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Clover vs Make

Clover logo

Clover

Food & Restaurant

Point of sale system that grows with your business

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Make logo

Make

Remote Work

The platform for the new way of working

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Make has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Clover the App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts; Make free tier limited to 1,000 credits per month
  • They diverge on capability: Clover covers POS system, Make covers Visual workflow builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clover and Make actually diverge.

Attributes where Clover and Make differ
AttributeCloverMake
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsHardware, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryFood & RestaurantRemote Work
Founded20122013

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Clover

  • POS system
  • Payment processing
  • Inventory management
  • Employee management
  • Reporting
  • QuickBooks
  • Yelp
  • Gusto

Only in Make

  • Visual workflow builder
  • Webhooks
  • API connectors
  • Conditional logic
  • Data transformation
  • Error handling
  • Scheduling
  • Team collaboration

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Clover

  • Point of salenot Make
  • Payment processingnot Make
  • Business managementnot Make

Make

  • Automating integrations between 3,000+ pre-built applicationsnot Clover
  • Building AI agents and workflow automation without extensive codingnot Clover
  • Enterprise automation with GDPR, SOC 2 Type II compliancenot Clover
  • Rapid deployment of automations from concept to livenot Clover

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Clover

  • The App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts

Make

  • Free tier limited to 1,000 credits per month
  • Free tier restricted to 2 active scenarios maximum
  • Free tier enforces 15-minute minimum scheduling interval
  • Credit-based model means costs scale with usage volume, not just features

Pricing, plan by plan

Clover

$29/month
  • StarterFree
    • Mobile payments
    • Basic reporting
  • Standard$14.95/month
    • Full POS
    • Employee management
    • Inventory

Make

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Make review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Clover if

  • You need pos system.
  • You work on Hardware, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.
Clover review

Choose Make if

  • You need visual workflow builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want webhooks.
Make review

Questions people ask

Is Clover or Make better?
Neither clearly leads. Clover starts at $29/month and Make at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clover or Make?
Make has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Clover and Free for Make.
Does Clover or Make run on more platforms?
Clover runs on Hardware, Ios, Android. Make runs on Web.
Can I use Make for free?
Yes. Make has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clover starts at $29/month.
What is Clover best used for?
Clover is most often used for point of sale, payment processing, business management. Of those, point of sale and payment processing are not what Make is typically brought in for.
What can Clover do that Make cannot?
Clover covers POS system, Payment processing, Inventory management, Employee management. Make covers Visual workflow builder, Webhooks, API connectors, Conditional logic.
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