Make vs Zapier vs n8n for AI agent workflows: a decision checklist
Facts below are as stated on each vendor's own page, checked 2026-10-19. Terms change, so confirm on the official page before you sign up.
Make aff* says it connects 3,000+ native apps (per its affiliate page). We have not yet verified current Zapier or n8n figures, so they aren't listed here.
Decision checklist
- Hosting: do you need self-hosting (data residency)? n8n documents self-hosting on your own infrastructure (n8n docs); check Make's and Zapier's current hosting options on their sites.
- Pricing unit: how does each count tasks/operations/credits for agent loops that run many steps?
- LLM steps: native AI/agent nodes vs calling an API yourself.
- Error handling: retries, human-approval steps, logs.
- Integrations: check that the 3–5 apps you need exist.
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