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Zapier
Easier UX. Faster setup. More expensive per task. Great until you hit 1,000 tasks/month.
Comparisons
Zapier vs Make.com for contractor automation.
Zapier is the easy on-ramp. Make.com is the scale layer. Most contractors should start on Zapier and migrate to Make.com once they hit 1,000+ ops/month.
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Make.com
Steeper learning curve. 10× cheaper per operation at scale. Better for multi-step branching automations.
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When to switch
When your Zapier bill exceeds $50/mo and you have 3+ multi-step flows running. The migration weekend pays for itself in month 1.
The pricing math
Zapier: $0.02/task once past the starter tier. Make.com: $0.002/op at the same scale. For 10K+ ops/month, Make.com saves $1,500–$3,000/year — enough to fund the migration.
Migration playbook
The Heist Way
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