# Do you still need Make?

What parts of Make other tools can do, and what's hard to replace. Interactive version: https://onelesstool.com/replace/make

## Alternatives by capability

### Automate simple app-to-app workflows
Make fit: native

- Zapier: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Airtable: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- n8n: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Community Edition (self-hosted) $0 (verified)

### Run multi-step, high-volume automations
Make fit: native

- n8n: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Community Edition (self-hosted) $0 (verified)
- Zapier: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Pro $19.99 (verified)
- Clay: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Growth $446 (verified)

### Run AI agents that complete multi-step tasks
Make fit: partial

- n8n: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Community Edition (self-hosted) $0 (verified)
- Claude: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Pro $20 (verified)
- Microsoft 365 Copilot: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) $21 (verified)

### Store structured data in a shared database or spreadsheet
Make fit: workaround

- Airtable: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Workspace: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)
- Microsoft 365: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Basic $7 (verified)

## Reasons to keep paying

- Complex scenarios with branching and error handling that took real effort to build and debug.
- Hosted reliability without the overhead of self-hosting an automation server.
- A balance of power and no-code usability that sits between Zapier and developer tools.

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