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Make vs Script.it

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Make — 86 vs 72 for Script.it
Best fit
Make: Operations and marketing teams wiring SaaS apps together with branching logic they can see · Script.it: Non-developers who want automations they can read back and rerun
Status
We could not check Make — its site turns automated checks away; Script.it was up on Sep 6, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

MakeVisual automation builder with branching scenarios, AI agents and an MCP server, metered in credits.Script.itDescribe an automation in plain English and it wires up the apps, the logic and the schedule behind it

Side by side

FactMakeScript.it
CategoryWorkflow Automation PlatformsAI Workflow Builders
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at—$30/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score86 / 10072 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyCelonis, Inc.Script.it
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Make

Make is the visual automation tool for people who outgrow Zapier's straight lines and want routers, iterators and error handling on a canvas without running their own n8n. The credit model is the thing to understand before committing: most steps cost one credit, AI steps cost more and purchased top-ups expire, so a chatty scenario can burn a month's allowance in days. The MCP server and agents make it a reasonable home for assistant-driven automations, but they draw from the same credit pool.

Pros

  • Branching, iteration and error handling on a visual canvas, with routers and error handlers free of credits
  • 3,000+ native apps plus custom integrations for any API
  • AI agents with goals, tools, limits and visible reasoning, plus an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini
  • Free plan with 1,000 credits a month and SOC 2 Type II, SSO and audit logs on paid tiers

Cons

  • Plan prices are not readable without a browser session; the pricing page shows credits, not dollars, to fetchers
  • Credits expire at the end of the term and purchased extras expire sooner
  • AI-provider steps consume more than one credit, making agent-heavy scenarios hard to budget
  • No self-hosted option

Script.it

The interesting bit is that the output is a saved, inspectable script rather than an agent that improvises differently each run, so you can verify it once and rerun it. The CLI turning it into a tool your coding agent can call is a genuinely good idea. Credits are the constraint, and 300 a month goes quickly on anything scheduled.

Pros

  • Workflows are saved as inspectable, rerunnable scripts rather than one-off agent runs
  • Around 600 integrations covering the usual business stack
  • Open-source CLI and agent skill give external coding agents access to the workspace
  • Free tier with 50 monthly credits and no card required

Cons

  • Credit metering with $0.10 overage makes cost unpredictable for scheduled jobs
  • No company name, jurisdiction or founding date published on the site
  • Self-hosting and SOC 2 terms sit behind Enterprise quoting only

Which one fits

Choose Make if you need

  • Operations and marketing teams wiring SaaS apps together with branching logic they can see
  • Builders who want AI agents and automations in one place, driven from Claude or ChatGPT through MCP
  • Companies that need SSO, audit logs and SOC 2 on a no-code automation tool

Choose Script.it if you need

  • Non-developers who want automations they can read back and rerun
  • People driving automations from a coding agent such as Claude Code or Codex
  • Teams with a long tail of small integrations across Slack, Notion and HubSpot

Make vs Script.it: the questions people ask

Is Make cheaper than Script.it?

Script.it starts at $30/mo. Make has a free tier; what its paid plans cost is not confirmed by us yet.

Does Make or Script.it have a free tier?

Both: Make has a free tier, and Script.it has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Make or Script.it?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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