The Make alternative with the client business built in. Canvas, CRM and phones in one login.
Suede AI Agent Studio is the Make alternative for teams whose automations serve customers. Build agents on a visual canvas, from a sentence or in TypeScript, and run them beside a CRM, an AI receptionist and an SEO workspace. Publish an eligible agent and it takes payment per call.
How does Suede AI Agent Studio compare with Make?
Make is a visual automation platform where you build scenarios on a canvas, with AI agents, the Maia assistant, Make Grid and an MCP server, billed in credits.
| Feature | Suede AI Agent Studio | Make |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/month One Studio plan with 3 client workspaces. No credit volume to pick before you know the workload. | Varies Plans include Free, Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise. See Make's pricing page for current pricing. |
| How you start | Free audit Run the free audit on any site, then build the scenarios it calls for as agents and test each one free. | Free plan 1,000 credits a month. |
| Billing unit | Usage credit that stays Credit you buy never expires. A run bills its model and priced tool calls, and module-style logic steps add nothing. | Credits Most actions use 1 credit; AI Provider features use more. Unused credits expire at the end of the term. |
| Idle schedule checks | Free when nothing happens A run that calls no model and no priced tool costs nothing, so a quiet check spends no credit. | A credit per check Every scheduled run uses at least one credit, so a 5-minute schedule spends 288 credits a day on the trigger alone. |
| Fastest start on the entry plan | On arrival A signed webhook starts the agent the moment the event lands, on the Studio plan. | Every 15 minutes The minimum schedule interval depends on the plan; Free scenarios run at most every 15 minutes. |
| Build style | Sentence, canvas or code The canvas you know from Make, with 113 node types, plus a one-sentence draft to start from and a TypeScript view of the same agent. | Visual scenarios Scenario canvas with AI agents and the Maia assistant. Make Grid maps scenarios, apps and agents. |
| CRM and pipelines | Built in No CRM module to connect: contacts, pipelines, one inbox, calendars and invoices sit inside the workspace your agents run in. | Not listed No built-in CRM on Make's pricing page. |
| AI phone answering | AI receptionist Answers business calls, takes the caller's details and saves a message or tries your team. | Not listed No AI phone answering on Make's pricing page. |
| SEO and AI search visibility | Built in Keyword research, rank tracking and checks on whether ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity quote a client's site. | Not listed No rank tracking or AI answer checks on Make's pricing page. |
| Sell an agent per call | Native, opt-in Eligible published agents enable x402 payments, and settled calls route USDC to your payout wallet. | Not listed No per-call seller payout on Make's pricing page. |
Make facts come from Make's own site. Make pricing varies: see Make's pricing page. The Suede column reads from the live plan and catalog: see Suede pricing.
Make facts read on from make.com/en/pricing, help.make.com/schedule-a-scenario and academy-content.make.com/courses/make-basics-modules/05-scheduling-your-scenario.
How do you switch from Make to Suede AI Agent Studio?
Move the work that touches customers first. Each step opens the tool that does it.
Pick the scenarios that matter
Start with the scenarios that handle leads, bookings, invoices and reviews.
Browse templatesDescribe each workflow
Type the job in one sentence, like "when a form comes in, text the lead and book a call", and the studio drafts the agent for you.
Start buildingTest it free, then switch it on
Every agent runs a free dry run first, so you see each step's output before it touches a customer.
Read the build guideBring your contacts
Export a CSV and import it in Contacts. Standard columns match on their own, every other column becomes a custom field, and duplicates merge by email, then phone.
Import contacts
What do Make's plans include beside Suede AI Agent Studio?
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Make Free | Varies | 1,000 credits a month, 1 data store |
| Make Core, Pro and Teams | Varies | Choose a monthly credit volume; extra credits come in bundles of 1,000 or 10,000 |
| Make Enterprise | Varies | Custom |
| Suede AI Agent Studio | $99/month | 3 client workspaces, the CRM, AI employees and the agent canvas. Usage credit never expires and idle runs cost nothing. |
Make pricing varies. For current Make plans, see Make's pricing page.
What do buyers ask before they switch?
Why switch from Make to Suede AI Agent Studio?
To keep the canvas and gain the client business around it: a CRM, an AI receptionist, an SEO workspace and a free audit that opens sales, with per-call payments for agents you publish.
How do I rebuild my Make scenarios in Suede AI Agent Studio?
Describe each scenario in a sentence and the studio drafts it as an agent on the canvas, or start from a template. Test it free in a dry run, then switch it on.
What does Suede AI Agent Studio cost?
The Suede AI Agent Studio plan is $99 a month with 3 client workspaces and the SEO Fix Plan, and runs draw on usage credit at your plan's rate.
Where do you go from here?
Build your first agent today. Then put it to work for a client.
Describe the job in a sentence, watch the studio draft it, and test it free in a dry run before it goes live.
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