# What is Make? Facts, license and pricing (Oct 2026)

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/what-is/make · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Published: 2026-10-25 · Author: Agentic Weekly (operated independently from Texas, US) · Evidence: Evidence: Reported. Everything here was read from Make's own pages on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago). We have not run Make for this page, so it says nothing about quality or speed.

> Make is visual automation platform: build scenarios by prompt or drag and drop, credits-based billing, a free plan with no time limit. License: Proprietary. Facts were read from official pages on Oct 25, 2026 and are Reported, not Tested.

## What Make is

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.

We list Make under No-code automation.

## Make key facts

Table: Make facts (vendor pages and GitHub, 2026-10-25)

|  | Make |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Make |
| License | Proprietary |
| Platforms | Web |
| Pricing model | Freemium, credits-based |
| Free tier | Free plan: 1,000 credits a month, no card required, no time limit |
| Evidence | Reported from vendor pages |

## Who Make is for

- Good for: People who want a visual builder with a free plan.
- Good for: 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).
- Skip if: You want to self-host.

## How to start with Make

1. Open make.com and choose Try Make free.

## Make alternatives

- 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.

## What we did not verify

- 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).
- Output quality, speed and reliability of Make: we have not run it for this page.

## 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.

### What license is Make under?

Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on Oct 25, 2026.

### Is Make free?

Free plan: 1,000 credits a month, no card required, no time limit. Checked Oct 25, 2026; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

## Sources

- [Make](https://www.make.com/en) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Make pricing](https://www.make.com/en/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

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## Changelog

- 2026-10-25: First published from official pages read on 2026-10-25.

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "What is Make? Facts, license and pricing (Oct 2026)", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/what-is/make