Productivity · Head-to-head

Make vs OpenYabby

Make vs OpenYabby: pricing, features, and which to pick in 2026.

The verdict

Pick Make if…

→overall capability matters more than price (AI Score 8.7 vs 7.7)
→you want our editor's pick for this category
→your primary use case is 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.
→you need: marketing

Try Make →

Pick OpenYabby if…

→budget is the constraint
→your primary use case is developers and power users who want voice-driven, self-hosted multi-agent automation running directly on their mac's terminal, browser, and apps.
→you need: development

Try OpenYabby →

Spec	Make	OpenYabby
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Pricing model	freemium	free
Headline pricing	Free tier with 1,000 credits/mo; paid from $9/mo for 10,000 credits	Free — open-source, self-hosted (bring your own model API keys)
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.	Yes — the project is free and open-source. There is no paid tier; the practical cost is the model API usage you route through it plus your own hardware.
AI Score	8.7/10	7.7/10
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.	Developers and power users who want voice-driven, self-hosted multi-agent automation running directly on their Mac's terminal, browser, and apps.
Editor's pick	✓ Yes	—
Use cases	productivity agents marketing	agents productivity development
Date added	2026-08-02	2026-06-29

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Productivity · freemium

✓Visual canvas makes branching and conditional automations readable in a way a linear step list does not
✓Routers and error handler modules cost zero credits, so defensive structure does not inflate the bill
✓3,000+ connectors including 400+ AI integrations, which covers most of what a small team needs to wire together
✓Free tier runs genuine scenarios on a schedule rather than expiring like a trial
✓Entry pricing starts at $9/mo, well below what comparable platforms charge for a first paid tier

×Credits are consumed per module action, so a multi-step scenario burns the allowance far faster than the plan names suggest
×The advertised $9, $16 and $29 prices are only the 10,000-credit rung of a slider, and real costs climb from there
×Free tier caps scheduling at a 15-minute minimum interval and execution at 5 minutes, which rules out anything time-sensitive
×The canvas is harder to learn than a form-based builder, which is a real cost for occasional users
×Full-text log search sits on Pro, so debugging on the cheaper tiers is more painful than it should be

Productivity · free

✓Genuinely open-source and self-hosted — your workflows and data stay on your own machine, and you can read or fork the agent code
✓Voice-first interface enables hands-free, conversational control of multi-step tasks
✓Coordinates multiple agents in parallel rather than serializing everything through one assistant
✓Acts on your real environment — terminal, browser, and native apps — instead of a walled-off sandbox
✓No subscription; the only recurring cost is the model API usage you choose to route through it

×macOS-only — no Windows or Linux support, which rules out a large share of users
×Self-hosted setup and likely bring-your-own API keys mean a real technical barrier; this is not plug-and-play
×Brand-new (launched late June 2026) — stability, agent reliability, and edge-case behavior are unproven
×Autonomous agents with real terminal and browser access carry genuine risk if a plan goes wrong; oversight is essential