General SaaS app marketplaces
Make vs Pipedrive Marketplace
Make and Pipedrive Marketplace both compete in general saas app marketplaces. Here is how they compare on the factors that decide where a developer should build — authentication, complexity, review, monetization, and merchant of record.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Make.com (Celonis SE) | Pipedrive Inc. |
| Ecosystem | General SaaS app marketplaces | General SaaS app marketplaces |
| Category | General SaaS | General SaaS |
| Primary auth | OAuth 2.0 | OAuth 2.0 |
| Also supports | API key, JWT | API key |
| Complexity | Moderate (L2) | Moderate (L2) |
| Security review | Required | Required |
| Integration types | Connector, Workflow action | Embedded app, Connector, Workflow action |
| Monetization | Free | Free, Paid app, Usage-based |
| Onboarding fee | $0 (free to list) | $0 |
| Commission | None (no partner rev-share; Make monetizes end-user operation volume) | 20% on Marketplace-billed subscriptions |
| Merchant of Record | Not applicable | Pipedrive acts as MoR for Marketplace-billed apps |
| AI agents / bots | Supported | Not a focus |
| Example apps | Google Sheets, OpenAI, Airtable | QuickBooks for Pipedrive, Slack for Pipedrive, DocuSign for Pipedrive |
| API rate limits | Varies by plan; Make meters operations (per-run module executions) and API calls per subscription tier. | Token-bucket API rate limits per company account. |
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Which should you choose?
- Lower complexity: both at level 2/4.
- Security review: both require a formal review.
- AI agents: Make explicitly supports AI agents.