# Kognitos vs Make API + MCP

> Make scores 58.7 (C) to Kognitos's 57 (C) for workflow automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-21

Make API + MCP scores 58.7 (C) on agent readiness against Kognitos's 57 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Kognitos leads on schema & documentation, security & auth and maintenance & community. Both do workflow automation.

- Kognitos: grade C, 57/100, rank #708 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kognitos.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kognitos.json
- Make API + MCP: grade C, 58.7/100, rank #646 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/make.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/make.json
- Best workflow automation platforms with APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/workflow-automation/index.md
- All 170 workflows comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/workflow-automation/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Kognitos (C)

Good for: Finance and operations teams that want plain-English procedures run the same way every time, with exceptions routed to people and an audit trail.

Ahead on:
- Schema & documentation, 71 against 66
- Security & auth, 74 against 68
- Maintenance & community, 45 against 36

Also in its favour:
- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.5 out of 5

Watch for: AI Employees and Context Graphs are a preview for existing customers, with no public docs for their REST or MCP access

### Make API + MCP (C)

Good for: Teams who build in a visual editor and want an agent to run those scenarios as tools, cloud only.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 63 against 58
- Agent ergonomics, 63 against 53
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 20
- Transparency & trust, 72 against 67

Watch for: No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Kognitos | Make API + MCP | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 58 | 63 | Make API + MCP +5 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 66 | Kognitos +5 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 53 | 63 | Make API + MCP +10 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 74 | 68 | Kognitos +6 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 30 | Make API + MCP +10 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 45 | 36 | Kognitos +9 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 67 | 72 | Make API + MCP +5 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **57 · C** | **58.7 · C** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Kognitos | Make API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Kognitos, Inc. | Make (Celonis) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://app.us-1.kognitos.com/api/v1` | `https://eu1.make.com/api/v2` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Kognitos's Terms of Service (published 19 November 2025, California law, courts in Santa Clara). The OpenAPI file, the Node.js SDK and the coding-agent plugin repositories are MIT | proprietary |
| Tools exposed | 19 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `com.make/mcp-server` |
| Last release | 2026-10-21 | none |
| Terms last updated |  | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 0 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (2) |

## Verdicts

**Kognitos.** Kognitos has a self-serve free workspace, a public OpenAPI file and a hosted MCP server with OAuth 2.1 and scoped, expiring tokens. The 21 October AI Employees and Context Graphs are in preview for existing customers only, and their REST and MCP access isn't documented, so an outside agent can reach the automation platform but not the new parts.

**Make API + MCP.** Hosted MCP server with OAuth, and scenario run tools on the free plan. No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK.

## Before you call either

### Kognitos

1. Don't plan on Context Graph or AI Employee calls. Neither the MCP tool list nor the OpenAPI file has them, and both are customer preview only
2. Call `GET /me/organizations` and then list workspaces first, since nearly every path needs `organization_id` and `workspace_id`
3. Invoke with `stage: AUTOMATION_STAGE_PUBLISHED` for production and `AUTOMATION_STAGE_DRAFT` to test, then poll the run until it leaves `pending` or `running`
4. Treat a `waiting` run as a question for a person. Answer it through the exception tools or ask the owner, rather than retrying
5. Use OAuth with callback port 3777 for the MCP server. Another port can fail with a callback URL mismatch

### Make API + MCP

1. Find the organisation's zone first. It may be on make.com or make.celonis.com
2. Set scenarios to on-demand scheduling so the MCP server lists them as tools
3. Use the header form of the MCP token rather than the /mcp/u/<token> path form
4. On a 429, wait a full minute. The limit resets per minute and no Retry-After is sent
5. Check the `code` field on errors. IM002 means the token lacks rights, not that the resource is missing

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Kognitos or Make API + MCP?

Make API + MCP scores 58.7 (C) on agent readiness against Kognitos's 57 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Kognitos leads on schema & documentation, security & auth and maintenance & community.

### Do Kognitos and Make API + MCP need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

### Can an agent call Kognitos and Make API + MCP without installing anything?

Yes. Kognitos has a hosted endpoint at https://app.us-1.kognitos.com/api/v1 and Make API + MCP at https://eu1.make.com/api/v2.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kognitos-vs-make.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kognitos-vs-make.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "kognitos", "b": "make"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare kognitos make`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kognitos.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/make.json

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