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n8n vs Make

A feature-by-feature comparison of n8n and Make across 7 capability categories.

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Modalities — n8n Wins

Modalities: n8n compared with Make
Feature	n8n	Make
Text Input	Yes, requires free plan. Workflows and AI agents take prompts; natural language can become API calls.	Yes, requires free plan. Scenario modules and AI/app steps take text and mapped fields. Directory lists Freemium.
Image Upload / Vision	Unknown. Nodes can fetch files. A first-party vision input was not confirmed.	Unknown. Homepage timed out this round. File modules likely exist; vision was not confirmed.
Image Generation	No. You can call image APIs via nodes. n8n itself is not an image model.	No. You can call an image API as a module. Make itself is not an image model.
Voice Mode	No. No conversational voice loop is documented.	No. Not a conversational voice product.
Video Understanding	No. Not a video-analysis product.	No. Not a video-analysis product.
Video Generation	No. Not a video generation product.	No. Automation platform; it does not generate video itself.
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)	Yes, requires free plan. Workflows handle files, webhooks, and data tables.	Unknown. Homepage timed out. File/HTTP modules are typical; not confirmed this round.
Code Execution	Yes, requires free plan. JavaScript or Python anywhere in a workflow; bash scripts; custom nodes.	Unknown. A custom-code module was not confirmed this round.
Audio Input	No. Not a speech product. You could wire a STT API as a node.	No. Not a speech product.
Canvas / Artifact Editor	Yes, requires free plan. The product is a visual workflow canvas with code nodes beside it.	Yes, requires free plan. Visual scenario canvas.
Screen Sharing / Computer Use	No. No computer-use desktop takeover.	No. No computer-use takeover.

Memory & Context — Tie

Memory & Context: n8n compared with Make
Feature	n8n	Make
Persistent Memory	Partial. Workflows, credentials, and data tables persist. That is automation state, not chat memory of you.	Partial. Scenarios and data stores persist. That is automation state, not chat memory.
Large Context Window	Unknown. Depends on the model you connect. No n8n token window is published.	No. Operations quota, not an LLM token window.
Custom Instructions	Yes, requires free plan. Workflow logic, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop steps are the instructions.	Yes, requires free plan. Scenario logic, filters, and routers are the instructions.
Conversation History	Yes, requires free plan. Execution logs and workflow history (days vary by plan).	Yes, requires free plan. Execution history of scenarios.

Integrations — n8n Wins

Integrations: n8n compared with Make
Feature	n8n	Make
Web Search / Browsing	Partial. You can add search/HTTP nodes. Not a built-in cited search box.	Unknown. HTTP modules can call search APIs. Not a built-in cited search.
Plugins / Extensions	Yes, requires free plan. 500+ integrations, custom nodes, MCP, HTTP/GraphQL.	Yes, requires free plan. Thousands of app modules (directory heritage). Count was not re-fetched.
API Access	Yes, requires free plan. Control n8n via API and CLI. Trigger from webhooks.	Yes, requires plus plan. Webhooks and an API to manage scenarios are the usual Make surface. Details not re-fetched.
Zapier Integration	No. n8n is a Zapier alternative, not a native Zapier app. Use n8n nodes instead.	No. Make is a Zapier alternative, not a native Zapier app.
Custom GPTs / Bots	Yes, requires free plan. You build AI agents as workflows and expose them (e.g. chat/webhook).	No. You build scenarios, not a GPT store.
Real-time Collaboration	Yes, requires plus plan. Unlimited users; collaboration, RBAC, and workflow diffs on paid/business plans.	Unknown. Team editing was not confirmed this round.
Live Social Data Integration	No. Not a live social-firehose product. You can add social nodes.	No. You can connect social apps. That is not a live sentiment firehose.
Live Citation Mapping	No. Not a cited-search product.	No. Not a cited-search product.

Developer — n8n Wins

Developer: n8n compared with Make
Feature	n8n	Make
Function Calling	Yes, requires free plan. AI agent nodes call tools/integrations. Structured I/O is documented.	Partial. Modules are tools. An LLM function-calling product was not confirmed.
Streaming Responses	Yes, requires free plan. Pricing table lists streaming and bulk operations.	No. Scenario runs are jobs, not token streams.
Fine-Tuning	No. You connect models. n8n does not train weights.	No. Make does not train foundation weights.
Embeddings API	Partial. RAG setups are documented. That uses whatever embedding API you wire, not an n8n embeddings product.	No. Not an embeddings API.
Structured Output (JSON)	Yes, requires free plan. Enforce structured inputs/outputs around AI steps.	Yes, requires free plan. Mapped JSON between modules.
Reasoning / Thinking Mode	Yes, requires plus plan. AI Assistant (preview) plus inspectable agent reasoning on the canvas.	No. Not an LLM reasoning-mode product.
Local Execution	Yes, requires free plan. Community Edition self-hosts (Docker). Cloud is optional.	No. Cloud SaaS, unlike self-hosted n8n.
Open Weights	Partial. Source is on GitHub. You can swap cloud or offline models. n8n is not a foundation-model release.	No. Closed cloud product.
Multi-Agent Orchestration	Yes, requires free plan. Homepage: multi-agent setups and RAG, inspectable on the canvas.	Unknown. AI/agent modules were not confirmed on a live homepage this round.

Platforms — Tie

Platforms: n8n compared with Make
Feature	n8n	Make
Web App	Yes, requires free plan. Cloud editor at n8n.io; also a self-hosted web UI.	Yes, requires free plan. make.com visual editor (cloud).
iOS App	No. No iOS app is documented.	Unknown. Not confirmed this round.
Android App	No. No Android app is documented.	Unknown. Not confirmed this round.
Desktop App	No. Docker/self-host or cloud. Not a branded desktop app.	No. Cloud editor, not a native desktop app.
Chrome Extension	No. No Chrome extension is documented.	Unknown. Not confirmed this round.

Privacy — n8n Wins

Privacy: n8n compared with Make
Feature	n8n	Make
GDPR Compliant	Partial. Hosted plans store data in Frankfurt, Germany. Self-host wherever you choose. A DPA was not read.	Unknown. Needs a current DPA read. Homepage timed out.
Opt Out of Data Training	Unknown. Self-host keeps data on your infra. Cloud training policy was not checked.	Unknown. Not checked.
Enterprise Privacy Mode	Yes, requires enterprise plan. On-prem/air-gap, SSO SAML/LDAP, secret stores, RBAC, audit logs, SIEM streaming.	Unknown. Enterprise plans exist in market; not confirmed this round.

Workspaces — Tie

Workspaces: n8n compared with Make
Feature	n8n	Make
Projects / Folders	Yes, requires plus plan. Shared projects (1 on Starter, more on higher plans).	Yes, requires free plan. Scenarios persist in the cloud.