n8n vs Zapier AI vs Make.com vs CrewAI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
n8n
Open-source workflow automation with AI nodes
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Zapier AI
AI agents, Copilot, and MCP inside Zapier's 8,000-app platform
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Make.com
Visual workflow automation with AI integrations
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CrewAI
Framework for orchestrating teams of AI agents
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.4 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 | 8.5 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Open Source | Freemium | Freemium | Open Source |
| Free tier | Fully free self-hosted with unlimited workflows | 100 tasks per month | — | Fully free open source framework |
| Paid from | €20/month billed annually for the Starter plan — the stored value uses the wrong currency symbol | $49.99/month (Professional) | — | — |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | 200k+ installations | 6m+ users | — | 20m+ downloads |
| Founded | 2019 | — | 2012 | 2023 |
| Maker | Jan Oberhauser | Zapier | — | Joao Moura |
| Verdict | n8n is a source-available workflow automation platform that connects hundreds of apps via a visual node editor, with the rare ability to self-host for full data control and add custom code where the UI runs out. Its nati... |
Zapier's AI layer now spans three things: Copilot (September 2025), which builds Zaps from plain-English descriptions; Zapier Agents (GA May 2025), autonomous assistants that work across your connected apps; and MCP supp... |
Make is one of the strongest no-code/low-code automation platforms, with a visual scenario builder, a huge app catalog, and increasingly deep AI/LLM modules (OpenAI, Anthropic, plus agent-style flows). Its branching, ite... |
CrewAI is the most-starred open-source framework for building multi-agent systems — spin up agents with roles, goals and tools, then orchestrate them into "crews" or sequential flows. Version 1.14 (April 2026) dropped th... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.