Verdict
Is Make's credit-based pricing a good fit for automations with many steps?
Make bills by credits, with most actions using one, and lists a Free plan of 1,000 credits a month. Paid prices depend on the credit volume you choose, and companies under 20 employees can check for a 50% Start-up discount on Business.
Who should consider it. Consider it if you want to build scenarios with branching and want an API to manage them.
Start here: first steps with Make
Editorial guidance based on the vendor details we recorded. We have not tested Make, and we do not describe its screens or settings.
- Who should start with it
- Multi-step scenarios where you want to pay by the credit and manage the platform through an API.
- Before you create an account
- Pick one real job, for example "Automate apps and workflows", and prepare invented or non-sensitive input for the first try.
- Read the vendor's data and privacy terms. Our privacy review checklist lists what to look for.
- Commercial-use terms: we have not verified them. Read the vendor's terms for the plan you will use.
- Which plan to start with
- Start on the free plan. The limits we recorded: 1,000 credits a month; 1 MB data storage; 1 data store.
- A first small task
- Try a small version of a real case like this one: A small team prototyping a scenario on the free credits before choosing a paid volume.
- How to tell whether it helps
- Time the job by hand first. Then record minutes taken, minutes of editing and credits or usage used. Use the trial scorecard.
- Common first-week mistakes
- Spending credits or usage on experiments without noting how much one job used.
- Building a routine on a free limit that resets daily or never, without checking which.
- Putting private or customer data in before reading how the vendor handles it.
- When to consider another tool
- Anyone who wants a flat monthly price regardless of steps: credit use grows with each module run.
- Anyone who needs plan prices before contacting anyone: the price depends on the credit volume selected in a calculator.
Alternatives: Zapier, n8n. Reasons to switch.
What Make actually does
- Builds automated workflows called scenarios that move and transform data between apps.
- Counts one credit for most actions, including reading, searching, creating, updating, deleting and transforming data. Error handlers and the Router use none.
- Offers more than 300 REST API endpoints to manage and automate the platform, and Custom Apps for services with a public API.
- Queues incoming webhooks while credits are exhausted and processes them once credits are added.
Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere
Good fits
- A small team prototyping a scenario on the free credits before choosing a paid volume.
- A startup under 20 employees checking the Start-up Plan.
Scenarios are illustrative, based on plan limits and documented features.
Consider alternatives if
- Anyone who wants a flat monthly price regardless of steps: credit use grows with each module run.
- Anyone who needs plan prices before contacting anyone: the price depends on the credit volume selected in a calculator.
Practical workflows
Illustrative: built from documented features, not from testing.
Log new leads and notify the team
Outcome: A scenario that records each lead and posts an alert
- Create a scenario with a trigger that fires when a new lead arrives.
- Add modules that write the lead to a spreadsheet and send a team message.
- Estimate credits: most modules count as one credit per run.
- Watch your monthly credit use so the scenario does not stop.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths Vendor-documented
- Free plan lists 1,000 credits a month
- Credit rules are explained in detail, including actions that use none
- More than 300 REST API endpoints are listed
Limitations and cautions Documented limits and editorial guidance
- Scenarios stop when credits run out until more are added
- Extra credits expire after one month on monthly plans
Hands-on testing
Not tested by us yet, so this page describes what the vendor documents. How testing is recorded.
Pricing
Free
Free plan1,000 credits a month; 1 MB data storage; 1 data store
Free trial
Not statedA trial is separate from a free plan.
Cheapest paid plan
Make PlanFrom $9/mo (currency not named), billed annually
Show all 3 plans and limits
| Plan | Price and billing | Limits and inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| Free Free | Free | 1,000 credits a month; 1 MB data storage; 1 data store |
| Make Plan |
| Unlimited active scenarios; credit usage flexibility; 300+ Make API endpoints; priced by the monthly credit volume chosen in the page calculator |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (contact sales) | No limits listed |
How usage is counted
- Free: 1,000 credits a month, 1 MB of data storage and 1 data store.
- For every 10,000 credits a month: 5 GB data transfer, 10 MB data storage, 10 MB incomplete-execution storage (2 GB maximum) and a 667-item webhook queue (10,000 maximum).
- Extra credits come in bundles of 1,000 or 10,000 and expire after one month (monthly plans) or one year (annual Pro and Teams plans).
- Pricing model
- Credits
- Currency
- Shown as "$"; the vendor's page does not name the currency
- Commercial use
- Not verified
- API
- Yes · The page lists more than 300 REST API endpoints for managing and automating the Make platform.
- Pricing checked
- 21 Oct 2026 · Vendor pricing page (opens in a new tab)
- Credits became the billing unit on 27 August, according to the vendor's FAQ.
- On 21 October 2026 the page showed one paid plan, "Make Plan", with a credit slider. An earlier read of the same page listed Core, Pro, Teams and Business tiers, so the plan names changed or the page differs by region. Only the $9 figure at 5,000 credits with annual billing was captured; the monthly-billing price was not.
Prices are shown as each vendor lists them. Where a vendor shows only a "$" sign, its page does not name the currency, and vendors may show a local currency or regional price. Confirm on the vendor's page before buying.
Alternatives
Zapier
Reason to consider it: Task-based pricing in US dollars with a 14-day Pro trial, and a free plan limited to two-step Zaps.
- Paid prices are in different, unnamed or not comparable currencies, so they are not compared here.
n8n
Reason to consider it: Execution-based pricing with unlimited users and workflows, and a self-hosted option.
- Free access: n8n is "free trial"; Make is "free plan".
- API: n8n not verified; Make documented.
- Paid prices are in different, unnamed or not comparable currencies, so they are not compared here.
Frequently asked questions
Does Make have a free plan?
Yes. The free plan lists: 1,000 credits a month; 1 MB data storage; 1 data store.
How much does Make cost?
The lowest-priced paid plan is Make Plan: from $9/mo (currency not named), billed annually. Larger plans are quoted by the vendor. Annual-billing prices are shown per month but are paid yearly. Pricing was checked 21 Oct 2026.
Does Make have an API?
Yes. The page lists more than 300 REST API endpoints for managing and automating the Make platform.
Can I use Make output commercially?
We have not verified the commercial-use terms. That is a gap in our research, not a statement about the product. Read the vendor's terms before publishing output commercially.
Keep comparing
Sources and update history
| Source | What it covered | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Make pricing page (opens in a new tab) | Credits, free plan, usage allowance, API endpoints, Start-up Plan | 21 Oct 2026 |
Not yet verified
These are gaps in our research, not claims about the product.
- Whether a free trial exists
- Annual discount
- Per-plan feature differences
- Monthly-billing price and prices at other credit volumes (the page uses a slider).
- Currency: the page shows "$" without naming it.
- Whether the earlier Core, Pro, Teams and Business tiers still exist for some regions or accounts.
Research note
- Vendor-documented: prices, plan limits, features and terms are taken from the sources above on the dates shown.
- Editorial interpretation: the verdict, good fits, tradeoffs and workflows are our reading of those facts. None of it comes from testing the tool.
- Unverified: anything listed under "Not yet verified" is a gap in our research, not a claim about the product.
Update history
- 20 Oct 2026 · Added a sourced product overview; paid prices and hands-on performance remain unverified.
- 21 Oct 2026 · Re-researched from the vendor's official pages: pricing, limits, platform and API details.
- 21 Oct 2026 · Re-read the pricing page: it now shows a single Make Plan at $9 a month for 5,000 credits on annual billing; earlier tier names removed.
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