Make vs Zapier vs Activepieces

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

Compared on	Make Free plan · from $9/mo VisitRemove	Zapier Free plan · from $19.99/mo VisitRemove	Activepieces Open source · cloud from $20/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Visual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps	No-code tool that connects web apps and runs automated, AI-assisted workflows	Open-source no-code builder for automations and AI agents, cloud or self-hosted
Free plan	1,000 credits per month; 2 active scenarios; 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs	100 tasks per month; two-step Zaps only; unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms	Cloud Free plan: 100 credits a day that reset daily (runs wait for the next day once used up); 1 user; unlimited flows
Cheapest paid plan	$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing	$19.99/mo billed annually (Professional)Zapier pricing	$20/mo (Plus)Activepieces pricing
What it covers	For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.	For 750 tasks/month; price rises with the task tier.	10,000 credits/month, then $0.007 per credit; up to 5 users; a flow run costs one credit however many steps it has.
Free trial	None stated	14-day free trial of the Professional plan for new accounts, no credit card required	None stated
Platforms	Web, API	Web	Web, Self-hosted, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	3,000+ apps	9,000+ apps	760+ integrations (pieces)
Open source	No	No	Yes, self-hostable
Good for	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	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	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
Watch out for	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	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 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
Made by	Make (part of Celonis)	Zapier, Inc.	Activepieces

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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