Make Automation Tutorial: 10 Workflows That Replace Zapier

Make (formerly Integromat) is one of the most powerful visual automation platforms available today. This guide walks you through building Scenarios from scratch

What is Make? Make (formerly Integromat) is a visual automation platform that lets users drag and drop modules to connect cloud services without writing any code. Compared to Zapier, Make offers more flexible data transformation, more complex branching logic, and a more generous free plan, making it a favorite among power users. Core Concept: What is a Scenario? The fundamental unit in Make is called a Scenario - essentially an automated workflow. Each Scenario consists of multiple modules connected in sequence, where each module represents an action such as “receive a Gmail email” or “add a row to Google Sheets.” The entire flow starts with a Trigger and executes each action module in order. Building Your First Scenario Here are the steps to create a simple Scenario: Log in to your Make account, click “Scenarios” in the left sidebar, then click “Create a new scenario” Click the large circle on the canvas and select your trigger service, such as Gmail Authorize Make to access your Gmail account and configure trigger conditions (e.g., “when a new email arrives”) Click the “+” at the end of the flow to add the next action module, such as sending a Slack notification Click “Run once” to test, then enable scheduling for automatic execution Popular Integration Examples Make supports over 1,500 applications. Here are some of the most popular integration scenarios: Gmail + Google Sheets : Automatically save email attachments from specific senders to Google Drive and log dates and subjects in Sheets Typeform + Notion : When a form receives a new response, automatically create a Notion database entry Shopify + Slack : Send an instant notification to a Slack channel whenever a new order is placed RSS + Twitter/X : Monitor a blog RSS feed and auto-post tweets when new articles appear Airtable + Mailchimp : When a new contact is added in Airtable, automatically add them to a Mailchimp list Data