Make vs Zapier pricing: credits, tasks and three workloads
Make bills every module run, trigger checks included. Zapier bills successful actions only. Three workloads priced from each vendor's pricing page on September 23, 2026.
About this guide
Published by StackOnSale. Publisher: Emmanuel Grenier. Guide updated: 2026-09-23.
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The two offers we list
Both in US dollars, before tax. Your cost depends on actions per item, items per month and how often the trigger checks.
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| Plan | Recorded price | Billing and limits | Before choosing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Core | $12/month | 10,000 credits a month, billed annually; $16 billed monthly. US price, read November 3, 2026 | Every module run uses a credit, trigger checks included. Make also has a free plan with 1,000 credits a month. |
| Zapier Professional | $19.99/month | 750 tasks a month, billed annually; $29.99 billed monthly | Only successful actions use tasks. Zapier also has a free plan with 100 tasks a month and two-step Zaps. |
The short answer
Make and Zapier price the same automation in different units. Make counts credits: by default one module run is one credit, and a trigger module uses one credit every time it checks for new data. Zapier counts tasks: only successful action steps use tasks, and its help center says "Zap triggers never use tasks".
For a very small workload, Zapier's free plan can cost $0. In the three workloads we priced below, from 1,000 items a month, Make's credit tiers cost less than Zapier's task tiers.
Zapier prices were read in a browser on zapier.com/pricing on September 23, 2026. Make prices were re-read on November 3, 2026, when they had changed. All are in US dollars. StackOnSale has not tested either product.
How each one counts
Make: "An operation is a single module run to process data or check for new data." By default, one operation uses one credit. A trigger module runs once per check, whatever the number of items it returns, so a scenario that checks every 15 minutes uses 96 credits a day before it processes anything. The modules after the trigger run once per item. Some AI and advanced apps use a variable number of credits.
Zapier: "A task is any successful action that runs in Zapier." Its help center says triggers never use tasks, and that polling for new trigger events never does either. Zapier's built-in tools, including Formatter, Paths, Filters, Delay and Looping, use 0 tasks. AI steps and a few tools use more than one task per step; Zapier lists them on its task usage rates page.
So the same automation can use more Make credits than Zapier tasks, because of the trigger checks. The price per unit is what closes the gap: Make's units cost much less.
Make prices by credit tier
Make sets the price by the number of credits you buy each month. The table shows three of the tiers on its slider. Annual billing no longer carries a single percentage. Compared tier by tier on November 3, 2026, it costs 25% to 27% less than monthly on the US price list, and about 20% to 31% less in Canada.
| Credits a month | Core | Pro | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 (Free plan) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 10,000 | $12 annual, $16 monthly | $21 annual, $28 monthly | $38 annual, $51 monthly |
| 40,000 | $38 annual, $51 monthly | $69 annual, $94 monthly | $129 annual, $175 monthly |
| 150,000 | $129 annual, $175 monthly | $199 annual, $271 monthly | $379 annual, $515 monthly |
Read on November 3, 2026 from the US price list that make.com/pricing loads, and checked against the price cards for 10,000 credits in Canada, where Core is $11 annual, Pro $20 and Teams $36 at the same monthly prices, and higher tiers differ. On September 23, 2026 the same table showed Core at $9 annual and $10.59 monthly for 10,000 credits. Annual prices are per month, billed annually.
Zapier prices by task tier
Zapier sets the price by the number of tasks a month. Annual billing is labelled "Save 33%". The Free plan includes 100 tasks a month and two-step Zaps only, meaning one trigger and one action. Multi-step Zaps, premium apps and webhooks start on Professional. Team adds 25 users, shared Zaps and SAML SSO, and starts at 2,000 tasks.
| Tasks a month | Professional | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 100 (Free plan) | $0, two-step Zaps only | Not offered |
| 750 | $19.99 annual, $29.99 monthly | Not offered, Team starts at 2,000 |
| 2,000 | $49 annual, $73.50 monthly | $69 annual, $103.50 monthly |
| 5,000 | $89 annual, $133.50 monthly | $119 annual, $178.50 monthly |
| 20,000 | $189 annual, $283.50 monthly | $249 annual, $373.50 monthly |
| 100,000 | $489 annual, $733.50 monthly | $599 annual, $898.50 monthly |
Read on zapier.com/pricing with the task slider and the "Pay monthly" and "Pay yearly (Save 33%)" options, September 23, 2026. Annual prices are per month, billed annually.
Three workloads, priced
The table prices three workloads on each vendor's cheapest plan that covers them. Each workload uses a trigger that checks for new items every 15 minutes: 2,880 checks in a 30-day month, so 2,880 Make credits. Each action is a standard step: one Make credit or one Zapier task. Make Core and Zapier Professional do not include the same features, so check the limits below before you decide on price alone.
| Items a month | Make usage and plan | Zapier usage and plan |
|---|---|---|
| 100 items, 1 action each | 2,980 credits: Core, $12 a month billed annually | 100 tasks: Free, $0 |
| 1,000 items, 4 actions each | 6,880 credits: Core, $12 a month billed annually | 4,000 tasks: Professional, $89 a month billed annually |
| 5,000 items, 4 actions each | 22,880 credits: Core, $38 a month billed annually | 20,000 tasks: Professional, $189 a month billed annually |
StackOnSale arithmetic on the prices above: 2,880 trigger checks plus one credit per action for Make, one task per action for Zapier. A Make scenario that checks once an hour uses 720 checks instead of 2,880; the first workload then fits Make's free 1,000 credits.
Free plans and what happens when you run out
Make Free: 1,000 credits a month, 2 active scenarios, a 15-minute minimum interval between runs, a 5-minute maximum run time and 5 MB files. Paid Make plans lift those to unlimited active scenarios, 1-minute intervals and 40-minute runs.
Zapier Free: 100 tasks a month and two-step Zaps. Anything with more than one action needs Professional.
When you run out, Make lets you upgrade, buy extra credits or turn on automatic purchase of extra credits. Zapier moves paid plans to pay-per-task billing for the rest of the billing period, so Zaps keep running. Zapier's help center says the pay-per-task rate "depends on your plan and billing cycle type" and is shown in your billing settings.
What we could not verify
Zapier's pay-per-task rate, which is shown only inside an account. The price of Make's extra credits. This comparison uses Classic Zaps. Successful billable actions use tasks. Trigger steps and polls use none. Next Gen Zaps have separate billing rules. Prices between the tiers we read, and whether either annual price holds at renewal.
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Questions
Is Make or Zapier cheaper?
In the workloads we priced from 1,000 items a month, Make was cheaper: 1,000 items with 4 actions each is $12 a month on Make Core (read November 3, 2026) and $89 a month on Zapier Professional (read September 23, 2026), both billed annually. For 100 single-action items a month, Zapier's free plan costs $0.
Do Zapier triggers use tasks?
Zapier's help center says Zap triggers never use tasks, and polling for new trigger events does not either. Built-in tools such as Filters, Formatter and Paths use 0 tasks.
Do Make triggers use credits?
Yes. Make counts each trigger check as one operation, which uses one credit by default, whatever the number of items returned. A check every 15 minutes is 2,880 credits in a 30-day month.
How much do annual plans save?
Zapier labels annual billing "Save 33%". Make shows no single figure: tier by tier on November 3, 2026, annual costs 25% to 27% less in the US and about 20% to 31% less in Canada.
What happens if I run out?
Make lets you upgrade or buy extra credits. Zapier moves paid plans to pay-per-task billing, at a rate shown in your billing settings.
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Sources
- Make pricing
- Make Help Center: Operations
- Make Help Center: Credits
- Zapier pricing
- Zapier task usage rates
- Zapier Help Center: How is task usage measured
- Zapier Help Center: How pay-per-task billing works
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