Make vs n8n

Closed-source hosted vs open-source self-hostable automation.

Make is a hosted product. n8n is open-source, self-hostable, similar capability.

At a glance

	Make	n8n
Hosting	Managed	Self-host or cloud
Price	Usage-based	Free (self-host) or paid
Data privacy	SaaS	Self-hostable for full control

No-ops preference.

Self-hosting, data privacy, full control.

n8n for technical teams with self-host capacity. Make for faster time-to-value.