# Make: what's new, verdict & setup Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/make · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Make · Official site: https://www.make.com/ > Visual automation platform: build scenarios by prompt or drag and drop, credits-based billing, a free plan with no time limit. ## 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. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves. Pricing: Partly verified. 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) ## Best for - [Best AI tool for no-code automation](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/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. 1. **Get access.** Open make.com and choose Try Make free. 2. **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 - [Zapier](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/zapier): No-code automation with 9,000+ apps and AI agents; free plan of 100 tasks a month. - [n8n](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/n8n): Fair-code workflow automation with 400+ integrations and native AI agent features; self-host or cloud. - [Activepieces](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/activepieces): Open-source workflow automation with chat, agents, tables and 770+ apps; $20 or $200 flat monthly plans. - [Pipedream](https://theagenticweekly.com/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](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/power-automate): Microsoft's automation platform with a 30-day free trial and per-user and per-bot plans. ## 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](https://www.make.com/en) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Make pricing](https://www.make.com/en/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25) ## How to cite Agentic Weekly, "Make: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/make Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote the verdict.