# n8n or Make: which one fits a small business?

## At a glance

**How the billing difference plays out**n8n's cloud counts one execution per run whatever the number of steps.

**Small-business discounts**Both pages offer a start-up plan: n8n and Make each list 50% off their Business plan for organisations under 20 employees, subject to their terms.

## Side by side

| | n8n | Make |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | Workflow executions: one run of a workflow, however many steps | Credits: by default one per operation (module run) |
| Free option | The Community Edition, self-hosted on your own server | Free plan with 1,000 credits a month |
| Plans | n8n Cloud Starter (2,500 executions a month), Pro (10,000), Business and Enterprise; or the self-hosted Community Edition | Free, Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise plans |
| Where it runs | n8n's cloud, or your own server | Make's cloud |
| Good fit | Long flows, custom code, data that stays on your servers | Visual flows with branching, run in the cloud with no server to manage |

## How the billing difference plays out

n8n's cloud counts one execution per run whatever the number of steps. Make counts credits per module run, so a long scenario or a loop over many items uses more of the month's credits.

- No server to look after: Make, or n8n's own cloud
- Data that must stay in-house, or heavy custom code: self-hosted n8n

## Small-business discounts

Both pages offer a start-up plan: n8n and Make each list 50% off their Business plan for organisations under 20 employees, subject to their terms.

## Sources

- [n8n pricing](https://n8n.io/pricing/), checked 2026-11-04
- [Make pricing](https://www.make.com/en/pricing), checked 2026-11-04
- [Make Help Center: credits](https://help.make.com/credits), checked 2026-11-04

Updated 2026-11-04. General guidance, not advice for your situation; we scope each project in writing before any work starts.

## Questions people ask first

**Which is easier to learn?**

Make, for most non-developers. n8n is closer to a developer tool.

**Can I self-host Make?**

No. Make runs in Make's cloud. n8n can run in n8n's cloud or on your own server.

**Can you move scenarios between them?**

Yes, by rebuilding each one and testing it side by side before switching.

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As of 2026-11-05. Source: https://pushbuild.com/compare/n8n-vs-make.html