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Make.com automates the write side: event-driven flows that move records between tools. CorpusIQ handles the read side: cited answers across the same tools without you writing or maintaining flows. Many operators run both.
CorpusIQ is a source-cited business AI layer to Make.com: ask in plain English and get source-cited answers across 40+ business tools inside ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
Last updated: October 8, 2026
CorpusIQ
Ask your AI. Get a dashboard back, with the source behind every number. 40+ business tools wired in through MCP. Ask from Slack or Microsoft Teams.150+ pre-built skills run for you on plain-English questions. Only reads your data. Live retrieval · Scoped retention.
Make.com
Make.com is visual workflow automation. Build flows that trigger, transform, and write data between SaaS tools.
| Criterion | CorpusIQ | Make.com |
|---|---|---|
| Primary motion | Read-side reasoning. Ask questions in plain English; CorpusIQ picks the right skill, queries the connected tools, returns cited answers. | Write-side automation. Build trigger-action workflows visually; flows fire on schedule or event. |
| Maintenance burden | Skills and connectors are managed by CorpusIQ. New skill or connector lands without operator work. | Each scenario is a flow you own. Schema changes, API quotas, and edge cases require operator-side fixes. |
| Data model | Read-only external-source retrieval. Live retrieval with scoped retention. CorpusIQ does not train models on customer data; the selected AI client's policy applies to its conversation. | Stores execution logs, payloads, and run history for debugging. Customer data not used to train models per Make's terms. |
| Pricing entry | Solo $29.95/mo. 30-day free trial. All 40+ connectors and 150+ skills included. | Free tier with 1,000 ops/mo. Pro starts at $9/mo for 10,000 ops. Heavy usage scales fast. |
Pick CorpusIQ
Pick CorpusIQ when you want to ask questions across the tools and get cited answers, not build flows.
Pick Make.com
Pick Make.com when you need to automate a recurring write operation: send Slack alert when QuickBooks invoice is overdue, copy Shopify orders to a Google Sheet, post HubSpot deal updates to a channel.
Sometimes. Often the right answer is to run both. Pick Make.com when you need to automate a recurring write operation: send Slack alert when QuickBooks invoice is overdue, copy Shopify orders to a Google Sheet, post HubSpot deal updates to a channel. Pick CorpusIQ when you want to ask questions across the tools and get cited answers, not build flows.
Make.com automates the write side: event-driven flows that move records between tools. CorpusIQ handles the read side: cited answers across the same tools without you writing or maintaining flows. Many operators run both. CorpusIQ exposes 40+ business tools to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity through MCP with read-only access. Live retrieval · Scoped retention.
Direct MCP does not retain raw customer files or full connector response payloads. Local AUDIT logs record raw query text and tool parameters plus bounded result summaries; the Azure Log Analytics workspace retains those logs for 30 days. Optional indexed search has a separate lifecycle. Authorized source context is sent to the selected AI client, whose plan and settings govern conversation handling.
Solo $29.95 per month, Team $109.95 per month, Business $189.95 per month. All tiers include the full 40+ connector library and all three supported assistants. 30-day free trial.
ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity on the same subscription through MCP. You can also ask directly inside Slack and Microsoft Teams. One CorpusIQ account covers all of these surfaces.
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