Make vs Zapier
Three of fourteen models named Make first on the direct prompt; one named Zapier. Both were named by all fourteen models and Make carries 55 labels and Zapier 66, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in seven categories this edition.
United States, founded 2012. Named in thirteen categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workflow automation and ipaas page.
By framing
MakeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsZapier
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Make and Zapier were named in the same answer 160 times, of the 172 answers naming Make and the 235 naming Zapier. In those answers Zapier took the first choice thirty-two times and Make thirty-three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Make Zapier first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Make on the left and Zapier on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Make first, Zapier an alternative
2 of 14 modelsZapier was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Zapier4%#5 of 14Make0%#14 of 14What the models said about Make
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Make.com given reliability decline and support issues” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Examples: Complex setups on Make (formerly Integromator) or Retool ... they encourage bad architecture if not strictly governed.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“platforms like Make or n8n can be powerful, but they become harder to maintain as flows grow more branched” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most budget-conscious companies, Make offers the best balance of affordability, capability, and ease of use” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Make offers the best balance of capability, visual ease-of-use, and cost.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Non-Developers: Make.com ... Make is the industry-standard budget choice.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Zapier
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“lacks the governance, error-handling, and scalability needed for core B2B operations... Use for ad-hoc automations, not your backbone.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“Zapier remains SOC 2 Type II / SOC 3 certified and is fastest for simple low-volume workflows, but be cautious for regulated data, high-volume or credential-sensitive flows.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Zapier - Offers a wide range of integrations (7,000+ apps) and a user-friendly interface. It has a free plan available” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Zapier: The market leader. Known for having the most integrations (5,000+) and being the easiest to set up.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Zapier wins for non-technical teams (zero learning curve)... Zapier/Make for general SaaS automation” Grok 4.1 Fast · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.