Best Make Alternatives of 2026
Seven automation and AI agent platforms to use instead of Make, ranked on billing model, apps, AI features and self hosting, as of October 2026.
By , research by the BestBots team · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Fact checked against each company's published pricing, documentation and verified user ratings. How we score
n8n is the best Make alternative for most people in October 2026: it counts a whole workflow run as one execution instead of charging per action, supports code and any model, and is free to self host. If you want more apps and an easier editor instead of more control, pick Zapier, which connects 9,000+ apps.
Our top picks
Why people leave Make
Make is the cheapest hosted automation tool per action: Core is $16 a month for 10,000 credits. People still leave, for four reasons:
- Long scenarios. Every module uses credits, so a 20 module scenario costs 20 credits per run. On n8n that is one execution.
- AI credit burn. On Make's AI Provider, premium models use 1 credit per 180 input tokens and per 30 output tokens, so one long call can use about 28 credits. See Make pricing.
- No self hosting. Make runs only in its cloud.
- Learning curve. The canvas, routers and iterators take longer to learn than Zapier's step list.
Several popular lists of Make alternatives still include Relay.app. It shut down in 2026 and is left out here.
How to choose
- More control, lower cost at volume, self hosting: n8n.
- More apps, simpler editor: Zapier.
- Agents as the main product: Relevance AI or Gumloop.
- An assistant instead of workflows: Lindy.
- Microsoft 365 governance: Copilot Studio.
- You write code: OpenAI's Agents SDK.
Our picks, in detail
- Starting price
- €24 per month billed monthly (about $27)
- Free tier
- Self hosted Community Edition free; 14 day cloud trial with 1,000 executions
- Integrations count
- 500+ built in integrations plus any HTTP API
- Self host
- Yes, Docker, on premises or air gapped
n8n is the natural next step when Make scenarios get long: it bills per full workflow execution, so a 20 module scenario that costs 20 credits per run on Make costs 1 execution. Cloud Starter is €24 a month (about $27) for 2,500 executions, the Community Edition is free to self host, and you get JavaScript and Python anywhere plus any model, including local ones.
Pros
- Free self hosted edition with full source on GitHub (207,000+ stars)
- Bills per execution with unlimited steps, so long agent chains cost the same as short ones
- Unlimited users and workflows on every plan
- Swap cloud or local models, multi agent and RAG support
Cons
- Steeper learning curve than Zapier or Make
- Business plan jumps to €667 per month billed annually (about $750) and is self hosted only
- Self hosting means you own uptime, updates and security
- Fewer native integrations than Zapier
- Prices are listed in euros only, so the USD cost moves with the exchange rate
Skip it if your team is non technical and relies on Make modules for apps n8n has no built in node for.
- Starting price
- $29.99 per month billed monthly
- Free tier
- 100 tasks and 400 agent activities per month
- Integrations count
- 9,000+ apps
- Self host
- No, cloud only
Zapier connects 9,000+ apps, nearly three times Make's 3,500+, and its linear editor is easier for non technical teams than a canvas. Free includes 100 tasks and 400 Zapier Agents activities, and SOC 2 Type II is listed.
Pros
- 9,000+ app integrations, the largest catalog in this category
- Free plan includes Agents with 400 activities a month
- Zapier Copilot builds agents from a plain English prompt
- SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 listed on its comparison page
Cons
- Per task billing gets expensive for high volume workflows
- Agents are a separate meter on top of your Zap plan
- No self hosting option
- Trustpilot score of 1.3 from 324 reviews, mostly billing and renewal complaints
Skip it if you left Make over cost; Zapier Professional is $29.99 a month for only 750 tasks.
- Starting price
- $29 per month
- Free tier
- None (Free plan retired)
- Integrations count
- 2,000+ apps and 1,000+ triggers
- Self host
- No
If you were using Make's AI Agents and want agents to be the main product, Relevance AI builds multi agent teams over 2,000+ apps and 1,000+ triggers with model choice across Gemini, GPT and Claude. Pro is $29 a month billed monthly or $19 yearly for 2,500 Actions plus $20 in vendor credits.
Pros
- Specialist agent templates such as a BDR, meeting prep and post call agent
- Workforces chain agents with AI handoffs or fixed next steps
- Vendor Credits pass model costs through at wholesale with no markup, and you can bring your own keys
- SOC 2 Type II and GDPR, with SSO, RBAC, audit logs and PII masking on Enterprise
Cons
- Two meters to track: Actions and Vendor Credits
- Extra Actions cost $80 per 1,000, far above the plan rate
- Calling and meeting agents start at $349 a month on Team
- Public pricing page shows only Enterprise, and too few public reviews to rate (2 on Trustpilot)
Skip it if most of your work is plain app to app automation; Make is cheaper for that.
- Starting price
- $37 per month
- Free tier
- 14 day trial only
- Integrations count
- 400+ connectors listed on the homepage, plus custom MCP servers
- Self host
- No; VPC on Enterprise
Gumloop is built for scraping, enrichment and document AI, with 35+ models and AI billed at provider list price plus an 8% fee. On Make, a premium model call can use about 28 credits; on Gumloop you pay close to raw token cost. Pro is $37 a month for 20,000 credits.
Pros
- Unlimited seats, agents and teams on the $37 plan
- 35+ models with model fallback and bring your own key
- Agents reachable in Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, hosted pages and API
- Clear credit math: $0.005 per credit, published per chat cost breakdown
- SOC 2 Type II listed on the homepage
Cons
- No permanent free plan, only a 14 day trial
- 8% orchestration fee on top of model costs, 16% with your own keys
- Agents stop at the credit cap unless overage is switched on
- Shared credentials, Company Brain and SSO are Enterprise only
- No G2, Capterra or Trustpilot listing with 10+ reviews found (Product Hunt 5.0 from 9)
Skip it if you need a free plan or more than about 400 connectors.
- Starting price
- $49.99 per month
- Free tier
- 7 day trial with $50 in credits
- Integrations count
- 1,500+ tools plus MCP servers
- Self host
- No
Lindy replaces inbox, calendar and CRM scenarios with an AI assistant that triages email, takes meeting notes and updates records across 1,500+ tools. It is ready to use without building a canvas, from $49.99 a month for 5,000 credits.
Pros
- Ready made skills for email triage, meeting notes, scheduling and CRM updates
- 1,500+ integrations plus MCP and browser automation
- SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA and PIPEDA listed
- Editable plain text memory about your team
Cons
- Credit usage per task is hard to forecast before you run it
- No free plan after the 7 day trial
- Trustpilot 1.7 from 40 reviews
Skip it if you need predictable per run costs; credit use per task varies.
- Starting price
- $200 per month (25,000 Copilot Credits, billed annually)
- Free tier
- No free plan; free maker trial (cannot publish) and a Teams only plan in select Microsoft 365 subscriptions
- Integrations count
- 1,500+ prebuilt connectors plus MCP servers and custom connectors
- Self host
- No, Microsoft cloud only; US Government GCC, GCC High and DoD available
Copilot Studio agent flows run on Power Platform with 1,500+ connectors, Entra identity, DLP policies and Purview audit logs, governance Make cannot match inside a Microsoft tenant. Pay as you go is $0.01 per Copilot Credit.
Pros
- 1,500+ prebuilt connectors and native grounding in SharePoint, OneDrive, Dataverse and Microsoft Graph
- Employee facing agent use is included for Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users, so internal agents can cost nothing extra in credits
- Model choice inside one tool: GPT models by default plus Claude Sonnet and Opus as generally available options
- Enterprise governance out of the box: DLP data policies, Purview audit logs, customer managed keys, HIPAA BAA, FedRAMP via government clouds
- Publishes to Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot, SharePoint, websites, mobile apps, WhatsApp, Facebook and Azure Bot Service channels
Cons
- Credit math varies by feature (1 to 100 credits per event) and by harness, so budgets are hard to forecast
- Prepaid packs are billed annually, unused credits expire monthly, and agents are disabled at 125% of prepaid capacity unless pay as you go is linked
- The free trial cannot publish agents, so you cannot run a real pilot without buying capacity
- Value drops sharply outside the Microsoft stack; Dataverse storage above the default and premium AI tools add cost
Skip it if you are not on Microsoft 365 or want simple, flat pricing.
- Starting price
- $0.10 per 1M input tokens (gpt-6-luna)
- Free tier
- No free tier; pay as you go API billing
- Integrations count
- Not published; MCP servers, function tools and hosted tools
- Self host
- Agents SDK and ChatKit server run in your own infrastructure; models stay on OpenAI's API
Developers who outgrow Make's visual builder can write agents with OpenAI's Agents SDK and run them with no platform fee, paying API rates from $0.10 per 1M input tokens and per call tool prices.
Pros
- No seat or platform fee; you pay API tokens and per call tool rates
- Agents API runs a managed Codex harness with sessions, compaction and sandboxes
- ChatKit gives a production chat UI with widgets and attachments
- API data is not used for training by default, with Zero Data Retention for approved customers
Cons
- Agent Builder, the visual canvas, shuts down November 30, 2026
- Requires engineering time; no no code path for new projects
- Costs scale with tokens and tool calls, so heavy agents need budget monitoring
- Agents API is still in beta
Skip it if you need no code; OpenAI's Agent Builder canvas shuts down November 30, 2026.
Billing models compared
| Platform | What you pay for | Entry paid plan |
|---|---|---|
| Make | Credits per action, AI by tokens | $16 a month, 10,000 credits |
| n8n | Executions per full workflow run | €24 a month (about $27), 2,500 executions |
| Zapier | Tasks per action step, AI 1 to 5 tasks per step | $29.99 a month, 750 tasks |
| Relevance AI | Actions plus vendor credits | $29 a month, 2,500 Actions |
| Gumloop | Credits at provider cost plus 8% | $37 a month, 20,000 credits |
| Lindy | Credits per task | $49.99 a month, 5,000 credits |
| Copilot Studio | Copilot Credits per feature | $0.01 per credit pay as you go |
A quick rule: if your typical scenario has under 5 modules, Make is hard to beat on price. Above 10 modules per run at volume, n8n usually wins. See n8n vs Make and the AI Price Index.
What you give up
- Price per action. No hosted alternative is cheaper per simple action than Make Core.
- Module catalog. n8n has 500+ built in nodes against Make's 3,500+ apps; you may need HTTP requests for the rest.
- Visual debugging. Make's run history and Reasoning panel for agents are easy to read for business users.
Migration tips
- List scenarios by monthly credit use and move the most expensive first.
- For n8n, rebuild routers as IF and Switch nodes and iterators as loops; test with real payloads.
- Swap premium AI calls to small models or your own key before you move, since that alone may fix the bill.
- Run old and new side by side for one billing cycle before you turn Make scenarios off.
How we picked
We started from the platforms most often compared with Make, then kept those with published prices, an active product and a clear reason to switch. Each pick comes from our bot records, which list every price and limit with a source and date. The order is editorial: the best fit for most people leaving Make. See how we score.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Make?
n8n is the best alternative for most people leaving Make. It bills per full workflow run instead of per action, supports code and any AI model, and can be self hosted for free. If you want more apps and an easier editor instead, pick Zapier.
Is there anything cheaper than Make?
For hosted plans, Make is already the cheapest per action at $16 for 10,000 credits. The only cheaper route is self hosted n8n, which has no subscription; you pay only for the server.
Is n8n better than Make?
For technical teams and long, high volume workflows, yes. For non technical teams who want ready made modules for 3,500+ apps and a canvas built for business users, Make is better. Our n8n vs Make page has the full comparison.
Is Zapier better than Make?
Zapier is easier and has more apps, 9,000+ against 3,500+. Make is far cheaper and more flexible, with routers, iterators and AI Agents on every plan. Choose by whether ease or cost matters more.
Can Make be self hosted?
No, Make is cloud only. If you need to self host, n8n's Community Edition is the main option among these alternatives.
What is Integromat?
Integromat is Make's former name. The product was renamed Make in 2022 and is owned by Celonis.
What happened to Relay.app?
Relay.app shut down in 2026, and its site says accounts and workflows were deleted. It no longer belongs on any list of Make alternatives.