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Andre Rizzo
Founder & Lead Developer
Automation··6 min read
n8n vs Make vs Zapier: which to pick in 2026
Three tools, three philosophies.
200+ automations over 3 years across the three.
Zapier
Pros: 6,000+ integrations, easy UX. Cons: expensive at scale.
Make
Pros: great flow viz, aggressive pricing, complex logic. Native AI.
n8n
Open source, self-hostable, unlimited self-host. Our default.
Which?
Small marketing → Zapier. Mid-complex SaaS → Make. Tech/privacy/scale → n8n.
AI in automations
All support OpenAI/Anthropic. n8n best for RAG. Make smoothest UI.