Make vs n8n
Short answer: Make is easier to set up. Make is best for budget automation; n8n is best for technical users who want full control.
| Make | n8n | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Core from $9/mo annual ($10.59 monthly), 10,000 credits | Cloud Starter €24/mo (€20/mo annual), 2,500 executions |
| Free option | Free plan: 1,000 credits/mo, 2 active scenarios | Free trial on Cloud; free self-hosted community edition |
| Setup difficulty (1 easy–5 hard) | 4 | 5 |
| Day-one usefulness | 3 | 3 |
| Babysitting needed | 2 | 3 |
| Best for | Budget automation | Technical users who want full control |
| First task | Build a scenario that adds new Google Form responses to a Google Sheet. | Import a template that posts a daily weather summary to email. |