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n8n vs Zapier vs Make: The Real 2026 Cost Difference

The three platforms don't just differ in price — they differ in what they charge for. n8n Cloud charges by execution count (no workflow-count limit). Zapier charges by completed "tasks" per month, capped hard on the free tier. Make charges by "operations" — and a single logical workflow step can consume several operations at once, which is easy to underestimate from the pricing page alone.

The fix:

don't compare these platforms by sticker price — map your actual expected volume (executions, tasks, or operations, whichever the platform uses) against each platform's real unit definition before committing.

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