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Self-hosted n8n costs ~$8/mo (server only) with unlimited ops — cheaper than any Make plan for high volumes. On cloud, Make Core at $9/mo gives 10,000 ops while n8n Cloud Starter at $20/mo gives only 2,500 ops, making Make cheaper for cloud users under 10k ops/month. Compare n8n vs Make →
Yes, significantly. n8n self-hosted costs ~$8/mo with unlimited operations. Zapier charges $49/mo for just 2,000 tasks. Even n8n Cloud at $20/mo (2,500 ops) beats Zapier's $20/mo Starter plan which includes only 750 tasks. Compare n8n vs Zapier →
n8n Cloud starts at $20/mo (Starter: 2,500 ops, 5 workflows) and $50/mo (Pro: 10,000 ops, 15 workflows). Self-hosted n8n costs only your server (~$8/mo on a basic VPS) with no ops or workflow limits. Full n8n pricing breakdown →
Make offers a free plan with 1,000 ops/month. Paid plans start at $9/mo (Core, 10,000 ops), $16/mo (Pro), and $29/mo (Teams). Additional ops cost $9 per 10,000. Make is the most affordable cloud option for mid-volume automation. Full Make pricing breakdown →
Make has the most generous free plan at 1,000 ops/month with unlimited workflows. Zapier and Pipedream free tiers are limited to 100 ops/month. n8n, Activepieces, and Automatisch are free when self-hosted with no limits. See all free plan limits →
Pipedream Basic at $29/mo (2,000 credits) vs Zapier Professional at $49/mo (2,000 tasks) — Pipedream wins on price. But Zapier has 7,000+ integrations vs Pipedream's 2,000, so the right choice depends on which integrations you need. Compare Pipedream vs Zapier →
No. Make and Zapier are cloud-only. If you need self-hosting for GDPR compliance or cost control, consider n8n (Sustainable Use license), Activepieces (MIT license), Automatisch (AGPL), or Node-RED (Apache 2.0).
Self-hosting n8n on a VPS (e.g., Oracle Free Tier, Hetzner ~$4/mo, or DigitalOcean ~$6/mo) gives you unlimited ops and workflows for almost nothing. The n8n community edition is free — you only pay for the server. n8n self-hosted vs cloud cost →

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