IFTTT vs Zapier 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.

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

Compared on	IFTTT Free plan · from $2.99/mo Visit Remove	Zapier Free plan · from $19.99/mo Visit Remove	Make Free plan · from $9/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Links apps and smart-home devices through simple automations called Applets	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	2 Applets; standard Applet speed; unlimited Applet runs; no multi-action Applets, filter code or AI services	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	$2.99/mo billed annually (Pro)IFTTT pricing	$19.99/mo billed annually (Professional)Zapier pricing	$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing
What it covers	20 Applets; annual billing is $35.88 per year.	For 750 tasks/month; price rises with the task tier.	For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.
Free trial	Pro and Pro+ show a 'Try it free' option; trial length not stated on the plans page	14-day free trial of the Professional plan for new accounts, no credit card required	None stated
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	1,000+ services	9,000+ apps	3,000+ apps
Open source	No	No	No
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	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 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 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	IFTTT	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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