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Make vs Manus vs Lindy

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Best overall

Make

4.3

From From $9/mo

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Manus

3.7

From From $20/mo

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Lindy

3.8

From From $29.99/mo per active user

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At a glance

Make

4.3

Best overallBest value

Pick it if: Marketers and operators who've outgrown simple automations and want to see what their workflows are doing.

Manus

3.7

Pick it if: People who want to hand off whole tasks and don't want to build the automation themselves.

Lindy

3.8

Pick it if: Founders and small teams who want help with email, scheduling and customer replies without hiring someone.

Overview

Attribute	Make	Manus	Lindy
In one line	Draw automations as a flowchart, with branches and loops, for less than Zapier charges.	A general-purpose agent that takes a goal and works through it in its own browser.	An AI assistant that handles your email, meeting notes and follow-ups from Slack.
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium	Paid
Starting price	From $9/mo	From $20/mo	From $29.99/mo per active user
Free plan	Yes	Yes	No
Works with Claude Code	Yes	Yes	No

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

Attribute	Make	Manus	Lindy
Overall rating	4.3Winner	3.7	3.8
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.	4.0	4.5	4.5
FeaturesHow much it can do, and how well the pieces fit together.	4.5	4.0	4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.	4.5	3.5	3.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.	4.5	3.0	3.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.	4.0	3.5	3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

Attribute	Make	Manus	Lindy
Access & platform
Free plan	Yes	Yes	No
Mobile app	–	Yes	Yes
Desktop app	No	Yes	No
Browser extension	Yes	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	No	No	No
AI abilities
Works with your files	Yes	Yes	Yes
Understands images	–	Yes	–
Makes images	No	Yes	No
Makes video	No	Yes	No
Writes code	No	Yes	No
Runs agents or automations	Yes	Yes	Yes
Learns your brand or style	No	No	Yes
Works in many languages	Yes	Yes	–
Capabilities score	9/ 17	15/ 17	9/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

Attribute	Make	Manus	Lindy
Plans	Free Free Learning the canvas and running a couple of light scenarios.	Free Free Quick questions and seeing what it can do.	Free trial Free for 7 days Seeing whether it suits how you work.
	CoreOur pick From $9/mo billed yearly One person automating a small business.	ProOur pick From $20/mo, less with yearly billing Anyone who wants to hand off real research and build jobs.	TeamOur pick From $29.99/mo per active user Founders and small teams with a recurring admin load.
	Pro From $16/mo billed yearly Anyone whose automations have become business-critical.	Pro (higher tier) From $40/mo, less with yearly billing Heavier users and anyone publishing websites with it.	Enterprise Custom Companies with compliance requirements.
	Teams From $29/mo billed yearly A team sharing scenarios and connections.	Team From $20/seat/mo Teams that want shared credits and admin controls.
	Enterprise Custom Companies that need SSO, audit logs and an uptime guarantee.	Enterprise Custom Large organisations.
Which plan to pick	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.	Try the Free plan for a week to get a feel for how many credits a real task uses, then move to the $20 Pro tier. Only go higher if you run out most months or you want it to publish websites for you.	Use the seven-day trial on one recurring job, like meeting notes or inbox triage, and see how many credits it burns. Then pick the Team credit tier one step above what you used, since every active user is billed.

Key features

Attribute	Make	Manus	Lindy
Standout features	Visual canvas Routers, filters and iterators Run history you can replay AI Agents Make Grid HTTP and webhooks	Autonomous agent Wide Research Slides, websites and docs Scheduled automations My Browser Mobile and desktop apps	Works where you are Email handling Meeting notes and follow-ups Teachable skills Computer use Model choice per task

Pros and cons

Attribute	Make	Manus	Lindy
Pros	Much cheaper per step than Zapier Branching, loops and filters are built in, not bolted on Run history shows exactly what happened at every step Routers and error handlers do not use credits Generous free plan for learning	You describe the result, not the steps Strong at research, reports and first-draft decks Scheduled tasks turn it into a hands-off research assistant Apps for phone, desktop and browser	Feels like delegating to a person, not building an automation Strong at email, meeting notes and scheduling out of the box Asks before doing anything risky Teach it a task once and the whole team can reuse it
Cons	Steeper learning curve than Zapier, especially around data mapping Credit usage is hard to predict until you have run a scenario for a while Fewer apps than Zapier, and some apps have thin coverage Pricing page is hard to read, and the headline prices assume yearly billing	Credits are hard to predict and one big task can drain the monthly allowance Output needs checking, and it can waste credits on dead ends Not suited to automations that must run the same way every time Few direct app connections compared with the automation tools Pricing page does not load without JavaScript, so plan details are hard to confirm	No free plan, and the trial is only seven days Credits run out quickly on AI-heavy jobs Billed per active user, so costs climb as the team adopts it Browser-driven tasks can be slow and occasionally fail Output quality depends on how well you set up each skill

Who each one is for

Attribute	Make	Manus	Lindy
Best for	Multi-step marketing workflows Branching logic and filters Processing batches of records Automation on a budget	Multi-step research with a report at the end Lead lists and data gathering Scheduled recurring tasks Quick prototypes and slide decks	Sorting and drafting email Meeting notes and follow-ups Booking meetings Recurring admin you can describe in a sentence
You'll find it used by	Marketers Ops teams Agencies Consultants	Founders Marketers Researchers Consultants	Founders Small teams Sales teams Executive assistants

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability. The "Visit" buttons may use affiliate links, which never affect a score.

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