Pabbly Connect vs Make vs Zapier (2026): What You Really Pay

Short answer: Pabbly Connect costs less than Make or Zapier for the same volume of simple actions, and it is the only one of the three that sells one-time plans. At 10,000 tasks a month, Pabbly Standard is $16 a month billed yearly, Make Core is $12 and Zapier Professional is $129 ^{[1] [2] [3]}. The $799 one-time plan only wins if you stay about four years, and support is included for one year.

The short answer

If you run a lot of two- or three-step workflows, Pabbly's monthly plans are the cheapest of the three at 10,000 tasks and above. Make is cheaper at 10,000 credits on Core and free at 1,000. Zapier costs the most at every volume we read. The one-time Pabbly plans are the odd one out, so most of this guide covers when they make sense and when they don't.

Pabbly shows prices in local currency, and Make and Zapier load theirs with JavaScript. Figures below were read from each vendor's own page on Nov 9, 2026 in a browser and are dated. Check the page on the day you buy.

Why the units differ

The three tools don't count the same thing, so "10,000 a month" is not one size.

• Pabbly Connect counts tasks. Only action steps use tasks. Triggers and built-in tools such as Filter, Router, Formatter, Iterator, Schedule and Email Parser don't, and polling checks are unlimited ^[1].
• Zapier counts tasks too. Triggers and built-in tools use none ^[3].
• Make counts credits. Nearly every module uses one credit, including the trigger read. Only the router and error handlers are free ^[2]. For the full rules see Make credits explained.

So a run with 1 trigger and 2 actions uses 2 Pabbly tasks, 2 Zapier tasks and 3 Make credits (our count from those rules). We don't claim one tool is "X times cheaper" because of that gap.

What each one costs

Pabbly Connect

• Free: 100 tasks a month, up to 2 workflows of 2 steps, no card ^[1].
• Standard, 10,000 tasks a month: $19 monthly, or $16/mo on a yearly plan, $15/mo on 2 years and $14/mo on 3 years. You can stack several Standard plans for more tasks ^[1].
• Unlimited tasks: $79 monthly, or $69, $65 and $59 per month on 1, 2 and 3 years ^[1].
• One-time plans: Standard $349 for 3,000 tasks a month, Ultimate $799 for 10,000 and Ultimate Plus $1,298 for 20,000. Each includes 1 year of customer support ^[1].

Make

Free gives 1,000 credits a month. At 10,000 credits: Core $12/mo yearly ($16 monthly), Pro $21 ($28), Teams $38 ($51). At 40,000 credits: Core $38 ($51), Pro $69 ($94), Teams $129 ($175) ^[2]. Make's selector skips 50,000, and we did not read the next step up.

Zapier

Professional plan, per month, billed yearly (monthly in brackets): 750 tasks $19.99 ($29.99), 1,500 $39 ($58.50), 10,000 $129 ($193.50), 50,000 $289 ($433.50). Free is 100 tasks. Overage costs 1.25 times the base rate on yearly plans and 2.5 times on monthly, and isn't available on Free ^[3].

Yearly billing, per month, read Nov 9, 2026. Units differ (see above). Monthly billing costs more on all three.

One workflow, three bills

Take a store workflow that runs 1,000 times a month: 1 trigger, 2 actions. That is 2,000 Pabbly tasks, 2,000 Zapier tasks and 3,000 Make credits (our maths).

• Pabbly: 2,000 tasks fits Standard at $16/mo billed yearly.
• Make: 3,000 credits is over the Free 1,000, so Core at 10,000 credits, $12/mo billed yearly.
• Zapier: 2,000 tasks is above the 1,500 tier we read, so the next one we read is 10,000 at $129/mo billed yearly. Zapier may sell a tier in between that we did not read.

At this volume Make is the cheapest, Pabbly is close and Zapier is far behind. Pabbly pulls ahead of Make only when your runs have more steps, because it doesn't charge for the trigger read.

The catch with lifetime deals

A one-time plan buys a fixed monthly allowance for as long as the product runs. Three things to weigh:

• Support ends after one year. Pabbly's page says assistance is not included after that, and the software is self-service ^[1].
• The allowance is fixed. The $349 plan stays at 3,000 tasks a month. If you grow, you buy another plan.
• It is a bet on the company. If the product changes or the company stops, a monthly plan you can cancel is the safer choice. Pabbly offers a 30-day money-back guarantee ^[1].

Pabbly's page also shows a comparison widget claiming Zapier costs far more. We don't use it, because it uses competitor prices we didn't choose. Every figure here is our own read.

Break-even: how long until one-time wins

Our maths, from the prices above:

• Ultimate, $799, 10,000 tasks a month against Standard billed yearly ($16 × 12 = $192 a year): about 4.2 years. Against the 3-year Standard plan ($14 × 12 = $168 a year): about 4.8 years.
• Standard one-time, $349, 3,000 tasks a month against the same $192 a year, which buys 10,000: about 1.8 years, but only if 3,000 tasks is enough for you.

So the one-time plans pay off only for a workflow you expect to run unchanged for years, and only after the included support year is over. For most readers a yearly plan at $16 a month is the lower-risk choice.

FAQ

Is Pabbly Connect cheaper than Make?

At 10,000 a month, no: Make Core is $12 a month billed yearly and Pabbly Standard is $16, though Make counts credits and Pabbly counts tasks ^{[1] [2]}. Pabbly can pull ahead on workflows with many steps. Beyond 40,000 we did not read Make's price.

Is Pabbly Connect cheaper than Zapier?

Yes at every volume we compared: $16 against $129 at 10,000 tasks, and $69 against $289 at 50,000 ^{[1] [3]}.

Does Pabbly Connect have a free plan?

Yes: 100 tasks a month and 2 workflows of up to 2 steps ^[1].

Is the Pabbly lifetime deal worth it?

Only if you will run the same workload for about four years or more. See the break-even section above.

What does a Pabbly task count?

Action steps only. Triggers and built-in tools don't count ^[1].

Bottom line

For a simple, high-volume workflow, Pabbly's yearly Standard plan at $16 a month and Make Core at $12 are both far cheaper than Zapier. Under 1,000 credits, Make Free costs nothing. The one-time plans are a long-term bet, not a bargain: $799 takes about four years to beat $16 a month. Price your own runs and steps in the automation cost calculator, and compare Make and Zapier in detail in Make vs Zapier pricing. For a three-way view with n8n, see Make vs Zapier vs n8n.

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