Updated June 2026 · Real pricing data
prices verified june 2026 · 3 workflows · monthly billing

Make vs Pipedream — which costs less?

Make logoMake < Pipedream logoPipedream at every volume we track
Make is 5–9× cheaper at every volume we track — and this time the no-code tool is the cheap one; Pipedream is the developer's pick. Make's free tier covers 1,000 ops/mo outright and even 100,000 ops runs ~$45 vs ~$400. Choose Pipedream only if your team wants to write Node or Python steps — then the premium buys real programmability.
Price by volume

What you'd pay per month

Cheapest qualifying plan for each tool, including overage, at four typical volumes.

ops / monthMakePipedream
1,000 $0 ✓Free $29Basic
5,000 $9 ✓Core $59Basic +ops
20,000 $18 ✓Core +ops $199Connect +ops
100,000 ~$45 ✓Enterprise (estimate) ~$495Business (estimate)

~ = estimated custom-tier pricing (vendor quotes individually; calibrated against public list prices). Assumes 3 workflows, monthly billing, cheapest qualifying plan. Prices verified June 2026 — see the price changelog.

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Where they differ

Feature differences that matter

Only the rows where Make and Pipedream actually differ — identical capabilities are left out.

FeatureMakePipedream
Integrations1,500+2,000+
Free tier1,000/mo · Unlimited100 credits/mo · 3
Overage model+$9 per 10,000 ops+$10 per 1,000 ops
Execution timeout40 min30 sec (free) / 12 min (paid)
Log history30 days24 hours (free)
GDPR-friendly✓✗
Code steps✗✓

Same on both: steps per workflow · self-hosting · ai features · multi-user · api access · webhooks · license.

Trade-offs

Pros & cons

Make logoMake
  • Best price per op in cloud
  • 30-day log history on free
  • Visual drag-and-drop
  • No self-hosting
  • No native code steps
Pipedream logoPipedream
  • Run Node.js/Python in workflows
  • Most integrations (2,000+)
  • Best for devs
  • Expensive overage
  • Very limited free tier
  • No self-host
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FAQ

Common questions

At every volume we track, yes — from $0 vs $29 at 1,000 ops/mo to ~$45 vs ~$495 at 100,000. Prices include overage where it applies — see the table above.
In Make, one operation = one module execution, counted per module across the scenario. In Pipedream, one credit ≈ 30 seconds of compute per step — a multi-step workflow typically consumes several credits per run.
No — both are cloud-only. If self-hosting matters to you (cost control, GDPR, data residency), look at n8n or Activepieces instead — see the compare tool.
Because Pipedream is built for engineers: workflows are code steps in Node or Python with full access to npm and PyPI packages, an event-data inspector, and 2,000+ integrations behind an API-first design. Make's visual builder hits a ceiling when logic gets genuinely complex — at that point Pipedream's premium is buying capability Make simply doesn't have.
Taken from official pricing pages and verified June 2026. Values marked ~ are estimates for custom enterprise tiers. Every change we record lands in the price changelog.
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Make logoMake

1,000 free ops a month, unlimited scenarios — enough to run a real pilot before paying anything.

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Pipedream logoPipedream

Free tier gives 100 credits a month on 3 workflows — enough to validate an integration.

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