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Zapier vs Make
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Zapier with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Make on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Zapiervs🇪🇺 Make
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Make — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Neither ships full E2E by default — check the table for nuance.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Neither monetises through ad tracking.
Which one is open source?
Make is not fully open source — check details.
Side-by-side
Zapier vs Make — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Make
🇺🇸 Zapier
Headquarters
Czech Republic
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
Czech Republic
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
Europe
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Celonis (Germany)
Zapier Inc. (private)
Founded
2012
2011
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