Make's scenarios stop scaling. Code doesn't.
Build the same flows in Claude Code. Ship them on Rotor.
Why teams leave
Why teams leave Make
Operations pricing surprises on real volume.
Visual scenarios that take longer to debug than code would.
No clean path to production from a sandbox flow.
Self-hosting isn’t an option.
Migration
What you keep
Your scenario logic. Most of it compresses to fewer steps in code.
Your connections. Every API is a one-liner.
Your team. Workspace vault for shared secrets.
Upgrade
What changes
Code instead of operation routers.
Claude Code instead of canvas drag-and-drop.
Production durability instead of “hope it runs”.
The math
How the math works
Per credit, the price is similar.
The difference is what a step does.
One Rotor step replaces three Make ops. Code is dense. Canvas isn’t.
Same outcome. Fewer steps. Lower bill.
How Rotor compares to Make
| Feature | Rotor | Make |
|---|---|---|
| TypeScript authoring | Yes | No |
| No operation limits | Yes | No |
| Step-level retry | Yes | No |
| Encrypted secrets vault | Yes | No |
| MCP callable in production | Yes | No |
| Version control | Yes | No |
| Audit trail | Yes | No |
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| Volume | Rotor | Make |
|---|---|---|
| 20,000 ops / mo | $29/moStarter | Make Core $9 (10k ops) or Basic $16 (10k ops higher tier) |
30-day money back on any Rotor plan.
Switch in an afternoon
Map each Make module to a step.run() TypeScript call
Replace Make triggers with Rotor event handlers
Move credentials from Make to the Rotor vault
Add retries where Make had error handlers
Deploy with npx rotor@latest init