Make
Visual automation builder for connecting apps.
why this verdict
Keep paying — Anthropic has not replaced it
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the automation job, so this one still earns its $9/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Agentic tool use threatens the connect-A-to-B glue. Anthropic, November 25, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Zapier, n8n and Activepieces.
- What the call is worth $108/yr
- $9/mo at the entry paid tier — $108 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- November 25, 2024
- List price
- $9/mo
- Per year
- $108
The backstory
Make is a visual automation builder that connects thousands of apps through drag-and-drop scenarios, a more powerful cousin of Zapier. Agentic tool use lets an assistant call APIs itself, threatening the connect-A-to-B glue Make sells. But Make survived because the vast integration catalog, visual debugging, and reliable scheduled runs are sticky. Even as assistants learn to call tools, teams want a maintainable, visible workflow, not an opaque agent doing it ad hoc.
Escape hatches
Widest app integration library
zapier.com open_in_newOpen-source, self-hostable automation with AI
n8n.io open_in_newOpen-source Zapier alternative
activepieces.com open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.