Make.com vs n8n (2026)

Make.com

by Celonis (Make)

n8n

by n8n GmbH

Pros

• ✓Visual scenario builder handles complex branching, iteration, parallel execution, and data transformation on one canvas. Scenario Inputs and Outputs enable structured data passing between chained workflows.
• ✓Credit-based pricing bills per module action rather than per task, and the price per scenario drops as credit tiers scale. On Pro and above, annual billing lets credits pool across 12 months rather than expiring each month. File size limits rise from 5 MB on Free to 1 GB on Enterprise.
• ✓Connects 3,000+ apps with detailed control over data mapping and error handling at each step. Native MCP server and client app, Make AI Agents, Library of Agents, AI Content Extractor, and AI Web Search embed intelligence at any automation step.

Limitations

• –Make runs on its own AWS infrastructure in the EU or North America, with an on-premise agent available on Enterprise.
• –Apps without a native connector among the 3,000+ connect through the HTTP module or the Custom Apps builder.
• –When credits run out on Free through Teams, scenarios pause until credits are added, with alerts at 75 and 90 percent of the allowance and overage protection on Enterprise.

Pros

• ✓The Community Edition can be self-hosted for free from GitHub, so workflows and data stay on the team's own infrastructure.
• ✓AI Agent, vector-store and model nodes sit alongside 500+ integrations and inline JavaScript and Python, and a built-in MCP server lets AI clients run and edit workflows.
• ✓Cloud plans are priced per full workflow execution rather than per step, with unlimited users and workflows on every plan.

Limitations

• –Self-hosting means running and maintaining the servers yourself, and the editor assumes some technical skill.
• –n8n Cloud is priced in euros and capped by monthly executions, from 2,500 on Starter, and the Business plan is not yet available on n8n Cloud.
• –The licence is n8n's own fair-code licence rather than an OSI open-source licence, and SSO, Git version control and environments need Business or Enterprise.