n8n
4.8Verified Jul 14, 2026
Best for technical teams that want automation depth and self-hosting
Starting price
Free self-hosted
Independent comparison
n8n vs Make
A side-by-side comparison using the same editorial records that power Comparly.ai's AI Agent Builders rankings. Prices, ratings, verification dates and feature values below come from those shared records.
Make
4.7Verified Jul 14, 2026
The broadest visual automation canvas for agentic business workflows
Starting price
Free
Verdict
n8n has the editorial-rating edge
n8n currently scores 4.8 versus Make at 4.7 in the shared AI Agent Builders data. That makes n8n the evidence-based default, but the fit notes and feature rows may still favor Make for a specific workflow.
Choose n8n when: Technical operations and engineering teams that need complex integrations, custom logic and a credible self-hosted path.
Choose Make when: Operations teams that prioritize app connectivity and visual control over deeply specialized agent development tooling.
Feature comparison
Shared criteria configured for AI Agent Builders.
| Feature | n8n | Make |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Builder | Advanced workflow canvas | Excellent |
| Multi-Agent | Composable agents | Agentic scenarios |
| Model Support | Broad + BYOK | Make AI + BYOK |
| Integrations | 1,000+ nodes | 3,000+ apps |
| Deployment | Cloud or self-hosted | Managed cloud |
| Monitoring & Evals | Execution logs & insights | Live execution monitoring |
Pricing
Plan details reflect the latest recorded verification date for each tool.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Community Edition | Free self-hosted | Standard source-available edition; infrastructure and model usage are separate. |
| Starter | EUR 20/mo billed annually | 2,500 workflow executions and 2,300 AI credits per month. |
| Pro | EUR 50/mo billed annually | 10,000 executions, 3 shared projects and up to 13,700 AI credits. |
| Business | EUR 667/mo billed annually | Self-hosted; 40,000 executions, SSO, environments and Git version control. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Cloud or self-hosted with custom executions, governance and SLA support. |
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 1,000 credits, 2 active scenarios and 15-minute scheduling. |
| Core | $12/mo | 10,000 credits, unlimited active scenarios and Make API access. |
| Pro | $21/mo | 10,000 credits, priority execution, custom variables and log search. |
| Teams | $38/mo | 10,000 credits, team roles and shared scenario templates. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Enterprise integrations, advanced security, support and overage protection. |
Who each tool is for
n8n
- Who it's for
- Technical operations and engineering teams that need complex integrations, custom logic and a credible self-hosted path.
- Who it's not for
- Nontechnical users wanting a guided assistant experience with minimal workflow design or maintenance.
Make
- Who it's for
- Operations teams that prioritize app connectivity and visual control over deeply specialized agent development tooling.
- Who it's not for
- Developers who require open-source self-hosting or teams needing advanced native agent evaluations.
Pros and cons
n8n
Pros
- Fair execution-based billing with unlimited workflow steps
- Community Edition offers meaningful self-hosting control
- Deep integrations, custom code and developer tooling
Cons
- Steeper learning curve than business-first no-code tools
- Business self-hosted pricing is a large jump from Pro
Make
Pros
- Highly visual and transparent scenario design
- More than 3,000 app integrations
- AI Agents are available across plans, including Free
Cons
- Credit billing counts module actions and can scale unpredictably
- Native multi-agent and evaluation tooling is less specialized