapier. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  10. Make Help Center. Credits - Help Center. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  11. Zapier Help Center. Use the power of AI to generate Zap workflows. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  12. Make Help Center. Iterator - Help Center. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  13. Zapier Help Center. Ways to make API requests in Zapier. Checked 9 Nov 2026.
  14. Make Help Center. Webhooks - Help Center. Checked 9 Nov 2026.