Make vs Stripe
Visual workflow automation (formerly Integromat) — deeper than Zapier
vs. Payments, subscriptions, fraud protection, and financial infrastructure
Pricing tiers
Make
Free
$0. 1,000 operations/month. 3,000+ apps. Basic support. Min 15-min scheduling interval.
Free
Core
$9/mo. 10,000 operations. Unlimited active scenarios. Sub-minute scheduling. API access.
$9/mo
Pro
$16/mo. 10,000 operations. Priority execution. Custom variables. Full-text log search.
$16/mo
Teams
$29/mo. Team roles. Scenario templates. Share with team.
$29/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Custom functions, 24/7 support, overage protection, advanced security.
Custom
Stripe
Payments (Pay-as-you-go)
Default pricing: 2.9% + 30¢ per domestic card transaction. No setup/monthly fees.
$0 base (usage-based)
Billing (Pay-as-you-go)
0.7% of billing volume (on top of payment fees). Stripe-hosted subscription + invoice management.
$0 base (usage-based)
Billing (Monthly plan)
Starting $620/month with 1-year contract. Discount on high volumes.
$620/mo
Enterprise / Custom
Volume discounts + IC+ pricing (interchange-plus) available at scale.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Make vs payments-payg on Stripe.
| Metric | Make | Stripe |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Make · 16 features
- 3,000+ Apps — Huge integration catalog.
- Custom Apps SDK — Build your own app integrations with Apps SDK.
- Custom Functions (Ent) — Enterprise-only: define reusable functions.
- Custom Webhooks — Webhook triggers + responses.
- Data Stores — Make-native DB for cross-scenario state.
- Data Structures — Shared schemas for mapping.
- Error Handlers — Per-module error routes (rollback, resume, ignore).
- Execution Log — Per-operation input/output detail.
- Formula Editor — Rich formula language for data transformation.
- HTTP Module — Generic HTTP client — call any API.
- Iterator + Aggregator — Loop over arrays + collect results.
- Make AI Agents — Autonomous AI agents that invoke Make modules as tools.
- Router — Branch scenarios into multiple paths with conditions.
- Scenario Templates — Pre-built templates + community marketplace.
- Scheduling — Sub-minute scheduling on paid. 15-min min on Free.
- Visual Scenario Editor — Node-based canvas with curved connections.
Stripe · 17 features
- Atlas — Incorporate a US Delaware C-Corp in minutes.
- Billing (Subscriptions) — Recurring invoices, trials, proration, metered billing, tax-included.
- Climate — Route % of revenue to carbon removal.
- Connect — Multi-party payments for marketplaces/platforms. Express, Custom, Standard accou…
- Data Pipeline — Nightly sync of Stripe data to your warehouse (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, S3…
- Identity — Document + selfie verification for KYC.
- Invoicing — One-off invoices with hosted pages + reminders.
- Issuing — Issue virtual/physical cards programmatically.
- Payments — Core card + wallet (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link) + bank payment processing.
- Radar (Fraud) — ML-based fraud detection. Teams tier for custom rules.
- Sigma — SQL analytics over your Stripe data.
- Stripe Checkout — Hosted prebuilt checkout page. Zero UI work.
- Stripe Elements — Pre-styled UI components for custom checkout flows.
- Stripe Tax — Auto-calc sales tax, VAT, GST across jurisdictions + reporting.
- Terminal (In-Person) — Card readers + SDKs for POS and mobile payments.
- Treasury — Embedded banking — accounts, ACH, issuing cards via platform.
- Webhooks — Event notifications for all resource changes. Signed with webhook secret.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Make | Stripe |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | Make CLI (for Apps SDK) | Stripe CLI |
| SDK | Apps SDK | stripe-dotnet, stripe-go, stripe-java, stripe-js (client), stripe-node, stripe-php, stripe-python, @stripe/react-stripe-js, stripe-ruby |
| REST | Make API | Stripe REST API |
| MCP | Make MCP | Stripe MCP |
| OTHER | Custom Webhooks, Make Web Editor | Webhook Events |
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