Notis vs Make vs Zoho Flow

Verdict

Notis aside, Make has the highest support score, 89% across all 33 rows. Zoho Flow scores 80% across 32 checked rows out of 33.

Their strengths differ: Make for rolling automation out to a team and Zoho Flow for controlling complex multi-step workflows.

Make, Zoho Flow and Notis tie for the cheapest way in at $0, and only Make and Zoho Flow have a free plan that does the product's main job.

None of them documents Open source or Self-hosting.

Capabilities and pricing

Capability comparison between Notis and the selected automation tools
Capability	View pricing	MakeVisit site	Zoho FlowVisit 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	Partial
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	—
MCP support		Consumes MCP tools + own server	Not checked
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
Workflow templates	PartialSingle-prompt automation templates	8,254 importable templates	Partial
Managed cloud		Managed SaaS runtime, all tiers
Open source	—	—Proprietary SaaS, no source	—
Self-hosting	—	—On-premise agent is a bridge only	—
SSO and role-based access	—		Partial
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	Tiers not collected

IncludedPartial— Not documentedNot checked

Ranked by support score

1. 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: rolling automation out to a team

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 gap is workflow logic, with nothing documented for 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

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 Make Make alternativesSupport score: 89% across all 33 rows

2. Zoho Flow

App integration automation

Connect business apps and automate multi-step workflows with a visual builder.

Best for: controlling complex multi-step workflows

Documented strengths

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
Logic & orchestration: Conditional branches, Loops and batch processing, Data mapping and transforms, Custom code steps and Reusable subflows

The catch

The gap is AI and approval controls, with nothing documented for Knowledge bases or RAG, Browser or computer use and Human approval steps.

Pricing

Tiers not collected

Free: 5 flows and 100 tasks/month. Standard from $29/month ($25 annual, 5,000 tasks), Professional from $49 ($41 annual, 10,000 tasks); larger task bands cost more. · zoho.com

How it differs from Notis: Zoho’s hosted integration builder combines visual branches, reusable Deluge functions and Zia-generated agentic workflows.

Visit Zoho Flow Zoho Flow alternativesSupport score: 80% across 32 checked rows out of 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: building and triggering workflows

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 gap is workflow logic, with nothing documented 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

See Notis pricingSupport score: 56% across all 33 rows

Questions about this comparison

Which of Make or Zoho Flow scores highest in the evidence checked so far?

Make, with 89% across all 33 rows. Zoho Flow scores 80% across 32 checked rows out of 33.

How much do they cost?

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; Zoho Flow: Free: 5 flows and 100 tasks/month. Standard from $29/month ($25 annual, 5,000 tasks), Professional from $49 ($41 annual, 10,000 tasks); larger task bands cost more. Make, Zoho Flow and Notis all start at $0, and only Make and Zoho Flow have a free plan that does the product's main job.

Which of them can I try for free?

Make and Zoho Flow have a free tier.

What can none of them do?

None of them documents Open source or Self-hosting.

Where does Notis fit in?

Notis is number 3 on this page. Against Make: 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.

How we checked

We checked each product's official pages against the same 33 capability rows. The support score is the share of checked rows a product documents. Partial support counts half, and rows not checked yet stay out of the score. Notis chose the rows and is scored the same way. The score does not measure reliability, reply speed or writing quality. Last checked 21 August 2026.

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