Pipedream vs n8n vs Make

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

Compared on	Pipedream Free plan · from $29/mo VisitRemove	n8n Free plan · from $20/mo VisitRemove	Make Free plan · from $9/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Workflow automation for developers, with 3,000+ integrated apps and custom code	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
Free plan	100 credits per month (usage capped); 3 active workflows; 3 connected accounts; 1M AI tokens	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
Cheapest paid plan	$29/mo billed annually (Basic)Pipedream pricing	$20/mo billed annually (Starter)n8n pricing	$9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing
What it covers	2,000 credits/month included; $348 billed annually.	2,500 workflow executions/month, hosted by n8n.	For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume.
Free trial	None stated	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, Self-hosted, API	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	3,000+ integrated apps	500+ integrations	3,000+ apps
Open source	No	Yes, self-hostable	No
Good for	Receiving webhooks from one service and reshaping the data before sending it to another Running scheduled scripts that call APIs without managing servers Adding third-party app connections to a software product or AI agent	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
Watch out for	Free plan: 100 credits a month, 3 active workflows and 3 connected accounts Basic is limited to 10 active workflows and 5 connected accounts Premium apps and GitHub Sync need Advanced or higher	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
Made by	Pipedream, LLC (acquired by Workday, Inc.)	n8n	Make (part of Celonis)

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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