Zapier to Make Migration Guide
· By AI Compare
Stay no-code and cut costs: how to rebuild Zaps as Make scenarios.
Migration
Why move from Zapier to Make
- Cost: Make's entry plans include 10,000 credits for about $10–12/month, versus 750 tasks for about $20 on Zapier.
- Visual logic: routers, iterators and aggregators on one canvas.
- Better debugging: inspect every bundle at every step.
- Still no-code, so business teams can keep ownership.
Concept mapping
| Zapier | Make |
|---|---|
| Zap | Scenario |
| Step | Module |
| Trigger | Trigger module (first module) |
| Filter | Filter on the connection line |
| Paths | Router with filters on each route |
| Formatter | Built-in functions in mapping (text, date, math) |
| Delay | Sleep module (short delays) or scheduled scenario |
| Looping by Zapier | Iterator |
| Digest | Aggregator + scheduled run |
| Webhooks by Zapier | Webhooks → Custom webhook |
| Code by Zapier | No direct equivalent on standard plans; use functions or an HTTP call |
| Storage by Zapier | Data store |
Step-by-step
- Audit your Zaps: tasks per month, owner, importance. Delete unused ones.
- Recreate connections in Make for each app.
- Rebuild each Zap as a scenario. Start with high-task Zaps.
- Set schedules on scheduled triggers. Remember that each check with data uses credits; avoid 1-minute schedules unless needed.
- Add error handling: attach error handler routes to fragile modules (for example, "Ignore" for optional enrichment, "Break" with retries for API calls).
- Test with Run once and compare results with Zapier task history.
- Cut over: switch the scenario on and the Zap off at the same time. Update webhook URLs in source apps.
Estimate credits before you switch
Zapier tasks count actions only. Make credits count the trigger and every module, including each iteration. A rough conversion:
- Credits ≈ runs × (modules including trigger) × items per run
A Zap using 3,000 tasks a month (3 actions × 1,000 runs) becomes about 4,000 credits in Make, which still fits a 10,000-credit Core plan.
Watch out for
- Make scenarios turn off automatically after repeated errors; set up email notifications.
- Field mapping uses module numbers (
{{1.email}}); renaming or reordering modules can break mappings. - Code steps need a new approach.
Related
- Zapier vs Make
- Zapier to n8n migration if you are also considering n8n
