Automate Basics

Zapier vs Make vs Pabbly Connect

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 16 October 2026.

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

Compared on
Zapier

Free plan · from $19.99/mo

Make

Free plan · from $9/mo

Pabbly Connect

Free plan · from $16/mo

What it isNo-code tool that connects web apps and runs automated, AI-assisted workflowsVisual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across appsWorkflow automation tool with task-based plans and one-time lifetime deals
Free plan100 tasks per month; two-step Zaps only; unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms1,000 credits per month; 2 active scenarios; 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs100 tasks; up to 2 workflows of up to 2 steps each; no team members; no credit card needed
Cheapest paid plan$19.99/mo billed annually (Professional)Zapier pricing$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing$16/mo billed annually (Standard)Pabbly Connect pricing
What it coversFor 750 tasks/month; price rises with the task tier.For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.10,000 tasks a month; $15 a month on 2-year billing and $14 on 3-year billing.
Free trial14-day free trial of the Professional plan for new accounts, no credit card requiredNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWebWeb, APIWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)9,000+ apps3,000+ apps2,000+ integrations
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • 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
  • Adding Facebook lead-ad leads to Google Sheets or a CRM
  • Sending WhatsApp or email messages from new form or spreadsheet data
  • Copying new WooCommerce orders into Google Sheets or other business tools
Watch out for
  • 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
  • Free plan: 100 tasks and up to 2 workflows of 2 steps
  • Team members are not included on Free or Standard; Unlimited and the lifetime plans include unlimited team members
  • Lifetime plans have fixed monthly task limits (3,000 to 20,000 tasks)
Made byZapier, Inc.Make (part of Celonis)Pabbly (Magnet Brains Software Technology Pvt. Ltd.)

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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