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Independent automation pricing calculator
What will automation actually cost at your workload?
Compare Zapier, Make and n8n using the same monthly workload. Translate runs into each platform's billing meter, then inspect the published pricing that actually fits.
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Calculator
Use one scenario across every provider.
Enter workflow volume, billable steps and team size once. The calculator keeps the workload constant while translating it into each provider's billing logic.
Updated estimate. Zapier: 2K tasks, $69 per month, billed annually. Make: 2K credits, $9 per month, billed annually. n8n: 400 executions, €20 per month, billed annually
Example workloads
Presets change workload only. Billing mode stays as selected.
Your workload
Model monthly automation usage
Billing cadence
Prices stay expressed per month for comparison; annual plans also show the full amount billed per year.
Calculator input guidance
Normalized workload
2K
This uses the same normalized whole-number inputs as the pricing engine.
We do not invent unpublished tier prices. Zapier usage here assumes standard 1-task steps; AI, MCP and extended code usage can consume tasks at different rates.
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Zapier
tasksPublished tier fit2K
Team
$69
Annual billing · $828/year
2,000 tasks/month included
Verified 2026-09-21View pricing model
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Make
creditsPublished tier fit2K
Baseline estimate only: polling trigger checks and scenarios that process multiple bundles/items can consume additional credits beyond runs × steps.
Core
$9
Annual billing · $108/year
10,000 credits/month included
Verified 2026-09-21Start with Make
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n8n
executionsPublished tier fit400
Starter
€20
Annual billing · €240/year
2,500 executions/month included
Verified 2026-09-21View pricing model
Exact prices are shown only where a published tier matches the selected cadence and modeled workload. Provider-specific usage exceptions can still change actual consumption. Some provider links are affiliate links and may earn AutomationCosts a commission at no extra cost to you.
How it works
Different billing logic. One comparable scenario.
The useful comparison is not the cheapest sticker price. It is the same automation translated into each platform's actual usage meter and then matched against published plan boundaries.
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Translate the billing meter
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Match only published pricing
Workload translation
One workflow can hit three completely different usage meters.
A plan that looks inexpensive at entry level can behave very differently when run volume and step count increase.
Example workload
10,000 workflow runs · 6 billable steps per run
Zapier
≈ 60,000 tasks
Make
≈ 60,000 credits
n8n
≈ 10,000 executions
Pricing clarity
The calculator explains what it knows — and what it does not.
Published facts stay separate from workload assumptions. When an exact tier is not stored, the interface points you to current provider pricing instead of inventing a number.