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Make vs n8n vs Tasklet

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Make

4.3

From From $9/mo

Best overall

n8n

4.5

From €20/mo

Tasklet

3.9

From $0

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Make4.3

Pick it if: Marketers and operators who've outgrown simple automations and want to see what their workflows are doing.

n8n4.5
Best overallBest value

Pick it if: Teams that want full control of their data and automations, or anyone building AI agents on a budget who doesn't mind getting a bit technical.

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Small business owners and teams who want AI to take over recurring admin, like inbox triage, CRM updates and reports, without building a step-by-step automation.

Overview

AttributeMaken8nTasklet
In one lineDraw automations as a flowchart, with branches and loops, for less than Zapier charges.Build automations and AI agents on a visual canvas, then host them yourself for free.Describe a recurring task in your own words and an AI agent runs it for you, 24/7.
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemiumFreemium
Starting priceFrom $9/mo€20/mo$0
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes No

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeMaken8nTasklet
Overall rating4.34.5Winner3.9
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
3.5
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
5.0
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.5
4.5
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.5
5.0
3.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.5
3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeMaken8nTasklet
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes Yes
Mobile app– No Yes
Desktop app No No Yes
Browser extension Yes No–
API access Yes Yes–
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes–
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No Yes No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes Yes
Understands images– Yes–
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No Yes Yes
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style No No–
Works in many languages Yes––
Capabilities score9/ 1710/ 178/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeMaken8nTasklet
Plans

Free

Free

Learning the canvas and running a couple of light scenarios.

Community Edition

Free (self-hosted)

Anyone comfortable running software on a server.

Free

$0

Trying your first agent.

CoreOur pick

From $9/mo billed yearly

One person automating a small business.

StarterOur pick

€20/mo billed yearly

A small business that wants n8n hosted for them.

StarterOur pick

$25/mo

One person or a small team with a few regular tasks.

Pro

From $16/mo billed yearly

Anyone whose automations have become business-critical.

Pro

€50/mo billed yearly

Teams running several business-critical workflows.

Pro

$100/mo

Heavier users running lots of agents.

Teams

From $29/mo billed yearly

A team sharing scenarios and connections.

Business

€667/mo billed yearly

Larger teams that need SSO and version control, self-hosted.

Custom

From $250/mo

Growing teams that need more credits.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies that need SSO, audit logs and an uptime guarantee.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies that need an SLA and dedicated support.

Which plan to pickCore is enough for most small businesses. 10,000 credits goes a long way, because the steps that split a scenario or catch errors don't use any. Move to Pro if a failed run costs you money, since it runs your scenarios first in the queue and keeps better logs.If you have anyone technical on hand, self-host the Community Edition on a small server and pay nothing. Otherwise Starter on the cloud is the right place to begin, and 2,500 executions covers a lot when each run of a long workflow counts as one.Build your first agent on Free, then move to Starter once it's doing a real job. Watch your credit use for the first month before you set up more agents. Top-up credits cost $5 per 1,600, with a $25 minimum, if you run short.

Key features

AttributeMaken8nTasklet
Standout features
  • Visual canvas
  • Routers, filters and iterators
  • Run history you can replay
  • AI Agents
  • Make Grid
  • HTTP and webhooks
  • AI agent nodes
  • Self-host for free
  • Code when you need it
  • Per-execution pricing
  • Thousands of templates
  • MCP support
  • Set up by chat
  • Triggers and schedules
  • Thousands of connections
  • Agent web browser
  • Instant apps
  • Approvals and sharing

Pros and cons

AttributeMaken8nTasklet
Pros
  • Much cheaper per step than Zapier
  • Branching, loops and filters are built in, not bolted on
  • Run history shows exactly what happened at every step
  • Steps that split a scenario or handle errors do not use credits
  • Generous free plan for learning
  • Free to self-host with no execution limits
  • The best tool here for AI agents and multi-step reasoning
  • Per-execution pricing on cloud is kind to long workflows
  • Huge template library and an active community
  • Code steps and the HTTP node mean you are rarely stuck
  • Set up an agent by describing the job, with no flow building
  • Uses a web browser when an app has no other way to connect
  • Unlimited team members on every plan
  • Choose the AI model per task, including Claude
  • Can ask for your approval before it acts
Cons
  • Steeper learning curve than Zapier, especially matching up data between steps
  • Credit usage is hard to predict until you have run a scenario for a while
  • Fewer apps than Zapier, and some apps have thin coverage
  • Pricing page is hard to read, and the headline prices assume yearly billing
  • Steeper learning curve than Zapier or Make, with JSON everywhere
  • Self-hosting is a real job: updates, backups and security are on you
  • No free cloud plan, only a trial
  • The fair-code licence limits reselling it as a service
  • Business plan is self-hosted only and priced for larger companies
  • Small, newer company with a shorter track record
  • Credit costs vary by task and are hard to predict
  • Monthly credits don't roll over
  • The free plan only has a small amount of trial credits

Who each one is for

AttributeMaken8nTasklet
Best for
  • Multi-step marketing workflows
  • Branching logic and filters
  • Processing batches of records
  • Automation on a budget
  • AI agents that act on email or chat
  • Self-hosted automation
  • Unlimited runs on your own server
  • Custom code steps when you need them
  • Recurring admin you can describe in a sentence
  • Inbox triage and lead follow-up
  • Daily or weekly reports from several apps
  • Tasks on websites that have no API
You'll find it used by
  • Marketers
  • Ops teams
  • Agencies
  • Consultants
  • Developers
  • Ops teams
  • Agencies
  • Technical founders
  • Small business owners
  • Ops teams
  • Sales teams
  • Marketers

Questions people ask

Which is better, Make, n8n or Tasklet?

n8n scores highest overall in our ratings (Make 4.3/5, n8n 4.5/5 and Tasklet 3.9/5). Make is best for multi-step marketing workflows and branching logic and filters. n8n is best for AI agents that act on email or chat and self-hosted automation. Tasklet is best for recurring admin you can describe in a sentence and inbox triage and lead follow-up.

Which is cheaper, Make, n8n or Tasklet?

Make: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $9/mo. n8n: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at €20/mo. Tasklet: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0.

Which is easier to use, Make, n8n or Tasklet?

Tasklet rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Small business owners and teams who want AI to take over recurring admin, like inbox triage, CRM updates and reports, without building a step-by-step automation.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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