Make alternatives: 12 integration platform tools compared
Teams look for Make alternatives when credit consumption becomes hard to forecast, when they outgrow a visual scenario builder and want code or enterprise governance, or when they need to run the platform themselves or in a specific region. They move to Zapier for a larger app catalogue and simpler flows, to open-source Windmill for self-hosting, or to enterprise iPaaS vendors.
Short answer: The closest replacements for Make in our integration platform ranking are Zapier, Windmill and Workato. Choose Zapier if your team wants the simplest builder and fewer moving parts than scenarios. All 12 alternatives below are ranked products from Best Integration Platform in 2026, and each says where it differs from Make.
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Pricing: Monthly credit allowance, one credit per module action, published; free plan
Established in: Czechia
Built for: Operations teams building visible, branching automations at moderate volume
Not for: High-volume record synchronisation between core systems
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Why buyers look past Make
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Credits count every module action
Make bills in credits, and its documentation states that each module action in a scenario counts as one credit, with some AI features using more. The Free plan includes 1,000 credits a month, and Core, Pro and Teams each include 10,000 at $9, $16 and $29 a month. A scenario that loops over records spends a credit on every step of every record, so volume, not the number of scenarios, drives the bill. Credits also expire at the end of the billing period.
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The free plan is deliberately small
The Free plan allows 2 active scenarios, a 15-minute minimum scheduling interval, a 5-minute maximum execution time and 5 MB files. Paid plans lift these to unlimited scenarios, a 1-minute interval, 40-minute executions and larger files (100 MB on Core, 250 MB on Pro, 500 MB or more on Teams and above). Anyone who needs near-real-time runs or bigger files has to pay for a plan or move.
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Part of a larger vendor
Make's own pages say it is part of Celonis, a process mining company, and the site footer carries Celonis, Inc. as copyright holder, with Prague named as a location. Buyers who selected Make as an independent Czech product sometimes want to reconsider once they notice the ownership. Others find that a platform inside a bigger company is a reason to look at enterprise governance features elsewhere.
From $1,595 a month plus $100 per active connector, published; free trial
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What each one does differently
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Zapier
United States · Per task per month, published; free tier
Zapier bills per task: successful steps count, while triggers, polling and its built-in Formatter, Filter and Paths do not. The Free plan gives 100 tasks a month and two-step Zaps; Professional starts at $19.99 a month on annual billing for 750 tasks. The Team plan, for up to 25 users, starts at $69 a month for 2,000 tasks. Simpler to learn, but less visual for branching.
Switch from Make if your team wants the simplest builder and fewer moving parts than scenarios.
United States · Open source self-hosted; cloud per seat and per compute, published
Windmill is open source and self-hosted for free, with unlimited executions, up to 50 users and 3 workspaces. Enterprise starts at $120 a month, with developers at $20 a seat, operators at $10 and compute priced per worker group. It is code-first (scripts and flows) rather than a drag-and-drop canvas, so non-developers will struggle.
Switch from Make if developers run your automations and you want to self-host with no per-credit billing.
United States · Edition plus credits per action step; Pro from $75 a month, published; free plan with one-time credits; Enterprise quoted
Workato is an enterprise automation platform and sits well above Make in cost and scope. Our data lists an edition-plus-credit model with Pro from $75 a month and a free plan with one-time credits. We could not read the vendor's pricing page in this review, so treat those figures as unconfirmed and ask for a quote.
Switch from Make if you need enterprise governance and have an operations or IT team to run it.
United States · Per flow and per endpoint, quoted; 30-day free trial
Celigo prices on endpoints and flows rather than tasks, data volume or vCores, and states there are no overage fees at peak. Standard, Professional and Enterprise editions add features such as API Builder and a sandbox. A 30-day free trial is offered in US, EU, AU and CA regions. Less suited to small, ad hoc automations.
Switch from Make if your bills spike with volume and you prefer pricing that does not count operations.
United States · Editions quoted with connection allowances; pay-as-you-go $99 a month plus usage, published; 30-day free trial
Boomi offers a 30-day free trial of the full platform, a pay-as-you-go option at $99 a month plus usage billed monthly with no contract, and subscription plans that are quoted. It covers integration, API management and data hub. A heavier, more enterprise-shaped tool than Make's scenario builder.
Switch from Make if you want a usage-based entry point to a full enterprise integration platform.
United States · Plan subscription plus usage in tasks, quoted; free trial
Tray.ai quotes pricing based on requirements and expected usage and offers a free trial. It positions itself around governed AI-built apps and embedded integration, aimed at larger organisations. There is no public price list to compare with Make's $9 to $29 monthly plans.
Switch from Make if you need a governed platform for AI-driven automation and expect to buy through sales.
United States · Annual subscription by edition and connections, quoted
Jitterbit Harmony lists Standard, Professional and Enterprise editions that are quoted, differing in connections (from a handful to 8 or more), private agents and support response (48, 24 and 6 hours). It also sells EDI and API management. Pricing is by quote only, so it is slower to evaluate than Make.
Switch from Make if you need on-premises agents, EDI or API management alongside integration.
United States · Usage-based on flows, messages and throughput, quoted; 30-day free trial
MuleSoft Anypoint now advertises packages from $2,000 a month billed annually, with shared Mule Credits across integration, API management and automation, a $50,000 minimum annual commitment for the pre-purchase option and a 30-day trial. It is a Salesforce product and far above Make's entry price.
Switch from Make if you run large API-led integration programmes, probably alongside Salesforce.
Netherlands · Connect Lite from EUR 499 a month by capacity, published; Connect Core quoted
Alumio, from the Netherlands, prices Connect Lite from EUR 499 a month by capacity, with no transaction fees or volume penalties, shared EU or US-East hosting, ISO 27001 certification and production plus sandbox environments. Connect Core is quoted and adds a dedicated environment and a 99.9 percent SLA.
Switch from Make if you want flat, capacity-based pricing with EU hosting for e-commerce-style integrations.
Germany · From EUR 25 a month by message volume, published; white-label and self-hosting quoted; 14-day trial
elastic.io, a German vendor, prices by message volume and active steps: its smallest plan has 1 user, 10 active steps and 60,000 messages, the Enterprise plan 50 users, 420 steps and 3,000,000 messages. White-label and self-hosting are quoted. A 14-day trial needs no card. Annual payment saves up to 20 percent.
Switch from Make if you need to white-label integrations or self-host, with a European vendor.
Finland · Quoted by plan on processes, executions and agents; cloud or self-hosted agents
Frends is a Finnish iPaaS that covers integration, process automation, API management and AI orchestration. It supports cloud, on-premises and hybrid deployment and describes itself as GDPR-native and free of CLOUD Act exposure. Pricing is usage based or subscription, by quote.
Switch from Make if you need hybrid deployment and a European vendor for regulated integrations.
United Kingdom · From $1,595 a month plus $100 per active connector, published; free trial
Cyclr is built for software companies that embed integrations in their own product, not for in-house automation. Pricing is from $1,595 a month (PAYG, 100,000 API calls), $2,595 (Growth) or $7,195 (Scale), with additional connectors at $100 a month on Growth. Unrelated in practice to Make's personal-scale plans.
Switch from Make if you are a SaaS company that must offer integrations to your own customers.
Stay with Make if your automations are mostly short chains of module actions, you want a visual canvas for branching, and the monthly credit allowance (10,000 on Core at $9) comfortably covers your volume. It is also a fair choice when you want a free plan to prototype on, or when the 1-minute scheduling interval and 40-minute execution time of the paid plans are enough. Teams without developers or a dedicated integration owner gain little from moving to a heavier platform.
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What moving off Make involves
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Count credits before you choose
Take your busiest scenario, count the module actions per run and multiply by the runs per month. Compare that with the task or message definition of the new vendor, since Zapier ignores triggers and filters, elastic.io counts messages and Celigo counts flows and endpoints.
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Rebuild, do not import
Scenarios do not convert between platforms. List each scenario, its trigger, data mappings and error handling, then rebuild the most critical ones first and run both side by side before switching off the originals.
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Questions about replacing Make
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How much does Make cost?
Make's pricing page lists Free at $0 with 1,000 credits a month, Core at $9, Pro at $16 and Teams at $29 a month, each of the paid plans with 10,000 credits, and a custom Enterprise plan. Annual billing saves 15 percent or more.
What counts as a credit?
Per the vendor's documentation, each module action in a scenario counts as one credit. Some AI features use more.
Is Make still independent?
No. Make's about page states that Make is part of Celonis, and the site footer names Celonis, Inc. as copyright holder.
Can I self-host?
Make is a hosted service. Windmill can be self-hosted for free (up to 50 users and 3 workspaces), and elastic.io and Frends list self-hosted or on-premises options.
Which alternatives have a free option?
Zapier has a Free plan with 100 tasks a month, Windmill is free to self-host, and Boomi, Celigo, MuleSoft and elastic.io offer trials of 14 to 30 days.
Which alternatives suit EU-hosting requirements?
Alumio (Netherlands), elastic.io (Germany) and Frends (Finland) are European vendors, and Alumio states shared EU or US-East hosting. Confirm hosting location per plan with the vendor.
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Sources
Checked 8 October 2026
Make pricing: Plan prices, credits, scenario, interval, execution-time and file-size limits, credit definition.
Make about: Part of Celonis, Celonis, Inc. copyright, Prague location.
Zapier pricing: Free plan, Professional and Team prices, task definition.
