Quick Answer

Is Make Better Than Zapier?

For price and power, yes. For simplicity and integration breadth, no. Make Core at $10.59/month gives you 10,000 operations with unlimited scenarios. Zapier Professional at $29.99/month gives you 750 tasks. Make is 65% cheaper with 13x more capacity. But Zapier connects to 7,000+ apps (vs Make 1,800+) and has a gentler learning curve.

7 min readUpdated March 2026

Make Wins On

  • Price: $10.59/mo vs $29.99/mo (65% cheaper)
  • Volume: 10,000 ops vs 750 tasks (13x more capacity)
  • Visual builder with routers, filters, and error handling
  • Custom functions, data stores, and HTTP modules
  • SOC 2 + GDPR + ISO 27001 compliance

Zapier Wins On

  • Integration library: 7,000+ apps vs Make 1,800+
  • Ease of use: simpler trigger-action model
  • Tables and Interfaces features (no-code database and forms)
  • Better documentation and community resources

The Caveat

Make has a steeper learning curve. The visual builder with routers, iterators, and error routes takes 2-4 hours to learn vs Zapier 30-minute onboarding. For non-technical teams that need simple two-step automations, Zapier simplicity is worth the price premium. For anyone comfortable with flowcharts, Make is the better tool.

FAQ

Which free tier is better?

Make Free (1,000 ops, 2 scenarios) gives 10x the capacity of Zapier Free (100 tasks, two-step only). Make Free wins.

Does Make support all the apps I need?

Check make.com/integrations. Make covers most major SaaS apps. For niche tools, Zapier broader catalog may be required.

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