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Zapier vs Make vs n8n.
Compare one workflow across tasks, credits and executions. See the known platform fee, plan limits and the costs you still need to supply.
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Your monthly workload
100
workflow runs- Zapier
- 400 tasks
- Make
- 500 credits
- n8n
- 100 executions
Compare the costs below. Different plans also have different feature, schedule and concurrency limits.
Platform cost for your workload
Zapier vs Make vs n8n: compare what is billed
| Platform | Unit | Checked reference | What changes your cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zapier | Billable tasks | Professional $19.99/month equivalent, annually, 750 tasks | Successful paid actions and account-specific overage |
| Make | Credits | Free: 1,000 credits; paid plans require your regional quote | Module credits, AI consumption, polling and purchased credit blocks |
| n8n Cloud | Workflow executions | Starter €20/month equivalent, annually, 2,500 executions | Complete runs, retries, concurrency and plan allowance |
| n8n self-hosted | Infrastructure and maintenance | Community software license fee: zero, subject to license | Servers, backups, updates, operational work and external API bills |
How to enter a comparable workflow
Use a successful run of the same business task as your starting unit. Count paid Zapier actions, Make credits including iteration and polling, and complete n8n executions separately. Do not assume four visible steps mean four billable units on every platform.
The default scenario is 100 runs, four Zapier tasks and five Make credits per run. It is an illustrative workload. Make Free has scheduling and active-scenario limits, and Zapier Free supports only two-step Zaps. A low fee does not establish feature suitability.
What happens above a plan's allowance?
Where the exact overage price is not verified, the calculator asks for a confirmed rate or shows that a larger tier is required. Make extra credits are priced in purchase blocks. Self-hosted software has no promised unlimited infrastructure capacity.
Add setup, review and the connected AI bill to compare your complete cost.