Make vs n8n
| Make | n8n | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Automate your work. Make allows you to visually build, scale and automate AI and agentic workflows. User friendly no-code integration tool. Try it now for free! | n8n is a workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business process automation, giving technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code. |
| Pricing | Free plan or free trial mentioned on official site; see official pricing page for current prices. (official) | Free plan or free trial mentioned on official site; see official pricing page for current prices. (official) |
| Website | https://www.make.com | https://n8n.io |
Which to use
Make wins when you want a visual workflow canvas and you do not need to self-host. Confirm the price; we could not load it. n8n wins when a technical person will own the workflows and self-hosting or code access matters.
- Choose Make if you want to draw multi-step automations on a canvas and will confirm the price yourself.
- Choose n8n if a technical operator wants workflow automation they can self-host and extend with code.
This is an editorial fit note from each vendor's public site and docs, not a sponsored ranking and not a price quote. Descriptions in the table come from those sites. Confirm current prices there. How we review tools.
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