Switch from Make to Task Machine
A practical guide to moving judgment-heavy recurring work from Make's visual scenario canvas to Task Machine's agent workflows with one approval Inbox.
Prefer the side-by-side comparison?Make is a visual automation platform: you build scenarios on a canvas across 3,000+ apps, and Make AI Agents can now handle steps that need a decision. Task Machine runs recurring work that needs judgment as agent workflows, with every approval in one Inbox. Most people keep Make for data plumbing and move the scenarios that keep needing a person.
Why do people switch from Make?
- Every exception needs its own route. A scenario only knows the routes someone drew. Task Machine agents handle the reading and drafting in the middle of the work.
- Approvals are built per scenario. In Make, a sign-off before an action runs is a route you build yourself. In Task Machine, Human approval steps are part of every workflow, and decisions arrive in one Inbox.
- Checks before work moves on. Verifier checks judge each result against its requirements and send failed work back with feedback.
- You direct outcomes instead of maintaining routes. Describing the job replaces redrawing the canvas each time the work changes.
What maps to what?
| In Make | In Task Machine |
|---|---|
| A scenario on the canvas | A workflow with agent steps, branches, and approval steps |
| Triggers | Schedules, task intake, or a request in Chat |
| Modules for each app | Agents acting through Connectors to your accounts |
| Routers and filters | Branch conditions evaluated in the run |
| Execution history | A step-by-step history for every run |
| Make AI Agents | Agent steps with verifier checks and approval steps |
| Free plan and usage-based paid plans | Pricing from $99 a month with included usage |
Prices and features were checked against each vendor's own pages on 6 October 2026.
What do you give up?
Make's canvas and app catalog are far broader, and for pure data movement a scenario is simpler and cheaper. Task Machine has no visual canvas of the same kind. Keep predictable scenarios in Make, and move the ones where someone reviews the output every week.
How does the switch work?
- Sort your scenarios by how often someone has to check or fix their output. The most-checked ones are the candidates.
- Create your Task Machine workspace, connect the accounts those scenarios touch, and pick matching playbooks.
- Rebuild each candidate as a workflow, with an agent step where judgment is needed and an approval step where you want the final say.
- Run both for one cycle, compare the results using the run history, then turn the scenario off.
Common questions
Does Task Machine replace Make completely?
Usually not. Task Machine takes the recurring work that needs judgment, and Make remains good at moving data between apps.
Is there a visual builder like the canvas?
Task Machine has a workflow builder that shows steps, branches, and loops top to bottom. It is built for agent work and approvals, and it does not replace Make's canvas for data plumbing.
Do agents act without my approval?
Only where you allow it. Each agent has an autonomy level, and the default sends consequential actions to your Inbox.
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