Make vs n8n
Make or n8n? Here is how they compare on price, free plan, platforms and the jobs each does best, from each vendor's own pages.
| Compared on | Visit | Visit |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Visual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps | Workflow automation and AI agent builder you can self-host or use in the cloud |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $9/mo billed annually (Core)Make pricing | $20/mo billed annually (Starter)n8n pricing |
| What it covers | For 10,000 credits/month; price rises with credit volume. | 2,500 workflow executions/month, hosted by n8n. |
| 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) |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, Self-hosted, API |
| Integrations (vendor's figure) | 3,000+ apps | 500+ integrations |
| Open source | No | Yes, self-hostable |
| Made by | Make (part of Celonis) | n8n |
Choose Make if…
- Price matters: its cheapest paid plan is $9/mo against $20/mo.
- The job is syncing new e-commerce orders into accounting tools and spreadsheets.
- The job is routing incoming leads to different teams based on form answers.
Choose n8n if…
- You need to run it on your own servers or want the source code.
- The job is building an AI agent that answers questions from internal documents.
- The job is automating lead enrichment and CRM updates with custom logic.
Still weighing it up?
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What Make does
- Visual scenario builder with routers and filters
- 3,000+ app integrations, including 350+ AI apps
- Maia by Make for building automations and agents through conversation
- Make AI Agents (beta) and AI Toolkit using Make's AI provider or your own LLM key
- Make MCP Server so AI tools can run scenarios
- Make API access from the Core plan
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
What n8n does
- Visual workflow canvas with optional JavaScript and Python code steps
- AI agent building with a choice of models
- 500+ integrations plus custom HTTP and API requests
- Self-hosting through the Community Edition or Business and Enterprise licences
- Billing per full workflow execution, not per step
- Unlimited users and workflows on all plans
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
Questions
Is Make or n8n cheaper?
On published entry prices, Make is cheaper: $9/mo billed annually (Core) for Make against $20/mo billed annually (Starter) for n8n. What each plan includes differs, so compare the limits too.
Do Make and n8n have free plans?
Both do. Make: 1,000 credits per month; 2 active scenarios; 15-minute minimum interval between scheduled runs. n8n: 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.