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Make vs n8n
Self-hosted option with open-source workflow engine, less built-in AI tooling
Which to pick
Pick Make if you want…
- Visual AI workflow automation
- Visual workflow builder
Pick n8n if you want…
- Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
- Self-hosted workflow automation
- Open-source code (n8n-io/n8n on GitHub)
Make offers visual automation similar to n8n but lacks built-in AI agents and on-premise deployment.
Side by side
- What it is
- Make:Make is a visual automation platform that lets you build, scale and run AI-driven workflows and agents without code.
- n8n:n8n is a workflow automation platform that combines AI, code, and no-code to build and run integrations.
- Best for
- Make:Visual AI workflow automation
- n8n:Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
- Who it’s for
- Make:Businesses and teams that need to automate processes across apps, data sources and AI models.
- n8n:Technical teams needing flexible automation with AI and code control
- Pricing
- Make:Freemium
- n8n:Freemium
- Plans
- Make:Free $0 · Core $12 per month · Pro $21 per month · Teams $38 per month
- n8n:Starter 20€/mo billed annually · Pro 50€/mo billed annually · Business 667€/mo billed annually
- Open source
- Make:—
- n8n:Yes, 206,435 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Make:OpenAI (ChatGPT, Whisper), HubSpot CRM, monday.com, NetSuite, Salesforce, Slack, Canva, Perplexity AI
- n8n:—
Make features
- No-code visual builder. Design workflows with drag-and-drop, prompts or code.
- 3,000+ integrations. Connect to thousands of apps and AI models, including custom apps.
- AI agents & toolkit. Create and manage AI agents and use built-in AI tools in any plan.
- Scenario scheduling. Run workflows on minute-level schedules with unlimited active scenarios on higher plans.
- Enterprise security. GDPR, SOC 2/3 compliance, encryption, SSO and on-prem agent support.
- Custom code execution. Run JavaScript or Python within workflows for advanced logic.
- Team collaboration. Roles, private spaces and shared scenario templates for teams.
- Execution monitoring. Real-time visual monitoring, log search and analytics dashboard.
n8n features
- AI nodes & agents. Add AI agents or AI steps to workflows, choose models and set guardrails.
- Code steps (JS/Python). Write JavaScript or Python directly in any workflow node.
- Extensive integrations. Over 500 pre-built integrations and ability to import cURL commands.
- Version control & environments. Git-based versioning, multiple environments and visual diffs for safe deployment.
- Observability. Logs interleaved with code, audit logs, real-time alerts and usage dashboards.
- Security & governance. On-prem deployment, SSO/SAML/LDAP, encrypted secret store, RBAC and AI governance.
Make vs n8n FAQ
Is Make or n8n free?+
Make has a free plan; paid plans start at $12/month (Core). n8n has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Make or n8n open source?+
n8n is open source (n8n-io/n8n on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Make.
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