| name | cost-estimator |
| description | Estimates Make.com operation counts and monthly costs for automation plans. Tracks actual usage against plan limits and warns when approaching thresholds. |
Skill: cost-estimator
Estimates Make.com operation counts and monetary costs for automation plans.
Also tracks actual usage against plan limits.
Operation Count Formula
Make.com charges one operation per module execution.
operations_per_run = number of modules that execute per scenario run
(count active modules, not error-path modules)
monthly_operations = operations_per_run × estimated_runs_per_month
Execution Frequency Estimates
| Trigger type | Estimated runs/month |
|---|
| Manual only | 10-50 |
| Schedule: once/day | 30 |
| Schedule: 4x/day | 120 |
| Schedule: hourly | 720 |
| Schedule: 15-minute | 2,880 |
| Webhook: low volume (<10/day) | 300 |
| Webhook: medium volume (10-100/day) | 3,000 |
| Webhook: high volume (>100/day) | 30,000+ |
| Watch trigger: polling | estimate based on poll interval |
Ask user for expected volume when trigger is webhook or watch and they haven't specified.
Make.com Plan Tiers (Reference)
| Plan | Monthly operations | Monthly cost (USD) |
|---|
| Free | 1,000 | $0 |
| Core | 10,000 | ~$9 |
| Pro | 10,000 + extras | ~$16 |
| Teams | 10,000 + extras | ~$29/user |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom |
Note: Do not guarantee pricing — direct user to https://www.make.com/en/pricing for current rates.
External API Cost Estimation
See api-costs.md for per-service cost reference table.
Output Format
See cost-output-format.md for the full plan cost section template.
Usage Tracking
Read from .make/workspace.json:
monthly_operation_limitoperations_used_this_month
Update operations_used_this_month after each execution log is written.
Thresholds:
-
80% used → show warning in every plan and status check
-
95% used → show critical warning, recommend pausing low-priority scenarios
- 100% used → Make.com will pause scenarios. Alert user immediately.
