Comparison
Make and n8n are both in Workflow Automation. I copied the category, the job, the pricing note and the verdict from each listing. This page does not pick one.
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Make and n8n are both Workflow Automation tools. Make lists this pricing note: Free plan; paid Core, Pro and Teams plans. n8n lists this pricing note: Free to self-host; cloud from €20/mo billed annually. Make: For ops people who want visual, branching automations and are happy to learn a canvas. n8n: For GTM engineers who want code-level control over automations and agents without paying per step. The full catalog verdicts are below. This comparison does not pick one.
| Field | Make | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workflow Automation | Workflow Automation |
| What it does | Visual no-code automation for multi-step workflows and AI agents across thousands of apps. | Workflow automation for technical teams to build integrations and AI agents, self-hosted or in the cloud. |
| Pricing | Free plan; paid Core, Pro and Teams plans | Free to self-host; cloud from €20/mo billed annually |
| Best for | For ops people who want visual, branching automations and are happy to learn a canvas. | For GTM engineers who want code-level control over automations and agents without paying per step. |
Best for is the opening line of that tool's verdict. The full verdict is below. Pricing is the catalog note, not a quote I calculated.
Visual no-code automation for multi-step workflows and AI agents across thousands of apps.
For ops people who want visual, branching automations and are happy to learn a canvas. It fits once flows get branchy, since routers and iterators make multi-path scenarios easier to build than in a linear tool. From their docs, every module action uses a credit while routers don't, so batch items before you scale a scenario.
Workflow automation for technical teams to build integrations and AI agents, self-hosted or in the cloud.
For GTM engineers who want code-level control over automations and agents without paying per step. Whether it fits depends on who maintains it, since self-hosting means someone owns updates and uptime. The license is fair-code rather than OSI open source, so read the terms if you plan to embed it in a product.