Notis vs Make vs Zapier

The same 33-row checklist and the same rules. Every cell shows vetted official evidence or “Not checked.”

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So which one?

Notis aside, Zapier covers the most ground: 92% across all 33 capabilities, ahead of Make at 89%.

They are not really after the same job, though: Zapier for controlling complex multi-step workflows and Make for building workflows and starting them the way your work arrives.

Cheapest way in is a tie: Zapier, Make and Notis all start at $0, and only Zapier and Make have a free plan that does the product's main job.

Nothing here publishes anything on Open source and Self-hosting.

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The whole grid, row by row

Capability comparison between Notis and the selected automation tools
Capability	View pricing	MakeVisit site	ZapierVisit site
Build & trigger
Visual workflow builder	—	Visual scenario builder
Build workflows with natural language		Maia builds/edits from a prompt
Schedule trigger		Recurring/one-off schedules
App-event trigger		App-event triggers, e.g. new row
Webhook or API trigger		Custom webhook + API trigger
Email, form, or manual trigger	Manual: Test button / chat command	Email trigger; manual run too
Logic & orchestration
Conditional branches	—	Router branches + fallback route
Loops and batch processing	—	Iterator processes each array item
Data mapping and transforms	—	Mapping panel + built-in functions
Custom code steps	PartialVia skills' scripts/, not a code step	Code app runs JS or Python
Reusable subflows	—	"Run a scenario" module
Long-running workflows		—Hard cap under an hour	Delay can pause a Zap for up to 30 days
AI & human control
AI model steps		AI model actions, e.g. OpenAI
Autonomous agents		Agents pick tools toward a goal
Knowledge bases or RAG	Ultra-tier memory sources	Knowledge files in a RAG vector db
Browser or computer use		BrowserAct: click/scrape pages	Partial
MCP support		Consumes MCP tools + own server
Human approval steps	—	PartialEnterprise closed-beta app only
Reliability & operations
Retries and error paths	—	5 error handlers + retry backoff
Run history and logs		Per-run, per-module history
Testing and debugging	Test button fires a real run on demand	Run once with per-module output
Workflow versioning	—	60-day version history + restore
Monitoring and alerts	—	Configurable failure email alerts
Secret management	Masked env vars + encrypted tokens	Encrypted keychain for API keys
Platform & governance
Ready-made app integrations	1,000+ apps	3,000+ verified app connectors	9,000+ apps (10,062 in page data)
Workflow templates	PartialSingle-prompt automation templates	8,254 importable templates
Managed cloud		Managed SaaS runtime, all tiers
Open source	—	—Proprietary SaaS, no source	—Core automation product is closed source
Self-hosting	—	—On-premise agent is a bridge only	—
SSO and role-based access	—
Audit logs and compliance	—	Enterprise audit logs, 12 months
Shared team workspace		Unlimited users on every plan
Usable free tier	Partial	1,000 credits, 2 scenarios free
Price	FREEPRO$13/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+2 more	FreeCore$9/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+3 more	FreeProfessional$19.99/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+2 more

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The catch with each one

Numbered by support score across vetted capability rows, with incomplete evidence shown on every card. Unknown rows never count as a no, and this is not a score against your answers.

1. Zapier

Workflow automation platform

The largest no-code automation catalogue, billed per task, cloud only.

Best for: controlling complex multi-step workflows

Documented strengths

Platform & governance: Ready-made app integrations, Workflow templates, Managed cloud, SSO and role-based access, Audit logs and compliance, Shared team workspace and Usable free tier
Build & trigger: Visual workflow builder, Build workflows with natural language, Schedule trigger, App-event trigger, Webhook or API trigger and Email, form, or manual trigger
Logic & orchestration: Conditional branches, Loops and batch processing, Data mapping and transforms, Custom code steps, Reusable subflows and Long-running workflows

The catch

Official evidence records a gap in platform and governance options: no published support for Open source and Self-hosting.

Pricing

FreeProfessional$19.99/moyrTeam$69/moyrEnterpriseCustom pricing

Free–$69+/mo (Free 100 tasks, Professional from $19.99/mo annual for 750 tasks, Team from $69/mo annual for 2,000) · zapier.com

Who should pick it

Pick Zapier if controlling complex multi-step workflows is what decides it for you. Walk away if you need integrations, self-hosting, governance or team controls.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Zapier bills per task, so a long workflow costs several times a short one for the same trigger; Notis charges a flat subscription and nobody builds the workflow.

Visit Zapier92% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

2. Make

Visual AI automation platform

A visual scenario builder billed in shared credits across every plan, cheaper per unit of work than task-based automation, running only on Make's managed cloud.

Best for: building workflows and starting them the way your work arrives

Documented strengths

Platform & governance: Ready-made app integrations, Workflow templates, Managed cloud, SSO and role-based access, Audit logs and compliance, Shared team workspace and Usable free tier
Build & trigger: Visual workflow builder, Build workflows with natural language, Schedule trigger, App-event trigger, Webhook or API trigger and Email, form, or manual trigger
Reliability & operations: Retries and error paths, Run history and logs, Testing and debugging, Workflow versioning, Monitoring and alerts and Secret management

The catch

The checked gap is workflow logic. Nothing published on Long-running workflows.

Pricing

FreeCore$9/moyrPro$16/moyrTeams$29/moyrEnterpriseCustom pricing

Free–$29/mo (Free 1,000 credits; Core $9, Pro $16, Teams $29 billed annually per month — all paid tiers 10,000 credits; paying monthly instead runs about 15% higher, e.g. Core $10.59, Pro $18.82, Teams $34.12); Enterprise is custom · make.com

Who should pick it

Make is the one to take when building workflows and starting them the way your work arrives is the deciding factor. Walk away if you need branches, loops, transforms or long-running workflows.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Make is the cheapest managed way to run scenario automation, and its Maia assistant can draft the scenario from a prompt; Notis instead does the same work directly from a message, without anyone building or maintaining a scenario.

Visit Make89% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

3. Notis

Personal AI assistant

Notis is a personal AI assistant you message from WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack or email, and reach from your own coding agent through its MCP server.

Best for: combining AI agents with human checkpoints

Documented strengths

Build & trigger: Build workflows with natural language, Schedule trigger, App-event trigger, Webhook or API trigger and Email, form, or manual trigger
AI & human control: AI model steps, Autonomous agents, Knowledge bases or RAG, Browser or computer use and MCP support
Reliability & operations: Run history and logs, Testing and debugging and Secret management

The catch

The documented gap is workflow logic. We found no published support for Conditional branches, Loops and batch processing, Data mapping and transforms and Reusable subflows.

Pricing

FREEPRO$13/moyrPRO+$39/moyrULTRA$99/moyr

Free–$149/mo · help.notis.ai

Who should pick it

Worth it for combining AI agents with human checkpoints — that is what Notis is built around. Walk away if you need branches, loops, transforms or long-running workflows.

See what those rows cost56% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

Where none of them wins

Nothing on this page publishes anything on Open source and Self-hosting. If one of them is the thing you actually need, none of these is your answer.

One more thing, because a table like this can be read for more than it is worth. It counts what each product documents. It says nothing about how reliable any of them is, how fast it replies, how good its writing is, or what it does when an integration breaks on a Friday night. A lower support score can still be the better daily driver. The only way to know is to put a real week of work through both.

A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

Questions people ask

Which of Zapier or Make covers the most features?

Zapier, at 92% across all 33 capabilities, ahead of Make at 89%. That counts documented support, not how well any of it works.

How much do they cost?

Zapier: Free–$69+/mo (Free 100 tasks, Professional from $19.99/mo annual for 750 tasks, Team from $69/mo annual for 2,000); Make: Free–$29/mo (Free 1,000 credits; Core $9, Pro $16, Teams $29 billed annually per month — all paid tiers 10,000 credits; paying monthly instead runs about 15% higher, e.g. Core $10.59, Pro $18.82, Teams $34.12); Enterprise is custom. Zapier, Make and Notis all start at $0, and only Zapier and Make have a free plan that does the product's main job.

Which of them can I try for free?

Zapier and Make have a free tier.

What can none of them do?

Not one of them publishes anything on Open source and Self-hosting. A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

How was this comparison put together?

We read whatever each product publishes — 106 first-party sources across 3 products — and scored all of them on the same 33 rows. Last checked 21 August 2026. A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

Where does Notis fit in?

At number 3, scored by the same code on the same 33 rows as everything else. Against Zapier specifically: Zapier bills per task, so a long workflow costs several times a short one for the same trigger; Notis charges a flat subscription and nobody builds the workflow.

How we checked all this

We read every product on this page against whatever it publishes — docs and pricing pages where there are any, the homepage where that is all there is — against the same 33 buyer-focused rows. A support score uses only rows with an explicit vetted state; every unchecked row remains visible and never becomes a no. Notis chose the questions and is scored by the same rule. Count the links below before you weigh a result; some vendors give us three pages and some give us one. Last checked 21 August 2026. No vendor briefings, no affiliate links, no press releases.

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