Make vs viaSocket

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

viaSocket

• Small teams that want a large free task allowance before paying
• People who would sooner describe an automation in chat than build it
• Connecting AI clients to business apps through an MCP server

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.

viaSocket

• A task is counted for every step that runs, including the trigger, so a trigger with 3 actions uses 4 tasks per run.
• AI steps and premium actions such as WhatsApp and SMS draw on a separate monthly credit allowance.
• SSO and advanced permissions are listed only on the paid Team and Premium plans.
• When a month's tasks or credits run out, automations keep running only if you top up with pay-as-you-go credits.

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.

viaSocket

Workflows from a prompt

You describe a job in plain words and viaSocket AI plans the steps and connects the apps. The result can run once, on a trigger or on a schedule.

No-code builder with paths

A drag-and-drop builder chains multi-step flows, and Paths send a run down different branches when conditions you define are met. Delay steps pause a run for a set time.

Webhook, schedule and email triggers

Flows start from webhooks in real time, from a cron schedule at set intervals, or from an email sent to a unique address through Email to Flow.

JavaScript functions and API requests

Custom JavaScript functions can run inside a workflow, HTTP API Request steps call services that have no built-in app, and variables and Memory carry data between steps.

Human intervention

A workflow can pause when a person needs to supply input or approve something, then pick up from the same point once that is done.

AI agents and MCP servers

The AI Agent feature builds agents on models such as GPT and Claude. Mushrooms, viaSocket's MCP service, gives AI clients like Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT per-action access to 2,000+ apps.

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.

viaSocket

• Free$0

  10,000 standard tasks and 500 AI credits a month, built-in integrations, and GPT, Claude and Gemini models.

• Team$18

  per month, billed annually ($27 billed monthly)

  17,000 standard tasks and 2,500 AI credits a month, SSO and advanced permissions. Extra usage at $0.0025 per task and $0.007 per AI credit.

• Premium$67

  per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

  40,000 standard tasks and 10,000 AI credits a month, SSO and advanced permissions. Extra usage at $0.0004 per task and $0.002 per AI credit.

• Agency$250

  per month; arranged through sales

  For agencies: 250,000 tasks and 100,000 AI credits a month. The pricing page asks agencies to get in touch for it.

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.

viaSocket

• Annual discount

  Save 33% with annual billing

  The pricing page shows a 33% saving for annual billing: Team is $18 a month billed annually against $27 monthly, and Premium is $67 against $99.

• Nonprofit

  3x the free plan for nonprofits and education

  viaSocket's pricing page says nonprofits, students and educators can unlock three times the free plan's usage through its free access programs.