Activepieces vs Zapier vs Make

Written head to head: Zapier vs Make, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Activepieces Open source · cloud from $20/mo VisitRemove	Zapier Free plan · from $19.99/mo VisitRemove	Make Free plan · from $9/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Open-source no-code builder for automations and AI agents, cloud or self-hosted	No-code tool that connects web apps and runs automated, AI-assisted workflows	Visual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps
Free plan	Cloud Free plan: 100 credits a day that reset daily (runs wait for the next day once used up); 1 user; unlimited flows	100 tasks per month; two-step Zaps only; unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms	1,000 credits per month; 2 active scenarios; 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs
Cheapest paid plan	$20/mo (Plus)Activepieces pricing	$19.99/mo billed annually (Professional)Zapier pricing	$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing
What it covers	10,000 credits/month, then $0.007 per credit; up to 5 users; a flow run costs one credit however many steps it has.	For 750 tasks/month; price rises with the task tier.	For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.
Free trial	None stated	14-day free trial of the Professional plan for new accounts, no credit card required	None stated
Platforms	Web, Self-hosted, API	Web	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	760+ integrations (pieces)	9,000+ apps	3,000+ apps
Open source	Yes, self-hostable	No	No
Good for	Automating lead routing and notifications between common business apps Running automations on a company's own server for data control Letting AI assistants trigger prepared workflows through MCP	Sending new web-form leads into a CRM and a Slack channel Copying email attachments to cloud storage automatically Adding new orders or calendar events to a shared spreadsheet	Syncing new e-commerce orders into accounting tools and spreadsheets Routing incoming leads to different teams based on form answers Scheduling recurring reports that pull data from several apps
Watch out for	Free cloud plan is capped at 100 credits a day and one user Usage beyond the monthly allowance on Plus and Team costs $0.007 per credit The self-hosted Community Edition lacks Agents and Chat, access controls and audit history, which require a paid plan	Free plan allows only two-step Zaps and 100 tasks a month Every Zap step, AI step, code run and connector call draws from one shared monthly task allowance Multi-step Zaps, premium apps and webhooks require a paid plan	Free plan: 1,000 credits a month, 2 active scenarios and a 15-minute minimum interval between runs Each module action uses a credit, so multi-step scenarios use credits faster Team roles and shared scenario templates require the Teams plan or higher
Made by	Activepieces	Zapier, Inc.	Make (part of Celonis)

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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