Side-by-side comparison · Automation & Workflows
Activepieces vs Browse AI vs Make
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Small teams who like how Zapier works but want to own their automations or avoid per-task pricing.
Pick it if: Ecommerce, marketing and sales teams that need data from other websites without writing code.
Pick it if: Marketers and operators who've outgrown simple automations and want to see what their workflows are doing.
Overview
| Attribute | Activepieces | Browse AI | Make |
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| In one line | A Zapier-style automation builder that's open source and charges per run, not per step. | Scrape data from websites and track changes, set up by pointing and clicking. | Draw automations as a flowchart, with branches and loops, for less than Zapier charges. |
| Pricing model | Open source | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $20/mo flat | $19/mo | From $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Activepieces | Browse AI | Make |
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| Overall rating | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Activepieces | Browse AI | Make |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | – | – |
| Desktop app | No | – | No |
| Browser extension | No | Yes | Yes |
| API access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | Yes | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | – | Yes |
| Understands images | – | – | – |
| Makes images | No | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | – | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | – | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 10/ 17 | 7/ 17 | 9/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Activepieces | Browse AI | Make |
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| Plans | Free Free Small teams getting started, or anyone who will self-host. | Free Free Testing a robot or two. | Free Free Learning the canvas and running a couple of light scenarios. |
PlusOur pick $20/mo flat A small business running automations every day. | Personal $19/mo billed yearly, or $48 monthly One person monitoring a few sites. | CoreOur pick From $9/mo billed yearly One person automating a small business. | |
Team $200/mo flat A larger team that needs SSO and roles. | ProfessionalOur pick $69/mo billed yearly, or $87 monthly Teams scraping several sites regularly. | Pro From $16/mo billed yearly Anyone whose automations have become business-critical. | |
Ultimate Custom Companies with heavy volume or strict security needs. | Premium From $500/mo billed yearly High-volume or protected sites. | Teams From $29/mo billed yearly A team sharing scenarios and connections. | |
Enterprise Custom Companies that need SSO, audit logs and an uptime guarantee. | |||
| Which plan to pick | The Free plan is unusually generous, so start there. Move to Plus when you want monthly credits instead of a daily cap and the option to use your own AI keys. Self-host only if someone on the team is happy running a server. | Test on Free first to make sure your target sites work. Professional suits most business use because of the site and user limits; pay yearly if you are sure, as monthly costs much more. | Core is enough for most small businesses, and 10,000 credits goes a long way when routers and error handlers are free. Move to Pro if a failed run costs you money and you want priority execution and better logs. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Activepieces, Browse AI or Make?
Make scores highest overall in our ratings (Activepieces 4.0/5, Browse AI 3.9/5 and Make 4.3/5). Activepieces is best for zapier-style automations on a budget and Giving AI assistants access to your apps. Browse AI is best for competitor price monitoring and pulling listings into a spreadsheet. Make is best for multi-step marketing workflows and branching logic and filters.
Which is cheaper, Activepieces, Browse AI or Make?
Activepieces: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $20/mo flat. Browse AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19/mo. Make: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $9/mo.
Which is easier to use, Activepieces, Browse AI or Make?
Browse AI rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Ecommerce, marketing and sales teams that need data from other websites without writing code.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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