Looking for a Make alternative for email saving?
Skip the scenario builder. Quicktion saves emails with full formatting in 2 minutes — no nodes, no modules, no debugging.
Free plan includes 25 emails/month. No credit card required.
Works with Notion, Google Sheets, Airtable, Linear, Trello, and Google Drive
The short version
Make is the right tool if you like building scenarios or need branching logic. If you want an email to become a formatted page or row and then never think about it again, Quicktion.
Make is best for
Visual, branching automations at a low price per operation
Quicktion is best for
Email into Notion, Sheets, Airtable, Linear, Trello, or Drive without building a scenario
Where Make is strong
- Visual builder with routers and data transformations
- Cheaper than Zapier at volume: $9/month for 10,000 operations
- 1,000 free operations a month
Where Make falls short
- Email formatting is lost unless you build the conversion yourself
- 20-30 minutes to build and debug a scenario
- Each email uses 2-4 operations
- No Gmail add-on
Quicktion vs Make
Feature-by-feature comparison for email saving.
| Feature | Quicktion | Make |
|---|---|---|
| Email body formatting | Native blocks | Plain text |
| Setup time | ~2 minutes | 20-30 minutes |
| Gmail add-on | ||
| Works with any email client | Gmail + Outlook | |
| Auto field mapping | ||
| Visual workflow builder | ||
| Free plan | 25 emails/mo | 1,000 ops/mo |
| Paid plan | $12/mo | $9/mo (10,000 ops) |
Why people switch from Make
Visual scenario builder is overkill for email saving
Make's drag-and-drop scenario builder is powerful for complex automations, but saving an email to Notion shouldn't require configuring modules, routers, and data transformations. Quicktion does it in 3 steps.
Email formatting is lost
Like Zapier, Make strips email formatting. The body arrives as plain text or raw HTML — no headings, no clickable links, no structure. Quicktion converts HTML into native formatting.
Operations-based pricing adds up
Make bills per operation. A single email-to-Notion scenario might consume 2-4 operations (trigger + transform + create). Quicktion charges a flat $12/month for 1,000 emails.
No Gmail add-on
Make has no way to save a specific email from your inbox. It only works with automated triggers. Quicktion's Gmail add-on lets you save emails manually with one click.
When Make is the better choice
Make is the better choice if you need complex multi-step automations with branching logic, data transformations, or connections to hundreds of apps beyond email saving. Its visual builder is excellent for orchestrating sophisticated workflows.
When Quicktion is the better choice
Quicktion is the better choice if you just want emails in your tools with proper formatting. No scenarios to build, no operations to count, no modules to debug. Connect, pick a database, and start forwarding.
How to switch from Make
Migration takes about 5 minutes.
Sign up for Quicktion
Create a free account. No credit card needed.
Connect your destination
Link Notion, Sheets, Airtable, Linear, Trello, or Google Drive.
Create a destination
Pick your database. Auto-mapping handles the rest.
Update forwarding rules
Point your email rules to the new Quicktion address.
Disable the Make scenario
Turn off the old email scenario once Quicktion is working.
Frequently asked questions
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