Bardeen
AI Workflow AutomationFreemium
Browser-native AI automation that scrapes pages, enriches records and runs playbooks directly inside Chrome for sales and recruiting teams.
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Make
AI Workflow AutomationFreemium
Visual drag-and-drop automation with a node canvas, routers, iterators and credit-based pricing that scales far cheaper than task billing.
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Pricing
Pricing Comparison
Bardeen
Free$0
100 credits/month, core playbooks, browser scraping
Professional$10/mo
Scheduled automations, premium integrations, AI actions, more credits
Business$15/user/mo
Shared playbooks, admin controls, team analytics, priority support
Enterprise$Custom
Custom credit volume, security review, dedicated onboarding
Make
Free$0
1,000 credits/month, 2 active scenarios, 15-minute minimum interval
Core$9/mo
10,000 credits, unlimited active scenarios, 1-minute scheduling
Pro$16/mo
Priority execution, custom variables, full-text execution log search
Teams$29/mo
Shared scenario templates, team roles, multiple users
Enterprise$Custom
SSO, SCIM, audit logs, dedicated infrastructure, SLA support
Features
Feature Comparison
Bardeen
Browser AutomationWeb ScrapingMagic Box Builder1,000+ PlaybooksLinkedIn ScrapingData EnrichmentAutobooks TriggersScheduled RunsLocal ProcessingCRM SyncForm FillingAI Text GenerationScreenshot CaptureGoogle Sheets ExportChrome ExtensionTeam Playbook SharingScraper TemplatesAdmin Controls
Make
Visual Scenario Canvas3,000+ ConnectorsRoutersIteratorsAggregatorsError HandlersHTTP ModuleWebhooksData StoresSchedulingScenario TemplatesMake AI AgentsCustom VariablesFull-Text Log SearchTeam CollaborationScenario VersioningMake GridOn-Demand Execution
Fit
Best For & Not For
Bardeen
✅ Best For
✅Sales development reps and recruiters who spend hours copying prospect data from LinkedIn and web directories into a CRM or spreadsheet
✅Growth marketers who need to pull structured data from websites and SaaS dashboards that expose no public API
✅Solo operators and small GTM teams who want prebuilt playbooks rather than building automation logic from scratch
✅Anyone whose bottleneck is browser-based repetitive work such as scraping, form filling and record enrichment rather than server-side app syncing
❌ Not For
❌Teams needing server-side automations that run reliably when your laptop is closed, since much of Bardeen's power depends on the browser being open
❌Companies wanting a general-purpose workflow engine with routers, loops and error handling across hundreds of backend systems
❌Users who need verified contact data at scale, because enrichment credits are consumed fast and Bardeen is not a dedicated data provider
❌Organisations with strict policies against browser scraping of platforms like LinkedIn, which may conflict with those platforms' terms
Make
✅ Best For
✅Automation agencies and freelancers building client scenarios who need branching, looping and error handling without writing code
✅Operations specialists at growing companies who have outgrown linear step-by-step automation and need a real flow canvas
✅Cost-conscious teams running high-volume workflows, since credit pricing is typically three to five times cheaper than task-based platforms at the same workload
✅Technical marketers who want to hit undocumented or niche APIs directly using the generic HTTP module when no native connector exists
❌ Not For
❌Absolute beginners who want a workflow live in five minutes, because the canvas has a steeper learning curve than a linear step builder
❌Teams needing the very longest tail of app connectors, since Make covers 3,000+ apps versus Zapier's 9,000+
❌Organisations with data residency rules requiring on-premise deployment, as Make is cloud-only with no self-hosting option
❌Anyone who wants a fixed predictable bill, because credit consumption varies with loop counts and record volumes month to month
Availability
Platform & Accessibility
Bardeen
chrome-extensionweb-based
Make
web-basedapi
Use & Audience
Tasks & Who It's For
Integrations
Integrations
Bardeen
Social Media
LinkedIn
CRM
HubSpotSalesforcePipedrive
Data & Spreadsheets
Google Sheets
Writing & Docs
Notion
Communication
SlackGmail
Database
Airtable
Other
OpenAI
Make
Data & Spreadsheets
Google Sheets
Communication
Slack
Database
Airtable
E-commerce
ShopifyStripe
CRM
HubSpot
Writing & Docs
Notion
Storage
Google Drive
Marketing
Facebook AdsMailchimp
Webhooks & API
Webhooks
Other
OpenAI
Use Cases
Real-world Use Cases
Bardeen
1
Sanjay is an SDR at a cybersecurity startup and used to spend 90 minutes a day copying LinkedIn prospects into HubSpot. A Bardeen playbook now scrapes and enriches 50 prospects in four minutes, giving him an extra hour of live calling every day.2
Ellie recruits for a design agency and built a playbook that scrapes portfolio sites from a curated list, extracts contact emails and drops everything into Airtable, cutting her sourcing time per role from two days to three hours.3
Hugo runs competitive intelligence at a DTC brand. His scheduled Bardeen scraper checks eight competitor pricing pages every morning and logs changes to a Google Sheet, so his team spotted a rival's 20 percent price drop within hours instead of weeks.Make
1
Rohit runs a 12-client marketing agency and rebuilt every client report as a Make scenario that pulls Google Ads, Meta and GA4 data into a formatted Google Slides deck, saving 26 hours of manual reporting each month.2
Sofia manages inventory for a boutique retailer. Her scenario uses an iterator to loop through a supplier CSV of 400 SKUs and update Shopify stock levels nightly, ending the weekend of manual data entry she used to dread.3
Tomas, a solo SaaS founder, wired a router into Make so trial signups from enterprise domains alert him in Slack while everyone else enters a nurture sequence, and his demo booking rate from qualified trials doubled.Keep Exploring