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Activepieces vs Make
For teams that will not self-host: Activepieces Cloud when the builder stays open and a run is one credit. Make when operators live on a managed visual canvas.
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No single winner
Depends on the job
Choose Activepieces Cloud when you want the open builder without running it, and a workflow run is the credit. Choose Make when the visual scenario is the product and a module action is the credit.
Try ActivepiecesHow we evaluated this
Evaluation note: We assessed Hosted builder versus managed canvas, Credit per run versus credit per step, What you give up by not self-hosting against vendor docs, product pages, and workflow fit — not synthetic benchmark scores. 5 primary sources checked. No single tool led for most teams. The segment recommendations are the decision.
Which of these are you?
Your pick
Activepieces
Activepieces Cloud is the same product you could later run yourself. A run is one credit, however many steps it has.
Tradeoff
Make can be better when the task is mostly operators on a managed visual canvas.
Highlighted = better for Teams that want the open builder, hosted
Spec at a glance
Free: 1,000 credits a month, no card (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Plus: $20/mo flat, 10,000 credits a month, up to 5 users (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Team: $200/mo flat, 50,000 credits a month, 25 users. Ultimate is custom (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06) · Cloud or on-prem on the published plans. Annual billing saves 2 months (Source: https://www.activepieces.com/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-06)
Free: 1,000 credits/month, 2 active scenarios (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-02) · Most module actions are 1 credit; routers and error handlers are not (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-02) · At 10,000 credits/month, in USD: Core $12/month billed annually ($16 billed monthly), Pro $21/month billed annually ($28 billed monthly), Teams $38/month billed annually ($51 billed monthly) (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-18) · Start-up Plan, in Make's words: Under 20 employees? Check if you qualify for our Start-up Plan and get 50% off Business. (Source: https://www.make.com/en/pricing, Checked: 2026-10-18)
✅ Included · ❌ Missing · ⚠️ Partial or add-on. Shaded cell = stronger option for your segment.
Don't pick Activepieces if
Your work is mostly operators on a managed visual canvas — Make wins that workflow.
Don't pick Make if
Your work is mostly teams that want the open builder, hosted — Activepieces wins that workflow.
What we evaluated
Evaluation criteria: Hosted builder versus managed canvas, Credit per run versus credit per step, What you give up by not self-hosting. Conclusions are based on primary documentation, product evidence, and workflow fit — not hands-on benchmark runs unless noted. 5 primary sources checked.
This page is for readers who have already ruled out self-hosting. Activepieces Cloud is the open builder, hosted. Make is the managed visual canvas. If someone on the team will run the instance, leave this page for Activepieces vs n8n or n8n vs Make.
Prices checked 9 October 2026. Activepieces pricing lists Free at 1,000 credits a month, Plus at $20/month flat for 10,000 credits and up to 5 users, and Team at $200/month flat for 50,000 credits and 25 users. Ultimate is custom. The same plans say Cloud or on-prem. Annual billing saves 2 months. The pricing FAQ says a run is one credit however many steps it has. AI steps sit on top of that: 2 credits on a fast model, 10 on a smart model, and 20 on a frontier model, unless Plus or above brings its own model keys, which drops those steps to 1 credit. Community Edition is the free self-host core. Paying is what adds access control, Agents, and support. This page is about the hosted plan, not about standing Community Edition up.
Make prices checked 18 October 2026. On Make’s pricing page, in USD at 10,000 credits a month, Core is $12/month billed annually ($16 billed monthly), Pro is $21/month billed annually ($28 billed monthly), and Teams is $38/month billed annually ($51 billed monthly). Most module actions are one credit. Free includes 1,000 credits a month. Annual billing is cheaper than paying monthly. The page says: “Under 20 employees? Check if you qualify for our Start-up Plan and get 50% off Business.”
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Existing Pipedream Workflows users planning a migration should read Pipedream vs Make. New workflow estates should not start there. An AI-agent canvas is Gumloop vs Make. The leave-Zapier shortlist is Zapier alternatives. Microsoft 365 is Make vs Power Automate.
What we evaluated: a hosted open builder versus a managed canvas, and whether the credit is a run or a step. Activepieces won when the open product matters and a long flow should not multiply the credit. Make won when operators want the visual scenario and will not run a platform.
This call changes if Make bills the whole scenario as one credit, or if Activepieces Cloud stops being the same product you can move on-prem. Until then, follow the segment.