Pipedream vs Zapier AI vs Make.com vs n8n
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Pipedream
Developer-first workflow automation with 3,000+ integrations and full...
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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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n8n
Open-source workflow automation with AI nodes
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.8 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 | 8.5 / 10 | 8.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Open Source |
| Free tier | $0 — 100 credits/day, 3 active workflows, 3 connected accounts, unlimited testing | 100 tasks per month | — | Fully free self-hosted with unlimited workflows |
| Paid from | Free tier; paid plans from ~$29/mo, plus Connect and custom Business tiers | $49.99/month (Professional) | — | €20/month billed annually for the Starter plan — the stored value uses the wrong currency symbol |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | 5,000+ customers and tens of thousands of users (per Workday acquisition announcement) | 6m+ users | — | 200k+ installations |
| Founded | 2019 | — | 2012 | 2019 |
| Maker | Workday (acquired February 2026) | Zapier | — | Jan Oberhauser |
| Verdict | Pipedream occupies a strong niche as the most code-friendly hosted automation platform short of building on raw cloud functions. The ability to write real Node.js, Python, Go, or Bash in every step — importing any librar... |
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... |
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... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.