Automate Basics

IFTTT vs Make

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 23 September 2026.

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IFTTT

Free plan · from $2.99/mo

Make

Free plan · from $9/mo

What it isLinks apps and smart-home devices through simple automations called AppletsVisual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps
Free plan2 Applets; standard Applet speed; unlimited Applet runs; no multi-action Applets, filter code or AI services1,000 credits per month; 2 active scenarios; 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs
Cheapest paid plan$2.99/mo billed annually (Pro)IFTTT pricing$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing
What it covers20 Applets; annual billing is $35.88 per year.For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.
Free trialPro and Pro+ show a 'Try it free' option; trial length not stated on the plans pageNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)1,000+ services3,000+ apps
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Controlling smart-home devices such as lights on a schedule or trigger
  • Saving social media posts or email attachments to cloud storage
  • Getting phone notifications when an RSS feed or service updates
  • 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 plan is limited to 2 Applets
  • Pro is limited to 20 Applets; unlimited Applets require Pro+
  • Multi-action Applets need Pro; filter code and AI services need Pro+
  • 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 byIFTTTMake (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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