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When Zapier wins
Under 1,000 tasks/mo. Simple one-step flows. Team without engineering depth. Cheap, fast, simple.
Zapier vs Make.com
Zapier vs Make.com — when to migrate.
Zapier is the easy on-ramp. Make.com is the scale layer. Here's when the migration math actually works and the common gotchas to avoid.
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When Make.com wins
Over 5,000 ops/mo. Multi-step branching. Iterators, routers, error handlers. 10× cheaper at scale.
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Migration blockers
Auth re-setup for every connection. Webhooks need new endpoints. Schedules need re-mapping. Plan a weekend.
Deep dive
How we actually run it
The pricing math
Zapier: ~$0.02/task once you're past the starter tier. Make.com: ~$0.002/op at the same scale. For a contractor running 10K+ ops/mo, Make.com saves $1,500–$3,000/yr — enough to pay for the migration weekend.
Migration playbook
- Audit every active Zap. Tag by criticality.
- Rebuild in Make.com in parallel. Don't cut over yet.
- Run both in parallel for 2 weeks. Diff the outputs.
- Switch the webhook endpoints, disable Zaps.
- Monitor for 30 days before deleting the Zapier account.
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