Make: what’s new and our verdict
Visual automation platform: build scenarios by prompt or drag and drop, credits-based billing, a free plan with no time limit.
At a glance
- Evidence
- Reported
- First covered
- Oct 25, 2026
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Pricing
- Partly verified
- Best for
- no-code automation
Evidence and ranking
Evidence behind this verdict
- Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
- Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
- Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)
Where we rank it (editorial)
Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.
Pricing: Read from make.com and make.com/en/pricing on 2026-10-25. Plan prices did not appear in the text we could read. (checked 2026-10-25)
Our verdict
Visual automation platform: build scenarios by prompt or drag and drop, credits-based billing, a free plan with no time limit.
Good for
- People who want a visual builder with a free plan
- Teams that want an MCP server to run automations from an AI chat
Skip if
- You need published per-plan prices before deciding (not captured here)
- You want to self-host
Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.
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Best for
- Best AI tool for no-code automation: Visual automation platform with scenarios, AI agents, an MCP server and a free plan.
Key facts
Make's homepage describes an AI automation platform with a visual workflow builder, AI agents, custom code (JavaScript or Python) and an MCP server, and says it connects 3,500+ apps out of the box. Its pricing page says credits are the billing unit and the Free plan has 1,000 credits a month. Paid plan prices were not shown in the text we read.
- License: Proprietary
- Platforms: Web
- Pricing model: Freemium, credits-based
- Free tier: Free plan: 1,000 credits a month, no card required, no time limit
- Paid plans: Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise plans (prices not captured); extra credit bundles of 1,000 or 10,000; Start-up plan gives 50% off Business
- How to start: Open make.com and choose Try Make free.
- Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.
How to set it up: Get started with Make
These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Make.
Get access
Open make.com and choose Try Make free.
Check the limits and costs first
Free plan: 1,000 credits a month, no card required, no time limit. Paid: Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise plans (prices not captured); extra credit bundles of 1,000 or 10,000; Start-up plan gives 50% off Business. Read from make.com and make.com/en/pricing on 2026-10-25. Plan prices did not appear in the text we could read.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Free plan with no time limit
- Billing is credit-based, with extra credits sold in bundles of 1,000 or 10,000
Cons
- Plan prices not captured
- App count differs between pages (3,500+ on the homepage; 1,000+ in older pricing FAQ text)
Alternatives and comparisons
- Zapier: No-code automation with 9,000+ apps and AI agents; free plan of 100 tasks a month.
- n8n: Fair-code workflow automation with 400+ integrations and native AI agent features; self-host or cloud.
- Activepieces: Open-source workflow automation with chat, agents, tables and 770+ apps; $20 or $200 flat monthly plans.
- Pipedream: Integration layer for AI agents with managed auth and 10,000+ tools across 3,000+ APIs; free to build, pay in production.
FAQ
What is Make?
Make's homepage describes an AI automation platform with a visual workflow builder, AI agents, custom code (JavaScript or Python) and an MCP server, and says it connects 3,500+ apps out of the box. Its pricing page says credits are the billing unit and the Free plan has 1,000 credits a month. Paid plan prices were not shown in the text we read.
Is Make free?
Free plan: 1,000 credits a month, no card required, no time limit. Paid: Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise plans (prices not captured); extra credit bundles of 1,000 or 10,000; Start-up plan gives 50% off Business. Read from make.com and make.com/en/pricing on 2026-10-25. Plan prices did not appear in the text we could read. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.
What license is Make under?
Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.
What we have not verified
- Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
- Plan prices
- Real number of apps (pages disagree)
Sources
- Make (fetched 2026-10-25)
- Make pricing (fetched 2026-10-25)
Last verified · Agentic Weekly
Related tools
- Pipedream: Integration layer for AI agents with managed auth and 10,000+ tools across 3,000+ APIs; free to build, pay in production.
- Power Automate: Microsoft's automation platform with a 30-day free trial and per-user and per-bot plans.
- Zapier: No-code automation with 9,000+ apps and AI agents; free plan of 100 tasks a month.
How to cite this page
Agentic Weekly, "Make: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/make
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