IFTTT vs Make

IFTTT

• Personal and smart-home automations with one trigger and one action
• People who prefer switching on ready-made automations to building them
• A low-cost paid plan priced per account rather than per run

Make

• Building multi-step, branching automations on a visual canvas
• Individuals and small teams that want unlimited scenarios at a low entry price
• Trying automation on a free plan with no time limit

IFTTT

• The Free plan allows only 2 Applets, and Pro stops at 20.
• Multi-action Applets and Webhooks need Pro; queries, filter code and AI services need Pro+.
• Free Applets run at standard speeds; the fastest speeds are reserved for paid plans.
• IFTTT's terms say it offers no refunds or credits, and subscriptions renew automatically.

Make

• The Free plan allows only 2 active scenarios and 1,000 credits a month, with at least 15 minutes between scheduled runs.
• Credits expire at the end of each term, and extra credits cost 25% more than those included in the plan.
• Teams and roles, custom variables and enterprise apps are not part of the Free plan.
• The $9 price applies to annual billing; the pricing page says annual billing saves 15% or more over monthly.

IFTTT

Applets

An Applet links a trigger in one service to an action in another. Published Applets can be switched on as they are, or you can build your own.

1,000+ services

IFTTT lists more than 1,000 services, from apps such as Google Sheets, Slack and Notion to smart-home brands such as Philips Hue, Ring and LIFX.

Multi-action Applets and Webhooks

Pro and Pro+ Applets can run several actions from one trigger and can use Webhooks to reach services IFTTT does not list. Neither is part of the Free plan.

Queries and filter code

Pro+ adds queries and filter code to Applets and lets you connect more than one account for the same service.

Chat Create and MCP

Chat Create builds an automation from a written prompt, and the IFTTT MCP server connects AI tools to your services and automations. AI services inside Applets need Pro+.

Mobile apps

The iOS and Android apps create and manage Applets and add device triggers such as location, photos and notifications. Mobile access is included on the Free plan.

Make

Visual scenario builder

Scenarios are built by placing app modules on a canvas and linking them with routers and filters, so branching logic is visible at a glance.

3,000+ pre-built apps

Make lists more than 3,000 app integrations, among them OpenAI, HubSpot, Salesforce and Slack. Access to enterprise apps comes with the paid plan.

Credit-based billing

Most module actions use 1 credit. The paid plan starts at 5,000 credits a month, and extra credits are sold in bundles of 1,000 or 10,000 at 25% more than plan credits.

AI agents, Maia and MCP

AI agents can be built to orchestrate workflows, Maia builds automations from a conversation, and the Make MCP server lets outside AI assistants trigger scenarios.

Make Grid

Make Grid gives a map of an organization's scenarios and how they connect, to keep a large automation setup under control.

Teams, variables and API

The paid plan adds teams and team roles, custom variables, full-text search of execution logs and access to more than 300 Make API endpoints.

IFTTT

• Free$0

  2 Applets with unlimited runs at standard speeds, using published or do-it-yourself Applets, and mobile app access.

• Pro$2.99

  per month, billed annually ($35.88)

  20 Applets at the fastest speeds, multi-action Applets, Webhooks, exclusive triggers and actions, and customer support.

• Pro+$8.99

  per month, billed annually ($107.88)

  Unlimited Applets, AI services, multiple accounts per service, queries and filter code, and prioritized support.

Make

• Free$0

  Up to 1,000 credits a month, 2 active scenarios, a 15-minute minimum interval between runs and 7 days of execution logs.

• Make Plan$9

  per month, billed annually, for 5,000 credits

  Unlimited active scenarios, 1-minute minimum interval, teams and roles, custom variables, high-priority execution and Make API access. Credit tiers go up to 8 million and beyond.

• Company (Enterprise)Custom

  Custom functions, 24/7 enterprise support, overage protection, advanced security and 60 days of execution logs.

IFTTT

• Annual discount

  Save 40% with yearly billing

  IFTTT's plans page shows a 40% saving on Pro and Pro+ when billed yearly: $35.88 a year for Pro and $107.88 a year for Pro+.

Make

• Annual discount

  Save 15% or more with annual billing

  Make's pricing page says annual billing saves 15% or more compared with paying monthly. The $9 starting price is the annual rate.

• Nonprofit

  Support for non-profit organizations

  The pricing page says Make supports non-profits and asks NGOs and NPOs to contact it for details. No discount figure is published.