Originally published on my portfolio blog.

Zapier, Make, and n8n all promise the same thing — connect your apps, eliminate manual work, save hours every week. They're genuinely not interchangeable, though, and picking the wrong one usually shows up later as either a surprise bill or a workflow you've outgrown.

7,000+ apps on Zapier's directory

$0 self-hosted n8n licensing cost

Per-task how Zapier & Make bill, at scale