Is Make or n8n better?

Neither wins outright. Make is best for anyone hitting zapier's logic limits. n8n is best for devs and ops teams who want unlimited runs at flat cost.

Which is cheaper, Make or n8n?

Make: Free 1,000 ops. Core $9/mo.. n8n: Self-host free. Cloud from $20/mo.. Per-seat pricing means the cheaper sticker price isn't always the cheaper bill — model your seat count first.

Can I migrate from Make to n8n?

Yes. Most teams export Make data as CSV or Markdown and re-import into n8n. The painful part is usually automations and integrations, not the data itself.

Automation · 2026

Make·vs·n8n

Two solid choices in automation. Here's how they stack up on pricing, fit, and trade-offs — so you can decide in a minute.

Reviewed by Switchpoint Editors · Last updated May 13, 2026

Take on Make

Make's pricing on operations rather than tasks is genuinely better economics for any workflow with branching, iteration, or aggregation. The learning curve is real but pays off within a week. App catalog is narrower than Zapier's — verify your stack before committing.

Take on n8n

Self-hosted n8n is genuinely the largest unlock per dollar in this category — $0 platform cost, unlimited workflows, and full data sovereignty. Cloud pricing is fair but loses the main argument. Don't pick n8n if your automation owner is a marketing ops person — pick Make.

Contender A

Make

Visual automation with deeper branching and routing.

Best for

Anyone hitting Zapier's logic limits.

Pricing

Free 1,000 ops. Core $9/mo.

Pros

Cheap per operation
Powerful router and iterator

Trade-offs

Visual canvas takes getting used to

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Contender B

n8n

Fair-code automation you can self-host.

Best for

Devs and ops teams who want unlimited runs at flat cost.

Pricing

Self-host free. Cloud from $20/mo.

Pros

Self-hostable
Code nodes when you need them

Trade-offs

More technical setup

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The matrix

Side-by-side

Best for

Make

Anyone hitting Zapier's logic limits.

n8n

Devs and ops teams who want unlimited runs at flat cost.

Pricing

Make

Free 1,000 ops. Core $9/mo.

n8n

Self-host free. Cloud from $20/mo.

Top strength

Make

Cheap per operation

n8n

Self-hostable

Biggest trade-off

Make

Visual canvas takes getting used to

n8n

More technical setup

	Make	n8n
Best for	Anyone hitting Zapier's logic limits.	Devs and ops teams who want unlimited runs at flat cost.
Pricing	Free 1,000 ops. Core $9/mo.	Self-host free. Cloud from $20/mo.
Top strength	Cheap per operation	Self-hostable
Biggest trade-off	Visual canvas takes getting used to	More technical setup

The verdict

Which should you pick?

If…Pick Make

Anyone hitting Zapier's logic limits.

If…Pick n8n

Devs and ops teams who want unlimited runs at flat cost.

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