Make vs LangChain
Visual workflow automation (formerly Integromat) — deeper than Zapier
vs. The framework for building LLM apps — chains, agents, RAG, LangGraph
Pricing tiers
Make
Free
$0. 1,000 operations/month. 3,000+ apps. Basic support. Min 15-min scheduling interval.
Free
Core
$9/mo. 10,000 operations. Unlimited active scenarios. Sub-minute scheduling. API access.
$9/mo
Pro
$16/mo. 10,000 operations. Priority execution. Custom variables. Full-text log search.
$16/mo
Teams
$29/mo. Team roles. Scenario templates. Share with team.
$29/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Custom functions, 24/7 support, overage protection, advanced security.
Custom
LangChain
OSS (MIT)
MIT-licensed core library. Free forever. Python + JS.
$0 base (usage-based)
LangSmith (see entry)
Observability layer — Developer free, Plus $39/seat. Separate platform.
$0 base (usage-based)
LangGraph Platform — Developer
Deploy LangGraph agents as an API. Free tier — limited execution minutes.
$0 base (usage-based)
LangGraph Platform — Plus
$39/seat/mo (tied to LangSmith Plus). More execution credit. Production features.
$39/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Self-host, dedicated support, SSO.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Make vs oss on LangChain.
| Metric | Make | LangChain |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Make · 16 features
- 3,000+ Apps — Huge integration catalog.
- Custom Apps SDK — Build your own app integrations with Apps SDK.
- Custom Functions (Ent) — Enterprise-only: define reusable functions.
- Custom Webhooks — Webhook triggers + responses.
- Data Stores — Make-native DB for cross-scenario state.
- Data Structures — Shared schemas for mapping.
- Error Handlers — Per-module error routes (rollback, resume, ignore).
- Execution Log — Per-operation input/output detail.
- Formula Editor — Rich formula language for data transformation.
- HTTP Module — Generic HTTP client — call any API.
- Iterator + Aggregator — Loop over arrays + collect results.
- Make AI Agents — Autonomous AI agents that invoke Make modules as tools.
- Router — Branch scenarios into multiple paths with conditions.
- Scenario Templates — Pre-built templates + community marketplace.
- Scheduling — Sub-minute scheduling on paid. 15-min min on Free.
- Visual Scenario Editor — Node-based canvas with curved connections.
LangChain · 18 features
- Agents — Tool-using agents with reasoning loops.
- Chains (LCEL) — LangChain Expression Language — pipe primitives into chains.
- Checkpointers (LangGraph) — Persist agent state to SQL, Mongo, Redis, Postgres.
- Document Loaders — 150+ loaders for PDF, HTML, Notion, Google Drive, S3, GitHub, etc.
- Human-in-the-loop — Pause agent for approval, then resume.
- LangGraph — Stateful graph-based agent runtime. Durable, replayable, human-in-the-loop.
- LangGraph Platform — Managed hosting for LangGraph agents with state persistence.
- LangGraph Studio — Desktop IDE for debugging agent graphs.
- LangServe — Deploy chains as FastAPI endpoints.
- Memory — Buffer, summary, entity, vector memory stores.
- Output Parsers — Structured JSON, Pydantic schemas, function calling.
- Prompt Templates — Templating + partial filling + output parsers.
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) — Standard patterns + 50+ retrievers.
- Streaming — First-class streaming at every layer.
- Subgraphs — Compose agent graphs hierarchically.
- Text Splitters — Recursive, token, semantic splitters for chunking.
- Tools — 400+ pre-built tools (web search, code, databases, APIs).
- Vector Store Integrations — 60+ vector DBs (Pinecone, Chroma, Weaviate, PGVector, Qdrant, Milvus).
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Make | LangChain |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | Make CLI (for Apps SDK) | — |
| SDK | Apps SDK | @langchain/core (Node), langchain (Python), langgraph (JS), langgraph (Python), LangServe |
| REST | Make API | LangGraph Platform |
| MCP | Make MCP | — |
| OTHER | Custom Webhooks, Make Web Editor | — |
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