n8n alternatives
At 1,000 workflow runs a month, n8n costs $27.84 a month. 1 automation platform costs less, from $10.59 (Make). The closest match, Make, covers 85% of what n8n does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What n8n does
Core: Schedules & event triggers, Prebuilt app integrations, Custom tools & MCP, Open source & self-hosting, Multi-step workflows, Logic and data tools, Custom code steps, AI agents, Self-hosting and open source.
Important: Custom AI assistants, Multi-agent orchestration, Human approval steps, Deploy via API & channels, Team workspace & sharing, Agent templates & gallery, Prebuilt app connectors (partly), Webhooks and HTTP requests, Custom connector builder, Built-in AI steps (partly), Built-in tables and forms, Team collaboration and governance, Security and compliance.
Also has: Autonomous multi-step tasks (partly), AI browser agent (partly), Code & file workspace (partly), Deep research reports (partly), Docs, slides & sites output (partly), Company knowledge grounding (partly), AI long-term memory (partly), Multi-lab model choice (partly), SSO & compliance, AI workflow builder, Tools for external agents (partly), Mobile and device triggers (partly), Embedded integrations for SaaS (partly).
Alternatives to n8n at 1,000 workflow runs a month, best match first
- Make: $10.59/mo Price grows with the credit tier (Core, 10,000 credits/mo). It covers 85% of n8n; missing or partial: Open source & self-hosting, Self-hosting and open source (partly), Multi-agent orchestration (partly), Human approval steps (partly), Deploy via API & channels (partly). Free plan: Free plan: 1,000 credits/month, 15-minute minimum interval between runs.
- Zapier: $119.50/mo Uses pay-per-task overage; 5k tier is $133.50 (Professional 2,000 tasks + pay-per-task). It covers 78% of n8n; missing or partial: Custom tools & MCP (partly), Open source & self-hosting, Custom code steps (partly), Self-hosting and open source, Multi-agent orchestration (partly). Free plan: Free: 100 tasks/mo, two-step Zaps only, 15-min polling, 1 user, no premium apps.. Last price hike: Mar 2025.
Other kinds of products that cover part of n8n
- Copy.ai (AI writing): covers 39% of n8n; missing or partial: Logic and data tools (partly), Custom code steps, AI agents (partly), Self-hosting and open source, Human approval steps (partly)
Prices at every size
- n8n: 1,000 workflow runs a month $27.84/mo, 10,000 workflow runs a month $69.60/mo, 25 connected customer accounts no public price (EUR prices converted at ~1.16 USD/EUR)
- Make: 1,000 workflow runs a month $10.59/mo, 10,000 workflow runs a month $34.12/mo, 25 connected customer accounts no public price (Price grows with the credit tier)
- Zapier: 1,000 workflow runs a month $119.50/mo, 10,000 workflow runs a month $433.50/mo, 25 connected customer accounts no public price (Uses pay-per-task overage; 5k tier is $133.50)
Prices are USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12). Workflow platforms are priced at 1,000 and 10,000 runs a month of a four-step workflow (one trigger plus three app actions), converted into each vendor's own unit (tasks, operations, credits or executions); embedded and unified integration APIs are priced at 25 connected customer accounts.
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