n8n vs Make vs Activepieces

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

Compared on	n8n Free plan · from $20/mo VisitRemove	Make Free plan · from $9/mo VisitRemove	Activepieces Open source · cloud from $20/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Workflow automation and AI agent builder you can self-host or use in the cloud	Visual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps	Open-source no-code builder for automations and AI agents, cloud or self-hosted
Free plan	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	1,000 credits per month; 2 active scenarios; 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs	Cloud Free plan: 100 credits a day that reset daily (runs wait for the next day once used up); 1 user; unlimited flows
Cheapest paid plan	$20/mo billed annually (Starter)n8n pricing	$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing	$20/mo (Plus)Activepieces pricing
What it covers	2,500 workflow executions/month, hosted by n8n.	For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.	10,000 credits/month, then $0.007 per credit; up to 5 users; a flow run costs one credit however many steps it has.
Free trial	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	None stated
Platforms	Web, Self-hosted, API	Web, API	Web, Self-hosted, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	500+ integrations	3,000+ apps	760+ integrations (pieces)
Open source	Yes, self-hostable	No	Yes, self-hostable
Good for	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	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	Automating lead routing and notifications between common business apps Running automations on a company's own server for data control Letting AI assistants trigger prepared workflows through MCP
Watch out for	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: 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 cloud plan is capped at 100 credits a day and one user Usage beyond the monthly allowance on Plus and Team costs $0.007 per credit The self-hosted Community Edition lacks Agents and Chat, access controls and audit history, which require a paid plan
Made by	n8n	Make (part of Celonis)	Activepieces

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