The best Make alternatives in 2025

If you've started exploring automation—or even just wondered how to get your apps to talk to each other—you've probably stumbled across Make. It's a platform that promises a lot of flexibility, especially if you're into building flowcharts and tinkering with every detail of a workflow. But maybe that's not what you need right now. Maybe you just want to see if there's a platform out there that's easier to use, works better with your stack, or makes AI orchestration feel less like a weekend coding project.

I'll be upfront: I'm such a Zapier superfan that to this day, my family secretly believes I bullied the Zapier team into letting me write for them full-time. So it'll come as no surprise to anyone that I believe Zapier is the best Make alternative. But I also know that the "best" tool depends on your team, your tech stack, and what you're trying to automate. So rather than just telling you to pick Zapier and call it a day, I've rounded up a variety of strong alternatives.

By the end of this guide, you'll have a clearer picture of what Make does well, where it falls short, and which alternative might be the right fit for you.

The best Make alternatives

• Zapier for AI orchestration

• Workato for custom scripting and IT-centralized automation

• Tray for developer-heavy teams

• UiPath for UI automation

• Microsoft Power Automate for Microsoft-heavy teams

• Airtable for building interfaces for automations

What is Make?

Make (formerly Integromat) is an automation platform that helps you connect apps and stitch together workflows—kind of like Zapier's cousin who's into flowcharts. Make gives you a visual canvas where you can build branching automations that look a bit like subway maps for your data.

At its core, Make works by linking a trigger (the thing that kicks off your workflow) with actions (the things that happen after). For example, when a new lead comes in through your CRM, Make can automatically send them a welcome email, add them to a spreadsheet, and ping your sales team in Slack.

But Make isn't always the perfect fit for every team or every workflow. Depending on what you're trying to build (and who's building it), you might run into a few pain points that send you looking for alternatives.

Here are some of the common reasons to explore elsewhere:

• Learning curve. Make's interface is very visual but also very complex. If you're not used to thinking in flowcharts or debugging multi-branch logic, it can feel intimidating—and time-consuming.

• App coverage. While Make supports a lot of apps, its library isn't as extensive as others (it has 2,800+ integrations compared to Zapier's 8,000+, for example). If the tool you need isn't in the catalog, you're either stuck with workarounds or crossing your fingers for a future connector.

• Performance at scale. Simple workflows run smoothly, but if you're orchestrating bigger, enterprise-level systems (with compliance and security requirements in the mix), you may find limits in reliability or governance features.

• Team accessibility. Make can feel very technical. If you want non-developers across your company to confidently set up and manage automations, you might prefer a platform with a more user-friendly approach.

So if you're looking for broader integrations, simpler setup, stronger enterprise controls, or more polished AI orchestration, that's where Make alternatives start to shine.

The best Make alternatives at a glance

The best Make alternative for AI orchestration

Zapier

Avantages de Zapier :

• User-friendly and intuitive

• Connects with 8,000+ apps

• Enterprise-grade security and controls

Les inconvénients de Zapier :

• Free plan limited to two-step workflows

Let's start with the obvious: Zapier connects with over 8,000 apps. That's more than double what Make offers—which means you won't have to go API spelunking or dust off your coding skills just to connect the tools you already use.

But beyond being a connector, Zapier is an AI orchestration platform. Think of it as the coordinator for your entire AI setup, making sure your automations, AI tools, and agents aren't just doing their own thing in separate corners but actually working together in harmony.

Here's where it gets interesting. In addition to automated workflows (Zaps), Zapier offers all sorts of built-in functionality to support those automations:

• Canvas gives you a drag-and-drop map of your workflows (because sometimes you need to see the spaghetti to untangle it).

• Interfaces let you whip up forms, portals, or dashboards without bothering your dev team.

• Tables act as a database for everything you're automating—store, enrich, and automate to your heart's content.

• Chatbots answer questions for customers or teammates, pulling in information and context from your knowledge base.

• Agents can adapt, make decisions, and keep your workflows humming along without constant babysitting.

And if you love saving time at work (those episodes of Bachelor in Paradise won't watch themselves), there are tons of pre-built templates for things like lead qualification, call prep, and IT support.

Zapier also checks all the enterprise boxes: SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CCPA, SSO, SCIM, audit logs, encryption—you name it. Basically, if your security team has a checklist, Zapier's already been there, done that, and has the documentation to prove it.

And despite all that power, it's still user-friendly. Zapier's whole thing is no-code simplicity. The interface is approachable, whether you're building a simple two-step automation or an interconnected army of AI agents.

Yes, this is Zapier's blog, but don't just take my word for it—check out how real customers like Drive Social Media, Slate, and Wellness Coach are orchestrating AI and automation with Zapier. Or, try one of these pre-built templates for yourself.

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Zapier pricing: Free plan available; paid plans start at $19.99/month for the Pro plan; Enterprise pricing is custom

A Make alternative for custom scripting and IT-centralized automation

Workato

Workato pros:

• Low-code/no-code environment tailored for complex, enterprise-grade workflows

• Strong governance, security, error handling, and deployment controls

Workato cons:

• Steep learning curve for non-technical teams

• Narrower integration library focused on enterprise systems

Workato is an automation and integration platform built with enterprise IT in mind. It uses a visual builder and "recipes" (Workato's term for workflows) to connect systems and automate complex processes across apps like Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, and other big enterprise tools.

More recently, Workato has leaned into AI with its Workato One suite, which includes tools for building AI agents, enforcing enterprise governance, and rolling out pre-built AI-powered apps. It's an impressive set of features if you're running automations at a global enterprise level with heavy compliance requirements.

That said, Workato isn't exactly plug-and-play. Recipes can get complex quickly, and while the platform advertises itself as "low-code," in practice it feels like a tool built for developers and IT teams who are comfortable building custom scripts. If your company has the technical resources, Workato can handle highly customized workflows—but for non-technical business users, it can feel like a steep climb.

Workato also offers just over 1,000 connectors, focused mainly on big enterprise systems. That works well if your tech stack is built around those tools, but it's not as broad as an alternative like Zapier when it comes to covering the long tail of SaaS apps departments bring in. And with pricing that's custom-quoted and often expensive, Workato is typically best suited for organizations with the budget, custom scripting needs, and IT resources to match.

Workato pricing: By custom quote.

A Make alternative for developer-heavy teams

Tray

Tray pros:

• Powerful for complex, developer-level workflows

• Strong on data mapping and deep API integrations

Tray cons:

• Steeper learning curve; less intuitive for non-technical users

• Extremely limited pre-built integrations (120+) compared to Zapier (8,000+)

Tray is an enterprise automation platform that leans technical by design. Its builder looks familiar—similar to other drag-and-drop automation tools—but the way you configure logic can feel a little clunky. For example, filtering requires dropping in "path" steps, which works fine but can get messy fast in larger workflows.

Alongside traditional automation, Tray also offers an agent builder ("Merlin"), which lets you create AI agents grounded in your company data and capable of making context-based decisions. You can connect them to web apps, Slack, or APIs, and even switch between different large language models depending on the use case. It's powerful, but the agent setup process isn't the most intuitive, especially for non-technical users.

That's the general theme with Tray: it's clearly built for IT teams and developers. If you know what you're doing, you can build some very sophisticated automations—complete with complex data mapping, API-level integrations, and enterprise-grade governance. But if you're not technical, it's easy to get lost without heavy reliance on templates or support from someone who codes.

Tray does include over a hundred pre-built connectors, mostly aimed at enterprise apps, along with strong compliance and audit features. But after being used to Zapier's list of 8,000+ integrations, I was honestly shocked at the limited number. Tray obviously expects most of its users to lean more on APIs and custom connectors than pre-built integrations.

In short: Tray is a powerful tool for technical teams who want full control over their automations and AI agents. But if your goal is to empower business users across departments—or to scale automations without a steep learning curve—you may find it less accessible than other alternatives.

Tray pricing: By custom quote.

A Make alternative for UI automation

UiPath

UiPath pros:

• RPA capabilities for legacy system automation

• Large community and extensive training resources

UiPath cons:

• Requires more coding than other low-code platforms

UiPath takes me back to an earlier era of automation—the one where "RPA" (robotic process automation), not "API," was the buzzword of the day. And to be fair, UiPath has earned its heavyweight status in that world.

Essentially, APIs connect apps on the back end, while RPA uses software robots to interact with the front end—basically mimicking the clicks, keystrokes, and swipes a human would make. That makes UiPath an excellent option if you're working with legacy systems or applications that don't play nice with APIs. Suddenly, you've got bots that can log in, move data around, and generally do the boring stuff for you.

RPA traditionally meant more coding, more complexity, and more headaches. UiPath smooths that out by giving you a full suite of tools to design, deploy, and manage your bots without having to reinvent the wheel. And because UiPath now blends RPA with API integrations (and even adds AI agents that can make context-aware decisions about what your bots should do next), it's not stuck in the past.

That said, configuring this kind of hybrid setup isn't a walk in the park. Unless you or someone on your team has coding chops, you'll probably need a technical specialist to really unlock UiPath's potential. And while it does come with 100+ pre-built connectors, that's still a fraction of what you'd get with an API-first platform like Zapier.

UiPath pricing: From $25/month for the Basic plan

A Make alternative for Microsoft-heavy teams

Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate pros:

• Seamless integration with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem

• AI-powered features like document processing and workflow creation

Microsoft Power Automate cons:

• Limited functionality outside of Microsoft ecosystem

On the surface, an automation tool that mostly lives inside one software ecosystem might feel a little boxed in. But when that ecosystem is Microsoft, the box in question is (much like the Tardis) a lot bigger on the inside. It's stacked with apps that thousands of businesses already rely on every single day.

If your work life revolves around Outlook calendars, SharePoint libraries, Teams chats, and Excel spreadsheets tucked away in OneDrive, Power Automate is the fastest way to get those apps talking to each other—without ever leaving the Microsoft 365 bubble. You can start from scratch or grab a template, but either way, the more Microsoft apps you use, the more you'll feel like Power Automate was built just for you.

That doesn't mean it's Microsoft-only. Power Automate comes with 1,000+ pre-built connectors and can extend further using APIs or RPA. Just know that once you step outside the Microsoft universe, things aren't always as smooth or seamless as they are with platforms like Zapier, which was designed to be ecosystem-agnostic.

To keep pace, Microsoft has layered in AI features too. It offers AI-powered document processing, as well as an AI Copilot that helps you build flows with natural language prompts—and, in some cases, even whips up simple ones on its own.

If your company already lives in the Microsoft Extended Universe, Power Automate is a compelling choice. If your tech stack is more diverse, though, you'll probably get more mileage out of a platform built to connect everything, not just everything Microsoft.

Microsoft Power Automate pricing: From $15/month for the Premium plan

A Make alternative for building interfaces for automations

Airtable

Avantages d'Airtable :

• User-friendly interface builder that combines database and automation functionality

• Collaboration features make automated workflows accessible to non-technical users

Inconvénients d'Airtable :

• Limited automation capabilities compared to specialized tools

Airtable is kind of the odd one out on this list—not because it's not powerful, but because it's less of a pure automation platform and more of a database-and-app builder that happens to do automation really well.

You can, for example, trigger Slack or Teams notifications when records update, or kick off other workflows across your stack. But the real magic is in its interfaces. While most tools in this roundup focus on the backend wiring, Airtable shines on the frontend, letting you create dashboards, portals, and tools that real humans can actually interact with.

This opens the door for smoother cross-team collaboration. Want an analytics dashboard that hides the messy database guts from end users? Done. Want each team to only see what matters to them—sales only sees leads, ops only sees tasks, execs only see the shiny charts? Easy. And all of it can be filtered, sorted, and permissioned without writing a single line of code.

The interface builder itself is drag-and-drop friendly, with plenty of templates to get you started. Once you've got it set up, Airtable quietly automates things in the background, like updating records, sending alerts, or moving data where it needs to go.

That said, Airtable isn't built for the kind of heavyweight automation you'd find in a dedicated orchestration platform. If you need complex branching logic, looping workflows, or AI agents weaving tools together across your stack, you'll probably hit a ceiling. In that case, you can always use Zapier to connect Airtable with thousands of other apps and boost Airtable's automation capabilities even more.

Learn more about how to automate Airtable with Zapier, or check out one of these pre-built templates to get started.

Airtable pricing: Free plan available; paid plans start at $24/user/month for the Team plan

What's the best Make alternative?

Make is a solid automation platform, but it's not the only game in town. The good news is that you've got options.

If you're deep in the Microsoft ecosystem, Power Automate might be the smoothest fit. If you're wrangling legacy systems with clunky UIs, UiPath could be your hero. If you're more interested in building sleek, user-facing dashboards, give Airtable a try.

But if you want a platform that does it all—AI orchestration, 8,000+ integrations, enterprise-grade security, and a user-friendly interface—it's hard to beat Zapier. That's why I recommend it as the best Make alternative for most teams.

At the end of the day, the right choice comes down to what you're trying to automate and who needs to use the tool. So take stock of your workflows, try a few platforms on for size, and see which one makes your business run the smoothest.

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