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Make vs n8n
Side-by-side comparison of Make and n8n to help you choose the right workflow automation tool.
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Our Recommendation
Make wins for most teams
Based on more accessible pricing and a free tier. See the full breakdown below.
Choose Make if…
- ✓ You need power users capabilities
- ✓ Your team prefers intermediate complexity tools
- ✓ Pricing model: freemium — Free
Choose n8n if…
- ✓ You need developers capabilities
- ✓ Your team prefers intermediate complexity tools
- ✓ Pricing model: open-source — Free
⚡ Quick Decision Guide
| Your Situation | Best Pick |
|---|---|
| Non-technical team getting started | Make |
| Best free / open-source option | n8n |
| Teams needing more integrations | Make |
| Advanced / power users | Make |
Make
A visual automation platform for building complex, multi-step workflows.
- Pricing
- freemium
- Starting price
- Free
n8n
An open-source workflow automation tool you can self-host.
- Pricing
- open-source
- Starting price
- Free
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Make | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workflow Automation | Workflow Automation |
| Pricing model | freemium | open-source |
| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Best for | power users, developers | developers, technical teams |
| Key features | visual-builder, no-code, data-transformation, branching-logic | open-source, self-hostable, code-friendly, developer-tools |
| Complexity | intermediate | intermediate |