Automate Basics

Pipedream 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.

Compared on
Pipedream

Free plan · from $29/mo

Make

Free plan · from $9/mo

What it isWorkflow automation for developers, with 3,000+ integrated apps and custom codeVisual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps
Free plan100 credits per month (usage capped); 3 active workflows; 3 connected accounts; 1M AI tokens1,000 credits per month; 2 active scenarios; 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs
Cheapest paid plan$29/mo billed annually (Basic)Pipedream pricing$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing
What it covers2,000 credits/month included; $348 billed annually.For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)3,000+ integrated apps3,000+ apps
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Receiving webhooks from one service and reshaping the data before sending it to another
  • Running scheduled scripts that call APIs without managing servers
  • Adding third-party app connections to a software product or AI agent
  • 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: 100 credits a month, 3 active workflows and 3 connected accounts
  • Basic is limited to 10 active workflows and 5 connected accounts
  • Premium apps and GitHub Sync need Advanced or higher
  • 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 byPipedream, LLC (acquired by Workday, 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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