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Workflow automation and iPaaS · November 2026 Edition

Make vs n8n

One of fourteen models named Make first on the direct prompt; zero named n8n. Both were named by all fourteen models and Make carries 63 labels and n8n 51, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Make

accepted challenger

Named in nine categories this edition.

n8n

accepted challenger

Berlin, Spain, founded 2019. Named in four categories this edition.

First-choice share24%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels6351A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Make reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Workato was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Workato vs Make · Workato vs n8n · Make vs Celigo

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workflow automation and ipaas page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
MakeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsn8n
Direct101 against Make · 1 against n8n
Paraphrase00
Comparative20
Budget-constrained123
Scale-constrained001 against n8n
Negative1111 against Make · 8 against n8n
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Make and n8n were named in the same answer 131 times, of the 199 answers naming Make and the 144 naming n8n. In those answers n8n took the first choice four times and Make thirty-two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Make and n8n stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Make n8n first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Make on the left and n8n on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Make and n8n stood in it.

Make first, n8n not the choice

1 of 14 modelsn8n was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
MiniMax M2.5Make, Zapier alternatives: SnapLogic, Workato

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Gemini 3.5 FlashWorkato alternatives: Celigo, Make, n8n
Grok 4.20Workato alternatives: Boomi Enterprise Platform, Make, Microsoft Power Automate, Tray.ai, Zapier
DeepSeek V4 FlashWorkato alternatives: Celigo, Make, Tray.ai, Zapier, n8n
Llama 4 MaverickWorkato alternatives: Boomi Enterprise Platform, Celigo, Kye, Make, ServiceNow Flow Designer, SnapLogic, Zapier
Qwen 3.7 FlashWorkato alternatives: Make, Microsoft Power Automate, Tray.ai, Zapier
Kimi K2Zapier alternatives: HubSpot Operations Hub, Make, Tray.ai, Workato
GLM 4.7 FlashXWorkato alternatives: Boomi Enterprise Platform, Make, Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier
Muse Glimmer 30BWorkato alternatives: Boomi Enterprise Platform, Celigo, Make, Zapier

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5HubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Boomi Enterprise Platform, Workato, Zapier
GPT-5.4 miniWorkato alternatives: Boomi Enterprise Platform, Zapier
Perplexity SonarWorkato alternatives: Boomi Enterprise Platform, Celigo, Cleo Integration Cloud, Jitterbit Harmony, Microsoft Power Automate
Mistral SmallWorkato alternatives: Boomi Enterprise Platform, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier
GPT-6 LunaWorkato alternatives: Celigo, Microsoft Power Automate, Zapier

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Make leads by thirty-two points.
Make37%#2 of 11
n8n5%#4 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Make leads by eighteen points.
Make24%#2 of 11
n8n5%#5 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Make leads by two points.
Make2%#7 of 15
n8n0%#15 of 15
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Make

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“tools not suitable for enterprise-scale automation due to their consumer/SMB focus” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Make (formerly Integromat) stands out as the best overall workflow automation and integration platform for a company with a limited budget” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“Make (formerly Integromat) is generally considered the best overall balance of price and power for most small businesses.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Zapier or Make are the strongest starting points due to their balance of usability, integration breadth, and scalability” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about n8n

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“n8n — Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (2025–2026)... The pattern shows that n8n has patched critical vulnerabilities only to have researchers find new bypasses shortly after.” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Best to avoid if you want simplicity but choose self-hosted anyway: n8n or similar open-source/self-hosted platforms” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · hard negative
“n8n without operational expertise — Its self-hosted option provides strong control, but your team becomes responsible for patching, backups, availability, monitoring, and security.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“n8n is by far the most cost-effective option on the market... It is the single best long-term investment for budget growth.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“If you have technical resources, n8n self-hosted will give you the most power for literally $0 in software costs.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“Go with n8n — it's dramatically cheaper at scale and gives you unlimited flexibility.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.