Make's paid tiers now list about 25% below our May record: $9, $16, $29

All three of Make's paid tiers now list about 25% below the prices we recorded in May: Core $9 (was $12), Pro $16 (was $21), Teams $29 (was $38), each showing 10,000 credits a month. Make has published no announcement of a price change, so this is our own before-and-after against its live pricing page. We re-checked Make against that page on September 9, 2026 (Make Pricing(opens in new tab)).

What happened

Every paid tier now lists about 25% below our May record while the listed allowance stays at 10,000 credits per month. We checked the credit figure on both sides precisely because a cheaper tier with a smaller allowance is a price rise in disguise. The listed number is the same, 10,000 either side. What we cannot confirm is that the unit is the same, because Make moved from operations to credits on August 27, after our earlier figure was recorded.

These are monthly-billing rates. Make's page defaults to the "Pay monthly" toggle and advertises "save 15% or more" for annual billing on top, so the annual equivalent is lower again. All three paid tiers keep unlimited active scenarios and a 1-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs; Free stays at 1,000 credits and a 15-minute minimum interval.

One thing did not change: Make still lists 3,000+ apps. One thing did. Make's pricing page states, "As of August 27, credits are the billing unit in Make," meaning credits replaced operations as the metered unit after our earlier figure was recorded. We also picked up an Enterprise tier our record was missing entirely, with custom pricing and credit volume scaling to 8M+.

Why it matters

Make's position in our directory has always rested on being the cheaper visual alternative to Zapier, the tradeoffs being a smaller integration library (Make lists 3,000+ apps; Zapier's app directory advertises 10,071+) and a steeper learning curve. The lower listed prices widen the price gap that argument depends on, and they land on the tier most small teams actually buy: Core at $9 still buys unlimited active scenarios and 1-minute intervals.

If you built a cost comparison against Zapier or n8n before September, the arithmetic is out of date by about a quarter on Make's side. Our Make vs Zapier and n8n vs Make pages still carry the pre-cut figures until they are re-verified.

One caveat, plainly: credit pricing means the sticker price is only half the cost picture. A lower price at the same listed credit ceiling reads as better value, but what a credit buys you depends on how many module actions your scenarios fire, since most module actions consume one credit, and Make notes some advanced features using its AI Provider consume more. The lower listed price is real; whether it lowers your bill depends on whether you were price-capped or credit-capped.

Make's verdict in our directory stays conditional. A 25% lower listed price is a reason to re-price a decision, not to re-make it: the integration gap and the learning curve that keep Make behind n8n on our board are exactly where they were last week.

What changes for you

FAQ

Do the lower prices change how many credits I get? No. Core, Pro and Teams all still list 10,000 credits per month, and Free stays at 1,000. Only the listed monthly price moved.

Is $9 the lowest Make bills for Core? Not quite. Those are the monthly-billing rates. Make's pricing page advertises "save 15% or more" for annual billing on top of them.

Will my bill actually drop? Only if the sticker price was your constraint. Most module actions consume one credit, and some advanced AI features consume more, so if you were hitting the 10,000-credit ceiling rather than balking at the price, the lower listed price does not buy you more headroom.

Does this change Make's verdict? No. Make stays conditional in our directory: cheaper than Zapier, still fewer integrations and a steeper learning curve.