Make vs Zapier
Six of fourteen models named Make first on the direct prompt; two named Zapier. Make was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Zapier by eleven and Make carries 27 labels and Zapier 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in nine 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 orchestration 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 108 times, of the 118 answers naming Make and the 165 naming Zapier. In those answers Zapier took the first choice ten times and Make twenty.
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
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Make first, Zapier an alternative
4 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
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 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
Make0%#– of 16Zapier0%#16 of 16What 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.
“Avoid No-Code (Zapier/Make) for data infrastructure, ETL, and backend logic.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“If your budget is bleeding from expensive tools like Zapier or Make” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Good visual builder at a budget price ($9/mo) — but workflows get messy at scale.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Make is usually the best overall choice if you want a low-cost, user-friendly automation platform with a generous free tier” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Make typically offers the best balance of features, pricing, and ease of use for mid-market B2B companies” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Make.com is the most cost-effective and powerful engine for a mid-market B2B budget” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct 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 five in this category shown.
“If your budget is bleeding from expensive tools like Zapier or Make... self-hosting is your best friend.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid No-Code (Zapier/Make) for data infrastructure, ETL, and backend logic.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies without deep technical resources, Zapier or Make are practical starting points.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Popular Mid-Market Pick: Make or Zapier—balance of power, ease, and price for B2B ops” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · first choice
“For no-code, app integrations, Zapier (with a free tier) or n8n (self-hosted free option) are excellent.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · alternative
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.