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n8n, Make, or Zapier?
Answer four quick questions and get a straight recommendation for your agency, plus an honest side-by-side you can dig into.
Which should I pick?
Answer a few and get a recommendation for your situation.
How much are you automating?
How much custom logic or API work?
Do you need to own the data or white-label it?
How cost-sensitive are you at scale?
Tap a tool to compare its column.
| n8n | Make | Zapier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost at scale | Lowest (flat / self-hosted, unlimited executions) | Mid (per-operation) | Highest (per-task, climbs fast) |
| Flexibility | Highest (code nodes, any API, full control) | High (visual, some code) | Lowest (rigid, prebuilt) |
| Self-hosting | Yes (own your data) | No | No |
| Learning curve | Steeper | Moderate | Easiest |
| White-label for clients | Yes (self-hosted) | Limited | No |
| Best for | Volume, custom logic, data control | Visual mid-complexity flows | Quick simple zaps |
The short answer
For an agency running automations across many clients, n8n wins on cost and flexibility, and it can be self-hosted and white-labeled so client data stays yours. Zapier is fine for a few simple internal zaps but gets expensive fast. AOC builds primarily on n8n for exactly these reasons.
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