Make vs Zapier vs n8n vs Pabbly Connect

Written head to head: Zapier vs Make · Make vs n8n · Zapier vs n8n, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Make Free plan · from $9/mo VisitRemove	Zapier Free plan · from $19.99/mo VisitRemove	n8n Free plan · from $20/mo VisitRemove	Pabbly Connect Free plan · from $16/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Visual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps	No-code tool that connects web apps and runs automated, AI-assisted workflows	Workflow automation and AI agent builder you can self-host or use in the cloud	Workflow automation tool with task-based plans and one-time lifetime deals
Free plan	1,000 credits per month; 2 active scenarios; 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs	100 tasks per month; two-step Zaps only; unlimited Zaps, Tables and Forms	Self-hosted Community Edition only: free to run on your own server under n8n's Sustainable Use License; there is no free tier on n8n Cloud	100 tasks; up to 2 workflows of up to 2 steps each; no team members; no credit card needed
Cheapest paid plan	$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing	$19.99/mo billed annually (Professional)Zapier pricing	$20/mo billed annually (Starter)n8n pricing	$16/mo billed annually (Standard)Pabbly Connect pricing
What it covers	For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.	For 750 tasks/month; price rises with the task tier.	2,500 workflow executions/month, hosted by n8n.	10,000 tasks a month; $15 a month on 2-year billing and $14 on 3-year billing.
Free trial	None stated	14-day free trial of the Professional plan for new accounts, no credit card required	Free trial of n8n Cloud with Pro-level features, capped at 1,000 executions, no credit card required; 14-day free trial of the self-hosted Business plan (credit card required)	None stated
Platforms	Web, API	Web	Web, Self-hosted, API	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	3,000+ apps	9,000+ apps	500+ integrations	2,000+ integrations
Open source	No	No	Yes, self-hostable	No
Good for	Syncing new e-commerce orders into accounting tools and spreadsheets Routing incoming leads to different teams based on form answers Scheduling recurring reports that pull data from several apps	Sending new web-form leads into a CRM and a Slack channel Copying email attachments to cloud storage automatically Adding new orders or calendar events to a shared spreadsheet	Building an AI agent that answers questions from internal documents Automating lead enrichment and CRM updates with custom logic Running automations on a company's own server to keep data in-house	Adding Facebook lead-ad leads to Google Sheets or a CRM Sending WhatsApp or email messages from new form or spreadsheet data Copying new WooCommerce orders into Google Sheets or other business tools
Watch out for	Free plan: 1,000 credits a month, 2 active scenarios and a 15-minute minimum interval between runs Each module action uses a credit, so multi-step scenarios use credits faster Team roles and shared scenario templates require the Teams plan or higher	Free plan allows only two-step Zaps and 100 tasks a month Every Zap step, AI step, code run and connector call draws from one shared monthly task allowance Multi-step Zaps, premium apps and webhooks require a paid plan	No free tier on n8n Cloud; free use means self-hosting the Community Edition SSO, Git-based version control and multiple environments require the Business or Enterprise plan Cloud plans cap monthly executions (2,500 on Starter, 10,000 on Pro) and concurrent executions	Free plan: 100 tasks and up to 2 workflows of 2 steps Team members are not included on Free or Standard; Unlimited and the lifetime plans include unlimited team members Lifetime plans have fixed monthly task limits (3,000 to 20,000 tasks)
Made by	Make (part of Celonis)	Zapier, Inc.	n8n	Pabbly (Magnet Brains Software Technology Pvt. Ltd.)

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