FlowRunner
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a Backendless user or ops team wanting cheap visual orchestration with human-approval steps built in.
Comparison
FlowRunner vs Make
FlowRunner and Make both land on Depends.
Make
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run complex, multi-step automations and will actively track credit usage.
| Compare | FlowRunner | Make |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Backendless users | Ops teams with multi-step, branching automations |
| Who it's not for | Teams needing hundreds of app integrations | Anyone needing one or two simple app connections |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁹ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | No support evidence in reviewed sources |
| Public sentiment | G2 and Capterra reviewers describe a visual workflow tool that solves real problems, while third-party reviews flag billing surprises.³ | Users praise Make's visual builder and breadth of app connections, often adopting it after hitting Zapier's limits on complex workflows.11 |
| Biggest gotcha | Variable billing can spike costs; Backendless users report billing issues on scale plans.⁸ | Real monthly cost requires 'real math'; usage spikes can outgrow your plan quickly |
Pick FlowRunner when
- Backendless users
- Ops teams adding human-approval steps
- Budget-conscious automation builders
- Teams outgrowing simple zaps
When FlowRunner is not a fit
- Teams needing hundreds of app integrations
- Non-technical users wanting dead-simple setup
- Enterprises demanding mature, audited platforms
- Buyers allergic to usage-based billing
Pick Make when
- Ops teams with multi-step, branching automations
- Teams outgrowing Zapier's complexity limits
- Agencies building client workflows
- Non-developers connecting many SaaS apps
When Make is not a fit
- Anyone needing one or two simple app connections
- Non-technical buyers wanting plug-and-play simplicity
- Teams that hate usage-based billing surprises
- Buyers unwilling to model credit burn before committing
Sources
- FlowRunner | Orchestration as a Serviceflowrunner.aiofficial
official
review
review
news
- FlowRunner vs Zapier for Salesforce Data Hygieneflowrunner.aiofficial
- Backendless Review 2026: Pricing, Pros & Consrapidevelopers.comreview
- Issue with scale plan - Billingsupport.backendless.comreview
- Product security pageflowrunner.aisecurity
news
- Make Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- Make Reviews | G2g2.comreview
- Make Reviews | Gartner Peer Insightsgartner.comreview
- Make Reviews | Capterracapterra.comreview
- Make Review | Lindylindy.ainews
news