Make vs n8n
A side-by-side look at what Make and n8n publish about pricing, plans and features.
This page sets the two products' recorded data side by side. It is not an editorial review — nobody has tested either product for this page, and the figures below are not independently verified. Read how we handle data and what each label means.
| Field | Make | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Automation | Automation |
| Entry price | $9/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | 14-day trial |
| Tagged for | Small Teams | Startups |
| G2 rating unverified | 4.7 / 5 | 4.6 / 5 |
| Capterra rating unverified | 4.8 / 5 | 4.7 / 5 |
Where they differ
- Entry pricing recorded here is $9/month for Make and $20/month for n8n. Plan structures differ, so these are not like-for-like — check both pricing pages before comparing totals.
Head to head
Make
Make (formerly Integromat) turns automation into a visual canvas: modules, routers and iterators snake across the screen, exposing logic that Zapier hides. That transparency enables genuinely complex scenarios — loops, aggregations, error handlers — at operation-based prices that undercut Zapier substantially at volume. The trade-off is a steeper on-ramp; it rewards operations-minded builders more than casual users automating a form-to-spreadsheet flow.
Visual automation with serious power.
What we record about Make →Reported strengths
- Powerful logic
- Great value
- Visual builder
Reported drawbacks
- Steeper learning curve
- Fewer apps than Zapier
n8n
n8n is the automation tool engineers reach for: source-available, self-hostable, with code nodes wherever visual building runs out of road. Recent releases lean hard into AI agent workflows, making it a favorite for LLM orchestration. Self-hosting eliminates per-task fees entirely — compelling at scale — while the cloud version stays competitive. The catalog is smaller than Zapier's and the polish assumes technical comfort, which is exactly its audience.
Source-available workflow automation you can self-host.
What we record about n8n →Reported strengths
- Self-host option
- Developer-friendly
- Fair pricing
Reported drawbacks
- Needs technical setup
- Smaller app library