Make is hosted, visual, and faster to onboard for non-engineers. n8n is self-hostable, more extensible, and cheaper at scale if you run your own infra. For one-off marketing or ops automations, Make wins on speed. For engineering-led stacks with privacy or cost constraints, n8n is the stronger long-term platform.

Weekly workflow test

Run the same real task in both tools for one week. Score on: time-to-first-result, corrections needed, export/import quality, and monthly cost at your expected volume. The winner should be obvious by day three.

Decision summary

• Pick the tool that fits the weekly job you actually repeat.
• Keep the other only if it covers a different workflow you cannot do otherwise.
• Set a 30-day trial for the runner-up; cancel unless usage is weekly and verified.