Make vs IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation

Make9.0Visit IPIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation8.5Visit

Higher score Make #3 in AI Business Process Automation Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Make

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IP IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation #8 in AI Business Process Automation Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit IBM

• Make fits best

  Affordable visual multi-app automation

• IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation fits best

  Large enterprises needing unified automation

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Side by side

Feature	Make 9.0/10 Visit ↗	IPIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#3 in AI Business Process Automation Software	#8 in AI Business Process Automation Software
Best for	Affordable visual multi-app automation	Large enterprises needing unified automation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise, Mid-market
Features Make 0/4 · IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 3/4
Document extraction	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
AI decision routing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Response drafting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Human approval steps	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included workflow runs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	3,000+ app integrations plus custom apps and API endpoints Routers, filters, webhooks, schedules, and multi-module scenarios Execution logs, monitoring, AI agents, and AI workflow tools	Combines workflow, decisions, content extraction, process mining, RPA and case management Supports AI-assisted design, policy-based routing and human validation of extracted data Offers cloud SaaS and self-hosted containerized deployment on Red Hat OpenShift
Cons	Free plan has a 15-minute minimum interval Advanced capabilities and enterprise support require higher tiers Cloud deployment only, with no open-source option	Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than published standard plans Integration details are opaque for teams assessing ecosystem fit No free plan is listed; the product is aimed at enterprise and mid-market buyers
Our verdict	Make is a cloud-hosted visual workflow automation platform for businesses, teams, and developers. Its no-code builder connects applications, data sources, and AI models through configurable scenarios made from modules, routers, and… Read the review →	IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation is a modular platform for organizations automating complex operational work. It brings together workflow execution, business policy and decision automation, document classification and extraction,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Make — where it wins

  • 3,000+ app integrations plus custom apps and API endpoints
  • Routers, filters, webhooks, schedules, and multi-module scenarios
  • Execution logs, monitoring, AI agents, and AI workflow tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan has a 15-minute minimum interval
  • Advanced capabilities and enterprise support require higher tiers
  • Cloud deployment only, with no open-source option

• IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation — where it wins

  • Combines workflow, decisions, content extraction, process mining, RPA and case management
  • Supports AI-assisted design, policy-based routing and human validation of extracted data
  • Offers cloud SaaS and self-hosted containerized deployment on Red Hat OpenShift

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than published standard plans
  • Integration details are opaque for teams assessing ecosystem fit
  • No free plan is listed; the product is aimed at enterprise and mid-market buyers

• Make9.0/10 · Free plan

  A visual, multi-app automation platform with branching, webhooks, monitoring, and AI tools.

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• IPIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad automation suite for enterprises that need workflow, decisions, documents and RPA together.

  Visit IBMFull verdict →