Which is right for your project?
Xano helps you quickly and easily build the backend for your app, incorporating a scalable server, flexible database, and no-code API, with security best practices in mind. Make, on the other hand, is a connector tool that automates tasks between different applications.
Try Xano for free-> You want a complete backend with a database, server, and API.
-> You want to scale your app.
-> You want to build a new app.
-> You just want an automation tool.
-> You aren’t planning to scale your app.
-> You want to connect existing apps, not build new ones.
Xano is an all-in-one backend tool, while Make is meant for automations. Xano includes a database, server, and API builder, enabling you to build a scalable backend for your app. Make does not include a database, server, or API builder, so it cannot be used to build a complete backend. Instead, it just helps you connect existing apps together to complete routine tasks.
Xano is better built for scalability. As your app grows, you will likely need features like dedicated resources, indexes, no record limits, load balancing, auto-scale, and more. Make does not offer these features, making it more difficult to scale your app.
How Xano and Make compare on different factors
Xano comes with a database, server, and API, while Make is primarily just an automation tool.
Xano is compliant with HIPAA, ISO 27001, and other security standards that Make is not.
Xano allows for branching and merging, dedicated resources, and more to help you scale your app. Make does not offer these features.
Xano enables you to build and deploy behind-the-scenes logic and 3rd party connections for an app efficiently. If you're building a new app requiring a certain degree of complexity and data transformations, Xano is the best platform to choose.
You can think of Make as a switchboard connecting different apps and services together in order to complete routine tasks. In this way, Make helps you to improve and automate your operational processes.