Is Make.com free to use?
Yes. Make has a Free plan with 1,000 credits a month, two active scenarios, runs capped at 10 minutes and a 5 MB file limit. It is enough to learn Make and run light jobs, but most business workflows outgrow it quickly.
Every figure on this page comes from Make's own pricing page or Help Center, read October 30, 2026. Where Make does not publish a number for the Free plan, we say so instead of guessing. If you already know you need Make for real volume, our Make scenario build service page covers paid plan costs, error handling and what we build. This page stays on one question: what the Free plan gives you and where it stops.
What do you get on the Make Free plan?
The Free plan includes 1,000 credits a month, 1 MB of data storage (one data store), two active scenarios at a time, a 10-minute limit per run and files up to 5 MB. Make's AI Provider works on Free.
The Make Free plan in four numbers
| Limit | Make Free plan | Where Make states it |
|---|---|---|
| Credits | 1,000 a month; credits expire at the end of the term | Pricing page FAQ |
| Data storage | 1 MB, which equals 1 data store | Pricing page FAQ and Data stores guide |
| Active scenarios | Two at a time | Module tools for AI agents guide |
| Longest single run | 10 minutes (45 minutes on paid plans) | Fix errors and warnings guide |
| Largest file a module can handle | 5 MB (Core 100 MB, Pro 250 MB, Teams 500 MB, Enterprise 1,000 MB) | Working with files guide |
| AI | Make's AI Provider only; your own OpenAI or Claude key needs a paid plan | Credits guide |
| Maia (Make's building assistant) | 30-day trial from signup with 45 free messages | Maia by Make pricing |
| Organizations and teams | One Free organization per account, with one team | Cancel your subscription guide |
| Shortest schedule interval | Make says it depends on the plan; the default for every scenario is 15 minutes | Schedule a scenario guide |
Two more allowances scale with credits. Make's pricing page grants 5 GB of data transfer and a webhook queue of 667 items for every 10,000 credits. Make does not print the Free figures, but by the same ratio 1,000 credits works out to about 0.5 GB of data transfer and about 67 queued webhook calls. That is our arithmetic, so treat it as an estimate.
What can't you do on the Make Free plan?
On Free you cannot buy extra credits, run the Make Code app, connect your own AI provider key or keep more than two scenarios active. Some premium AI models are also limited to paid plans.
- No extra credits. Make's extra credits guide says buying extra credits is for paid plans. When the 1,000 credits are gone, your scenarios stop until the month resets or you upgrade.
- No custom code. The Make Code app (JavaScript and Python) is listed for Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise only.
- No own AI keys. Make's credits guide lists custom AI provider connections as paid-plan only, so on Free every AI token is paid for in Make credits.
- Some models are paid-only. Make's October 12, 2026 release note says GPT-6.1 Sol in the OpenAI Create a Prompt module is available only on paid plans, and that on Free, scenarios set to a premium Claude model such as Opus now run on Claude Haiku 5.5 instead.
- Two active scenarios. Each AI agent module tool counts as an active scenario too, according to Make's guide to module tools for AI agents. One agent with two tools can use your whole allowance.
How far do 1,000 Make credits go?
About 250 runs of a four-module scenario that starts from a webhook. A polling trigger that checks every 15 minutes uses 96 credits a day on its own and empties the Free allowance in about 10 days.
Credits a polling trigger uses on its own in 30 days
Make counts one credit for each module run, and a polling trigger counts one credit every time it checks, even when nothing new is there. That rule, from Make's guide to how features use credits, decides how long the Free plan lasts. We worked out four common set-ups for a 30-day month.
| Set-up | Credits used | What 1,000 credits covers |
|---|---|---|
| Webhook trigger plus 3 actions (4 modules) | 4 per run | 1,000 / 4 = 250 runs a month |
| Polling trigger every 15 minutes | 4 x 24 = 96 checks a day | 1,000 / 96 = about 10.4 days, then the scenario stops |
| Polling trigger every hour | 24 x 30 = 720 checks a month | 280 credits left for work: 280 / 3 = 93 runs of the 3 action modules |
| Polling trigger once a day | 30 checks a month | 970 credits left: 970 / 3 = 323 runs of the 3 action modules |
The table shows why the trigger type matters more than the plan. A form or CRM that can send a webhook costs nothing while it waits. Our guide to fixing a Make webhook that is not working covers the queue and status codes if you switch to one.
When should you move from the Free plan to a paid Make plan?
Move when a scenario handles real customer or money data, when you need more than two scenarios on, when runs pass 10 minutes or files pass 5 MB, or when 1,000 credits is not enough for a month.
Free or paid?
Make does not print plan prices as plain text on its pricing page, so we use the prices Make quotes in its own Help Center. Its extra credits guide uses a $9 plan with 10,000 credits as an example ($0.0009 a credit), and its change your subscription guide quotes Core at $113.85 for 150,000 credits a month. Check the live price for your tier before you buy.
The bigger reason to move is safety. On Free you cannot buy extra credits, so a busy week can stop every scenario until the month resets. On a paid plan you can buy credits in units of 1,000 or turn on auto-purchasing. Our page on what happens when Make runs out of credits explains exactly what stops and how to restart it.
For the full cost picture, including what we charge to build and how Make compares with Zapier and n8n at 5,000 and 50,000 runs, see our Make.com automation agency page, our Make vs n8n comparison, or the list of software costs that sit on top of a build.
What happens if you cancel a paid Make plan and go back to Free?
Your paid plan runs to the end of the billing cycle, then the organization drops to Free with 1,000 credits a month. Unused credits are not carried over, and you keep only one team.
Make's cancellation guide adds three rules worth knowing before you cancel:
- One Free organization per account. If you already own a Free organization, a second cancelled organization becomes unlicensed, and you cannot run any scenarios in it until you subscribe again.
- A one-month wait. After you set an organization to Free, you cannot set another one to Free for the next month.
- One team. The Free plan supports one team, so you choose which team to keep when you cancel.
The pricing page FAQ also says that when you downgrade, active scenarios that use features of a higher plan are stopped. Check scenarios that use Make Code, your own AI keys or large files before you go back to Free.
More questions about the Make Free plan
Do unused Make credits roll over on the Free plan?
No. Make's pricing page says credits expire at the end of the term, and the Free plan gives a fresh 1,000 credits each month. If you cancel a paid plan, Make's cancellation guide says unused credits are not transferred to the Free plan. Plan your heaviest jobs early in the month if you rely on Free, or move to a paid plan where you can buy more.
Can you use AI on the Make Free plan?
Yes, through Make's AI Provider, which Make lists as available on all plans. Tokens are then paid in credits on top of one credit per operation, so AI steps drain 1,000 credits fast. Connecting your own OpenAI or Claude key needs a paid plan. See our table of Make credit costs for each AI model before you choose one.
Is Make free for nonprofits?
Make does not list a free nonprofit plan. Its pricing page says it supports non-profit organizations and asks NGOs and NPOs to contact Make for details. It also mentions a Start-up Plan for companies under 20 employees. Neither offer has published terms on the pages we read on October 30, 2026, so ask Make directly before you plan around them.
Can a business run live workflows on the Make Free plan?
It can, but we would not run anything customers depend on there. With two active scenarios, a 10-minute run limit and no way to buy extra credits, one busy week can stop the workflow until the month resets. Free is a good place to test a scenario. Move it to a paid plan before it handles leads, orders or invoices.
Can you build our Make scenarios on a Free account?
We can design and test on Free, then move the work to a paid plan on your own account before launch. The strategy call and audit are free. A small build of two or three scenarios is about $1,000 at the time of writing, and fixes to what we build are free for 6 months. You keep the Make account and pay Make directly.
Sources and further reading
- Make pricing page (Free plan 1,000 credits, 1 MB data storage and 1 data store, usage allowance per 10,000 credits, credits expire at end of term, downgrade stops scenarios using higher-plan features, nonprofit and Start-up Plan notes), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Data stores (Free plan 1 MB of data storage, one data store), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Module tools for AI agents (two active scenarios on the Free plan; each module tool counts as one), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Fix errors and warnings (runs stop after 45 minutes, 10 minutes on Free), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Working with files (maximum file size by plan: Free 5 MB to Enterprise 1,000 MB), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Credits (Make's AI Provider on all plans, custom AI provider connections on paid plans), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, How features use credits (triggers use 1 credit per check even with no new data), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Extra credits (paid plans only, $9 plan with 10,000 credits example), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, The Make Code app is available (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Cancel your subscription (switch to Free, no credit transfer, one Free organization, one team), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Maia by Make pricing (Free plan 30-day trial with 45 messages), read October 30, 2026.
- Make release note, October 12, 2026 (GPT-6.1 Sol paid plans only; premium Claude models fall back to Haiku 5.5 on Free), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Schedule a scenario (default 15-minute schedule; minimum interval depends on plan), read October 30, 2026.
- Make Help Center, Change your subscription (Core at $113.85 for 150,000 credits a month, as Make's own example), read October 30, 2026.
Make changes plans and limits from time to time. If a number here differs from what your account shows, Make's current documentation wins.
