Comparison · June 2026
Rills: the Make alternative
How Make and Rills differ on AI oversight, pricing, and mobile approvals.
Make's visual canvas is genuinely powerful, then it runs every scenario unsupervised and bills a credit per module. Rills adds the missing step: the agent proposes, you approve from your phone, and waiting costs nothing.
- Make runs scenarios unsupervised; Rills adds a phone approval on the actions that matter
- Make burns a credit per module; Rills meters only high-value actions
- Switch if you love the visual canvas but want oversight on what it does
Pick Rills if you want AI proposals you can supervise from your phone, with confidence scoring that learns from your approvals.
Pick Make if you want a visual canvas for complex multi-branch scenarios at credit-based scale, without a dedicated approval queue.
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Why operators choose Rills over Make
- The canvas is great until it runs unsupervised. Make executes on triggers with no native approval step on the actions that matter.
- Every module burns a credit, supervised or not. Rills meters high-value actions only; logic, routing, and approvals are free.
- Mobile is an afterthought. Make is a desktop builder; Rills puts the decision on your phone, where you actually are.
- Paused costs nothing. A Rills workflow waiting on your call sits at $0, however long it waits.
Your Airtable, Buffer, and Supabase scenarios port straight over. Rills meters the high-value actions, not every module that fires.
Full comparison
Pricing model
- Rills
- Base subscription from $29/month plus included workflow & AI credits; logic & approvals free
- Make
- Credit-based: Core from $12/mo annual ($16 monthly) for 10k credits/mo; each module run consumes a credit
Free / entry
- Rills
- Free trial; paid plans from Starter tier (see rills.ai/pricing for tiers and included credits)
- Make
- Free: 1,000 credits/mo, 3,000+ apps, 15-minute minimum interval (Make)
AI capabilities
- Rills
- Native AI agents with confidence scoring that learns from approvals
- Make
- Make AI Agents, toolkit, and MCP (availability varies by plan; may use Make AI Provider or your keys); no proposal-and-approve step on the actions that matter
Human oversight
- Rills
- Built-in mobile approval queue; $0 while paused for review
- Make
- No native approval queue; scenarios run on triggers and burn credits per module, supervised or not
Integrations
- Rills
- Growing catalog (focused on common business tools)
- Make
- 3,000+ apps (Make)
Mobile experience
- Rills
- Approval queue designed for mobile review
- Make
- Desktop-first builder; limited native mobile experience and no phone approval queue
Best for
- Rills
- Teams that want AI to propose actions but humans to stay in the loop
- Make
- Visual multi-step scenarios and large app catalog at credit-based scale
| Compare | RillsAI automation with human oversight | MakeVisual workflow automation platform |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Base subscription from $29/month plus included workflow & AI credits; logic & approvals free | Credit-based: Core from $12/mo annual ($16 monthly) for 10k credits/mo; each module run consumes a credit |
| Free / entry | Free trial; paid plans from Starter tier (see rills.ai/pricing for tiers and included credits) | Free: 1,000 credits/mo, 3,000+ apps, 15-minute minimum interval (Make) |
| AI capabilities | Native AI agents with confidence scoring that learns from approvals | Make AI Agents, toolkit, and MCP (availability varies by plan; may use Make AI Provider or your keys); no proposal-and-approve step on the actions that matter |
| Human oversight | Built-in mobile approval queue; $0 while paused for review | No native approval queue; scenarios run on triggers and burn credits per module, supervised or not |
| Integrations | Growing catalog (focused on common business tools) | 3,000+ apps (Make) |
| Mobile experience | Approval queue designed for mobile review | Desktop-first builder; limited native mobile experience and no phone approval queue |
| Best for | Teams that want AI to propose actions but humans to stay in the loop | Visual multi-step scenarios and large app catalog at credit-based scale |
When to choose Rills
- You want AI agents that propose actions with confidence scoring, no constant monitoring
- You want a mobile approval queue and $0 cost while workflows wait for review
- You prefer a base plan plus workflow and AI credit pools with free logic and approvals
- You want workflows that learn from your decisions, reducing manual approvals over time
When to choose Make
- You want a visual canvas for complex multi-branch scenarios and routers
- You need Make's very large standard app catalog and credit-based scaling
- Your team is comfortable optimizing module-by-module credit usage
- You do not need Rills-style supervised AI with a dedicated mobile approval queue
Pricing comparison
Rills
Base subscription from $29/month plus included workflow & AI credits; logic & approvals free
- Starter $29/month: 10,000 workflow credits & 1,000 AI credits/mo (included)
- Professional $99/month: 50,000 workflow & 5,000 AI credits/mo
- Business $349/month: 200,000 workflow & 20,000 AI credits/mo
- Human approvals and workflow logic never consume credits
- $0 while workflows are paused awaiting approval
- Enterprise: custom pricing and credit pools (see /pricing)
Make
Credit-based: Core from $12/mo annual ($16 monthly) for 10k credits/mo; each module run consumes a credit
- Free: 1,000 credits/mo, 3,000+ apps (make.com/en/pricing)
- Core: from $12/mo annual ($16 monthly) for 10,000 credits/mo
- Pro: from $16/mo and Teams tiers for more features on the same credit bundle
- Each module run consumes a credit, supervised or not
A scenario with 8 modules that runs 1,000 times a month is roughly 8,000 credits on Make, every module counted. On Rills the logic steps in that workflow are free; only the high-value actions meter, and the workflow costs $0 while it waits for your approval.
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Sources, verified June 2026: Rills pricing · Make pricing
Rills keeps the visual logic free and only charges for high-value actions. A workflow paused for your approval costs $0, you decide in about five seconds, and confidence scoring learns which steps it can stop asking about.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rills a good Make alternative?
If you like Make's visual power but want a real approval step on the actions that matter, Rills fits. Rills adds confidence-scored AI proposals and a mobile approval queue on top of automation, rather than running every scenario unsupervised.
Does Rills have a free plan or free trial?
Rills offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card, then paid plans from the Starter tier. Make offers a free plan with 1,000 credits a month. See rills.ai/pricing for Rills tiers and included credits.
How does Rills pricing compare to Make's credits?
Make consumes a credit per module run, supervised or not. Rills charges only for high-value actions; logic, routing, and approvals are free, so the cost of a workflow tracks the actions that actually matter rather than every step it takes.
Does Make have a mobile approval queue?
Make is a desktop-first builder with limited native mobile experience and no dedicated approval queue. Rills puts the approval decision on your phone as the core surface, so you can clear it between meetings.
Can Rills handle complex multi-step scenarios like Make?
Rills handles branching, multi-step logic, and AI decisions, with a human approval at the points you choose. If your priority is a very large standard app catalog and deep visual routers without supervision, Make may still suit those scenarios better today.
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Last updated: June 2026
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