Make

AI automation you can visually build and orchestrate.

4.8•42 reviews•

911 followers

AI automation you can visually build and orchestrate.

4.8•42 reviews•

911 followers

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Make brings no-code automation and AI agents into one visual-first platform so you can build with speed and scale with control. Realize your business’s full potential with the visual orchestration platform that empowers ambitious teams to build, accelerate, and scale with the power of AI and automation. The Make platform is visual, flexible, and scalable. From a simple workflow to managing AI automation across your entire business, you can do it all with Make.

Make Alternatives

Alternatives to Make span everything from ultra-accessible “set it and forget it” automation, to self-hosted platforms built for data sovereignty, to newer AI-first tools that mix humans and agents in the same workflow. The right pick usually depends on whether your bottleneck is scale/cost, complexity, collaboration, or the last mile where APIs don’t exist.

Zapier

Zapier remains the default choice when you want automation to feel mainstream: easy to start, easy to maintain, and connected to just about everything. People consistently highlight how it makes workflows accessible without deep technical knowledge through a very straightforward builder that still saves meaningful manual effort across multiple tools (especially when you’re juggling lots of SaaS apps) by making it how accessible automation becomes. It’s also widely trusted as something that runs reliably in the background, which matters when automations are part of daily ops.

Where Zapier can become contentious is cost and transparency at scale: as usage and complexity increase, pricing can become a factor as workflows scale and teams start wanting better visibility into task consumption. Some users also bump into plan gates, noting that advanced features are locked behind paid plans and that multi-step flows can experience small delays or bugs in multi-step automations.

Best for

Teams that want fast, reliable automations with minimal setup friction
Non-technical builders who value breadth of integrations and “just works” behavior
Common GTM/ops workflows (lead routing, notifications, ticket handoffs) where reliability beats customization

n8n

n8n is the alternative for teams who want to own their automation stack—cost model, hosting environment, and data boundaries included. It’s repeatedly framed as the platform you adopt when you’re done paying a perpetual tax for task volume: builders use it to eliminate expensive license fees while keeping 100% data sovereignty via self-hosting.

On capability, n8n shines in complex builds (including AI): users call it a great product for creating complex workflows. The tradeoff is that n8n expects more from you: the same advocate who loves it acknowledges that the steep learning curve is real, and community chatter can be blunt for non-technical audiences—some say it’s TOO complex for non-technical use. There’s also occasional frustration around language support; one commenter notes their python support is lacking.

Best for

Technical teams (or privacy-conscious orgs) that want self-hosting and data control
Cost-sensitive scaling where per-task pricing becomes unacceptable
Automations that benefit from deeper customization and handling proprietary APIs

Albato

Albato’s sweet spot is a practical blend: no-code automation that’s approachable for ops teams, with enough extensibility to keep moving when a connector doesn’t have everything you need. Users lean on it to keep business systems synced—one reviewer describes using it to sync data between CRM, email platforms, and project management tools so everything stays current without repetitive manual updates.

Albato’s biggest wedge is its focus on “builder experience” improvements: the team is pushing AI-assisted creation (Copilot), clearer visualization (Canvas Mode), and step-by-step debugging via a test each step individually workflow. It also targets agencies with client-safe onboarding via connect client apps securely without sharing credentials. The main limitation you’ll likely notice is connector depth: some apps still lack deeper triggers or actions, which can mean workarounds, and power-user settings can feel a bit fiddly.

Best for

SMB ops teams that want dependable cross-app sync without heavy engineering overhead
Agencies and freelancers managing automations across many client accounts
Builders who want AI-assisted setup plus step-level testing to speed iteration

Trace

Trace is built around a different idea of automation: workflows don’t just run steps—they route work between humans and AI agents. That shows up in how people describe it: they can type a process and Trace generates a workflow that’s split up for AI agents and humans, then tweak it quickly. For teams where “approval” and “oversight” are part of the job (compliance, review cycles, operational handoffs), Trace is appealing because you can automate end-to-end but still keep agency; users like that they can always step in and change paths.

The gaps are what you’d expect from a newer workflow surface area. Multiple users ask for broader connectors—specifically deeper integrations with more team chat and CRM platforms and more coverage across CRM/storage tools. Operational visibility is another theme: one reviewer wants a better notification system after missing stuck or failed runs.

Best for

Teams running human-in-the-loop processes (compliance, QA, reviews, approvals)
Orgs that want AI to draft/triage/do repetitive work, while humans control exceptions
Workflow-heavy teams that value readability and explicit task routing

Bardeen

Bardeen stands out as the “last mile” companion to iPaaS tools—especially when the work lives in the browser and the API story is incomplete. Users describe it as a way to automate sites that don’t have a proper API, which is often where traditional automation hits a wall.

The experience leans lightweight and fast. People talk about setting a few shortcuts so recurring actions across tools like Gmail and Notion happen with one click, and appreciating that it doesn’t feel heavy or complicated to use. If your bottleneck is repetitive browser operations—copying data, scraping pages, updating records—Bardeen can feel like an immediate productivity multiplier.

Best for

GTM and ops teams doing lots of browser-native work (research, scraping, CRM updates)
Automating workflows where APIs are missing, unreliable, or too limited
Builders who want quick, on-demand automations rather than a full orchestration engine