Productivity ยท Head-to-head
Make vs Fundraisly
Make vs Fundraisly: pricing, features, and which to pick in 2026.
The verdict
Pick Make ifโฆ
- โyou need a genuinely free option
- โbudget is the constraint
- โoverall capability matters more than price (AI Score 8.7 vs 8.2)
- โyou want our editor's pick for this category
Pick Fundraisly ifโฆ
- โyour primary use case is early-stage and growth-stage startup founders who want investor outreach and meeting-booking handled instead of doing it themselves.
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | Make | Fundraisly |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| Pricing model | freemium | paid |
| Headline pricing | Free tier with 1,000 credits/mo; paid from $9/mo for 10,000 credits | Custom plans (contact for pricing) |
| Free tier | Yes, and it runs real scenarios: 1,000 credits a month across 2 active scenarios, with a 15-minute minimum run interval. Annual billing is advertised at 15%+ savings on the paid tiers. | โ |
| AI Score | 8.7/10 | 8.2/10 |
| Best for | Teams building multi-step, branching automations who want to see the whole flow on a canvas rather than describe it as a list of steps. | Early-stage and growth-stage startup founders who want investor outreach and meeting-booking handled instead of doing it themselves. |
| Editor's pick | โ Yes | โ |
| Use cases | productivity agents marketing | agents productivity |
| Date added | 2026-08-02 | 2026-06-19 |
Pros and cons
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Make
Productivity ยท freemium
Pros
- โVisual canvas makes branching and conditional automations readable in a way a linear step list does not
- โRouters and error handler modules cost zero credits, so defensive structure does not inflate the bill
- โ3,000+ connectors including 400+ AI integrations, which covers most of what a small team needs to wire together
- โFree tier runs genuine scenarios on a schedule rather than expiring like a trial
- โEntry pricing starts at $9/mo, well below what comparable platforms charge for a first paid tier
Cons
- รCredits are consumed per module action, so a multi-step scenario burns the allowance far faster than the plan names suggest
- รThe advertised $9, $16 and $29 prices are only the 10,000-credit rung of a slider, and real costs climb from there
- รFree tier caps scheduling at a 15-minute minimum interval and execution at 5 minutes, which rules out anything time-sensitive
- รThe canvas is harder to learn than a form-based builder, which is a real cost for occasional users
- รFull-text log search sits on Pro, so debugging on the cheaper tiers is more painful than it should be
Fundraisly
Productivity ยท paid
Pros
- โ300k+ investor database provides broad coverage across stages, sectors, and geographies
- โHandles the entire outreach pipeline from matching to meeting booking, saving founders significant time
- โ#1 Product Hunt launch in June 2026 with real traction reports from founders
- โService-based model means campaigns get human oversight and adjustments, not just fire-and-forget automation
Cons
- รOpaque pricing with no public plans โ you must contact sales to get a quote
- รService-based approach limits self-serve flexibility compared to pure SaaS tools
- รResults depend heavily on your startup's fundability โ the tool accelerates outreach, it doesn't fix weak pitches
- รRelatively new with limited long-term track record beyond initial Product Hunt buzz
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Updated 2026-08-02. Spec data sourced from official product pages and tracked in our public directory at /tools.