Decide
Side by side.
Structured comparison across all six TIP Score pillars plus pricing, maturity and fit — the highest value in each row is highlighted.
ZapierMaken8n
The verdict
Choose Zapier for business-team automation. Choose Make for complex multi-step automations. Choose n8n for technical teams automating with control.
Make takes integrations & ecosystem (+5) and maturity & reliability (+5); n8n answers on momentum (+8). Overall they sit 0.2 apart. Decide by which pillar pays your bills.
| Criteria | Zapier Zapier, Inc. | Make Make (Celonis) | n8n n8n GmbH |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIP Score | 82.5Excellent | 84.3ExcellentBest | 84.1Excellent |
| Capability30% | 78 | 84 | 82 |
| Value for Money15% | 75 | 88 | 91 |
| Security & Compliance15% | 88 | 80 | 80 |
| Integrations & Ecosystem15% | 97 | 90 | 85 |
| Maturity & Reliability10% | 93 | 84 | 79 |
| Momentum15% | 72 | 80 | 88 |
| Category | Automation & Workflows | Automation & Workflows | Automation & Workflows |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | Free / from $19.99 per month | Free / $9 per month (Core) | Free (self-hosted) / Cloud from €24 per month |
| Maturity | Mature | Established | Established |
| Pricing transparency | Public tiers + free entry | Public tiers + free entry | Public tiers + free entry |
| Enterprise readiness | Enterprise-ready | Mid-market ready | Mid-market ready |
| Setup lift (est.) | Days | Days to weeks | Days to weeks |
| Ideal buyer | Business-team automation | Complex multi-step automations | Technical teams automating with control |
| Key risk | Task-based pricing gets expensive at volume | Steeper learning curve than the simplest automation tools | Sustainable-use license is not OSI open source |