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Make vs Activepieces
Make scores higher overall (8.4 vs 7.9), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Make if…
Teams who want complex, visual workflows at a much lower price than Zapier
8.4/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Activepieces if…
Teams who want n8n-style control and self-hosting with a simpler, Zapier-like builder
7.9/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Make | Activepieces | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.4/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 | #4 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from $9/month | Freemium · from $20/month |
| Free version | 1,000 credits a month, 2 active scenarios, 15-minute minimum interval | 1,000 credits a month, unlimited flows, up to 5 users, agents and MCP included |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, Self-hosted, API |
| Made by | Celonis | Activepieces |
| Automation power | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.5 | 8 |
| Value for money | 9 | 9 |
| Platforms | 8.5 | 7.5 |
Make: what the AI does
- Make AI Agents inside visual scenarios
- Maia, a conversational builder and debugger
- 350+ AI apps in its catalogue
- Make MCP Server
- Make Grid to map and monitor all automations
- Cheapest paid entry point among the leaders
- Visual builder handles branching and data transformation well
- 3,000+ app integrations
- Maia and AI Agents included on all plans
- Steeper learning curve than Zapier
- No self-hosting
- Credit counting per operation can be hard to predict
Activepieces: what the AI does
- AI agents that choose their own steps and tools
- Approval gates for sensitive agent actions
- Works as an MCP server for Claude and Cursor
- Bring your own AI provider keys
- Built-in tables for agent data
- Open source under MIT, including all integrations
- Generous free plan and cheap paid tier
- Self-host or run air-gapped
- Easier to pick up than n8n
- Fewer integrations (760+) than Zapier or Make
- Smaller community and fewer templates than n8n
- SSO and advanced roles need the $200 Team plan or above