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6 Make alternatives (2026)
The closest alternatives to Make in October 2026 are StackAI, n8n and MindStudio.
6 agents compared · 5 with a free plan · prices checked 2 September–3 October 2026
Reviewed by The Agents Index editorial team.
Make and its alternatives at a glance
| Agent | Best for | Starts at | Better than Make at | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make | teams rolling out AI agents and app-to-app automations across a whole business | Free, then $10.59/month source | 18 October 2026 | |
| n8n | Ops and automation teams who want to build agentic workflows visually while keeping data on self-hosted infrastructure. | Free, then about $27/month source | Agent permissions, Open models | 18 October 2026 |
“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of 23 October 2026.
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StackAI
No-code enterprise platform for building, deploying and governing AI agents across business systems.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · PartlyYou run the software yourself, but enterprise buyers also get StackAI people: forward-deployed engineers, weekly co-building sessions and dedicated solution engineers on the Enterprise plan.Source ↗
Where it improves on Make
- +Agent permissions · YesBuilders choose the stop points: an Ask Human tool pauses a run for approval, while admins allow or block individual tools, connectors and LLMs org-wide.Source ↗
- +Open models · YesOpen-weight models are reachable two ways: Llama-family models through a Cerebras key, and any model you host yourself through the Local provider connection.Source ↗
Trade-offs against Make
None found.
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n8n
Workflow automation platform for building and running AI agents on a visual canvas, with code where needed.
From FreeWhy it's on this listAgent permissions · YesApproval is wired per tool: the workflow pauses and a reviewer approves or denies through Chat, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Gmail or Outlook. Tools with no review step execute unattended.Source ↗
Where it improves on Make
- +Open models · YesOllama chat and embedding nodes run local open-weight models; OpenRouter, Hugging Face Inference, DeepSeek and Mistral nodes cover hosted open-weight options.Source ↗
- +Model choice · YesYou pick the provider and model per node or per agent, and swap it without rebuilding the workflow; a fallback model can be attached to an agent.Source ↗
Trade-offs against Make
- −Certifications · PartlySOC 2 audited with external pen tests and a public Trust Center; GDPR is covered by a pre-signed DPA carrying the Standard Contractual Clauses. No ISO 27001 claim appears anywhere on the site.Source ↗
- 03
MindStudio
No-code platform for building, running and deploying AI agents as drag-and-drop workflows.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · PartlyYou run the software yourself; the vendor's people supply training rather than building and operating agents for you, and team training is bundled only on the Business plan.Source ↗
Where it improves on Make
- +Open models · YesOpen-weight families are both hosted in the catalogue and runnable on your own hardware, and the privacy policy names offline DeepSeek instances running inside MindStudio infrastructure.Source ↗
- +Model choice · YesYou choose the model per block from a large multi-publisher catalogue, can compare models side by side, and can plug in your own keys or endpoints instead.Source ↗
Trade-offs against Make
- −Pooled budget · PartlyBusiness workspaces can set per-user budgets and limits against the shared workspace spend, but the vendor does not publish how the pooled balance itself is allocated.Source ↗
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UiPath Agent Builder
Low-code canvas in UiPath Studio Web for building AI agents that run on the UiPath automation platform.
From FreeWhy it's on this listAgent permissions · YesThe agent can act only through tools you explicitly grant it, per-tool guardrails evaluate deterministic rules before and after each call with Log, Filter, Block or Escalate actions, and a max-iterations setting caps its reasoning loops.Source ↗
Where it improves on Make
- +Model choice · YesYou pick the model per agent from the Properties panel, models are provisioned through the AI Trust Layer, and the vendor states a model can be swapped later without rebuilding the agent.Source ↗
- +API access · YesAn OpenAPI 3.0 Orchestrator API plus OAuth external applications let your own stack drive the platform, and API triggers start an agent job over HTTP; the feature table marks API triggers for agents unavailable on Public Sector and Dedicated.Source ↗
Trade-offs against Make
- −Pooled budget · PartlyIt splits by phase: run-time consumption defaults to a zero tenant allocation and draws from the organisation pool, while the design-time AI and Agentic allowance is sized per seat grade and the docs say plainly it cannot be pooled.Source ↗
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Gumloop
Multiplayer AI agent builder: teams build agents over their apps while IT keeps governance and spend control.
From $37/monthWhy it's on this listAgent permissions · YesPer-connector approval modes range from always-allow to never-allow, with a read-free write-gated middle setting and per-tool custom rules.Source ↗
Where it improves on Make
- +Open models · YesOpen-weight families are runnable as hosted agents, but always through Gumloop's US-based inference providers rather than weights you host yourself.Source ↗
- +Model choice · YesThe buyer picks the model per agent from 35+ options on both plans, can swap freely, and Enterprise admins can restrict the allowed set.Source ↗
Trade-offs against Make
- −Free tier · PartlyThere is a self-serve 14-day free trial of Pro but no standing free plan in the published table, so continued use requires the $37/month tier.Source ↗
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TaleVerified
Open-source project workspace where teams assign tasks to AI coding agents running in sandboxes.
From FreeWhy it's on this listDone-for-you service · PartlyYou run the software, but the Enterprise plan adds professional operation, installation and maintenance, with consulting and custom development charged hourly rather than a built-for-you agent.Source ↗
Where it improves on Make
- +Open models · YesA custom provider credential points at a self-hosted model server such as vLLM or Ollama, or any internal gateway speaking the OpenAI or Anthropic API.Source ↗
- +Model choice · YesThe buyer picks the provider credential and pins a model per agent; the vendor ships no model of its own and admins restrict access per person or team.Source ↗
Trade-offs against Make
- −Runs autonomously · PartlyAn agent completes a task unattended and posts its report, but it must stop at In review and cannot approve its own result, so a person or a separate reviewer agent closes the loop.Source ↗
- −Certifications · PartlyRuler GmbH holds ISO/IEC 27001 covering Tale Enterprise and offers a GDPR/FADP DPA with a custom DPA on Enterprise, but no SOC 2 report is published.Source ↗
What to watch for
- n8nFair-code is source-available, not OSI open-source, so check the licence before commercial resale.
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What are the best alternatives to Make?
StackAI, n8n and MindStudio are the closest. They share the most of Make's features.
What is the cheapest alternative to Make?
StackAI, n8n and MindStudio and 2 more have a free plan. The lowest paid plan is Gumloop, from $37/month. Price checked on 30 September 2026.
Which agents here have a free plan?
5 of the 6: StackAI, n8n, MindStudio, UiPath Agent Builder and Tale.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2 September 2026 and 3 October 2026, each read on the maker's own pricing page.
Sources and method
Closest first: most of Make's features, then the fewest gaps. How we rank
Every price here was read on the agent maker's own pricing page.
- Make: make-code-components-production.up.railway.app/ih-api/pricing, checked 18 October 2026
- StackAI: stackai.com/pricing, checked 9 September 2026
- n8n: n8n.io/pricing, checked 2 September 2026
- MindStudio: mindstudio.ai/pricing, checked 20 September 2026
- UiPath Agent Builder: cloud.uipath.com/portal_/directbuy/presets, checked 3 September 2026
- Gumloop: gumloop.com/pricing, checked 30 September 2026
- Tale: tale.dev/pricing, checked 3 October 2026
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