Make, n8n or Power Automate: which tool fits your business?

The short version

Do you mostly work in Microsoft 365? Choose Power Automate. Do you have sensitive data, or want to own the solution yourself? Choose n8n. Do you want to connect lots of cloud services quickly and see it visually? Choose Make.

That covers most people. If you want to know why, read on.

Make: flexible and visual

Make, formerly Integromat, builds automation as a visual flowchart. It is powerful, has lots of ready-made connectors, and you can get started even if you are not a developer. Pricing follows how much runs.

It is a good fit when you want to connect many cloud services and keep good control along the way, without writing code.

n8n: open source, self-hostable

n8n is similar to Make, but can run on your own infrastructure. That gives you full control of the data, which matters a lot when privacy and where the data lives are important.

It suits those who want to own the solution, keep costs predictable, or have data that should not pass through a third party. It is, by the way, the tool we run a lot of our own work on.

Power Automate: strong in the Microsoft world

Power Automate ties in closely with Teams, Outlook, SharePoint and the rest of 365. If you already use Microsoft, much of the integration and security is already in place.

It is a good fit when most of the working day happens in Microsoft tools.

The important caveat

The tool is not really the most important choice you make. What matters most is what you automate, and in what order. Usually the simplest tool that covers the need is the best one.

We recommend based on how you actually work, not on what happens to be popular right now.

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