The open-source alternative to Make
Looking for something like Make, but open source and free to start? Alfera is the AI coworker your whole team shares: a company brain that syncs your apps, connections shared per person or per team, permissions on every action, and Slack, WhatsApp and email. Self-host it in one click, or start on Alfera Cloud.
In one line: Alfera is open source with a company brain, vs a closed visual automation platform.
| Make (AI Agents)Visual automation platform with AI agents | Open source, or Alfera Cloud | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Visual automation platform (scenarios) with AI agents that run inside scenarios and use Make's 3,000+ app connections. | The AI coworker your whole team shares, with a company brain that syncs your apps. Open source. | |
| Open source | No | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | |
| Self-host | Not published | Yes: one click on DigitalOcean or AWS, or one command on any server | |
| Price | Free plan: 1,000 credits/month. Paid plan prices (Core, Pro, Teams): not readable in page text; Enterprise via sales | Free to start: open source to self-host, and Alfera Cloud starts with $10 of free AI usage | |
| Where it works | Web app (chat interface to test agents), Runs inside scenarios connected to apps such as email and chat tools | Slack, WhatsApp, email from its own address, the web app, a Mac app, the API and MCP | |
| Team use | Help docs: AI agents are shared across all team members, like connections. A private agent needs a team with one member. | Multiplayer: one coworker for the whole team. It knows who is asking, and each connection is shared with everyone, one project, or one person | |
| Permissions | AI Agents page: you can set clear rules, add manual approvals, or stop the agent at specific points. | Allow, ask first, or never, per connection and per action. Approvals in Slack, email or the app, and every action logged | |
| Starts on its own | Agents run via the 'Run an agent' module in a scenario. Scenarios start on a schedule, or instantly from webhooks and app triggers. | On a schedule, from a webhook, or on 600+ app events | |
| Models | Make's AI Provider on all plans. Paid plans can connect their own OpenAI, Anthropic Claude or Google Gemini account and pick the model. | 230+ models: Claude, GPT, Gemini, open models, your ChatGPT plan, or your own |
Where Make (AI Agents) is the better choice
Teams that want transparent AI agents across thousands of apps without writing code.
- Lists 3,000+ prebuilt app integrations on its AI Agents page
- Visual scenario builder where each agent decision can be seen and mixed with fixed automation steps
- Free plan includes AI agents through Make's own AI provider, no API key needed
Everything Alfera does
- A company brain that syncs your apps. Connect Google Drive, Notion, Slack and the rest. Documents sync on their own, keep every version, and every answer draws on them.
- One coworker for the whole team. It knows who is asking. Many people, many tasks at once, each with their own chats and connections, and shared chats when you want.
- 3,000+ app connections, shared the way you choose. Each connection is open to everyone, one project, or one person. A personal mailbox stays personal; the support inbox is the team’s.
- Permissions on every action. Allow, ask first, or never, per connection and per action. Approvals land in Slack, email or the app, and every action is logged.
- Where your team already is. Slack, WhatsApp, email from its own address, the web app, a Mac app, and your own code through the API and MCP.
- It starts work by itself. On a schedule, from a webhook, or on 600+ app events in Gmail, HubSpot, Stripe and more.
- Its own computer. Every chat runs in a sandbox with a terminal and a browser, and its files stay from one chat to the next.
- Any model. 230+ models: Claude, GPT, Gemini, open models, your ChatGPT plan, or a model you run yourself.
- Open source, and free to start. AGPL-3.0. Self-host it in one click on DigitalOcean or AWS, or start on Alfera Cloud with $10 of free AI usage.
Make (AI Agents) and Alfera
Alfera. Alfera is the AI coworker your whole team shares. It has a company brain that syncs your apps, 3,000+ app connections shared per person or per team, permissions on every action, and it works in Slack, WhatsApp, email and the web app. It starts work by itself, runs on any model, and it is open source: self-host it in one click or start free on Alfera Cloud. Make (AI Agents) is not open source.
If you want something like Make, but open source and free to start, with a company brain that syncs your apps, connections shared per person or per team, and permissions on every action, pick Alfera. It works in Slack, WhatsApp and email, starts work by itself, and runs on any model.
Make (AI Agents): Free plan: 1,000 credits/month. Paid plan prices (Core, Pro, Teams): not readable in page text; Enterprise via sales. Alfera: Free to start: open source to self-host, and Alfera Cloud starts with $10 of free AI usage.
Make (AI Agents): Not published. Alfera: Yes: one click on DigitalOcean or AWS, or one command on any server.
Teams that want transparent AI agents across thousands of apps without writing code. Lists 3,000+ prebuilt app integrations on its AI Agents page. Visual scenario builder where each agent decision can be seen and mixed with fixed automation steps. Free plan includes AI agents through Make's own AI provider, no API key needed.
Sources
Facts about Make (AI Agents) come from its own pages, read on 16 October 2026. Something out of date? Write to hello@alfera.ai and we will fix it.