Index
Scorecards
Live rankings with named weights. Cards that are not ranked yet stay labelled. If a comparison is not on this page, we have not ranked it.
Not ranked yet
Make vs n8n vs Zapier for small teams
Scoring in progress — 0 of 28 criteria published.
Not ranked yet
Notion vs Superhuman Docs (formerly Coda) vs Airtable for small-team ops hubs
Scoring in progress — 30 of 33 criteria published.
Guides
Supporting pages that explain who should own automations, when to pick a tool, what’s worth automating, how to name a failure class, how error handling and reconnects differ across Make, n8n, and Zapier, units, and published list prices. They do not add scores. Guides index.
- Who should own your automations — operator, builder, or engineering, then the tool lane. Ops burden, not a picker reprint.
- n8n alternatives for small teams — stay on n8n Cloud or self-host, or consider Make or Zapier. Dated list prices.
- Make alternatives for small teams — scorecard-first Make vs Zapier vs n8n, not a listicle dump.
- Zapier alternatives for small teams — scorecard-first, not a listicle dump.
- Which automation tool for small teams — four-question flowchart, then a job-fit.
- Make vs n8n vs Zapier — when to pick each — plain-English compare for small teams. Not a second ranking.
- Make vs n8n for small teams (2026) — job-fit tables. Not a second scorecard.
- Make vs Zapier for small teams (2026) — job-fit tables. Not a second scorecard.
- n8n vs Zapier for small teams (2026) — job-fit tables. Not a second scorecard.
- Coda is now Superhuman Docs — stay, or move to Airtable / Notion? — rename on 8 Jul 2026. Stay if the doc-as-app still fits. Move by job. Not a ranking.
- Superhuman Docs (formerly Coda) alternatives for small-team docs and ops — stay on the one-doc hub, or consider Notion or Airtable by the job. Dated list prices.
- Airtable alternatives for small-team ops — stay on Airtable if the daily object is still a base, or consider Notion or Superhuman Docs. Dated list prices.
- Notion pricing explained — named plans, who is billed, and the limits that usually force the next plan. Dated list prices.
- Notion Free vs Plus — the Free to Plus step. Dated Free limits and what Plus unlocks. Later-plan dollars stay on the pricing map.
- Notion Plus vs Business — the Plus to Business step. What Plus limits, what Business unlocks, and the signs a team has outgrown Plus. Free and Enterprise prices stay off this page.
- Notion Business vs Enterprise — the Business to Enterprise step. Admin, audit, SCIM, and data-control rows that are empty on Business. Business listed price quoted. Enterprise stays contact sales.
- Notion annual vs monthly — the billing cycle. When paying the year up front earns the lock-in, and when a monthly cycle wins. Listed prices only. The Pay monthly prices are on the Notion pricing page.
- Airtable Business vs Enterprise Scale — the Business to Enterprise Scale step. Admin, audit, and scale rows that are empty on Business. Business seat lines quoted. Enterprise Scale stays contact sales.
- Airtable annual vs monthly — the billing cycle. When paying the year up front earns the lock-in, and when a monthly line wins. Both price lines quoted. A yearly lump sum stays an em dash.
- Airtable Team vs Business — the Team to Business step. What Team still covers, what Business unlocks, and the signs a team has outgrown Team. Enterprise and add-on prices stay off this page.
- Airtable Free vs Team — the Free to Team step. Dated Free limits and what Team unlocks. Later-plan dollars stay on the pricing map.
- Airtable pricing explained — named plans, who is billed, and the limits that usually force the next plan. Dated list prices.
- Coda Free vs Pro — the Free to Pro step. Who pays as a Doc Maker, which Free limits bite first, and when Pro earns the upgrade. Later-plan dollars stay on the pricing map.
- Coda pricing explained — named plans, who is billed, and the limits that usually force the next plan. Dated list prices.
- Notion alternatives for small-team ops — stay on Notion if the wiki still holds the work, or consider Airtable or Superhuman Docs. Dated list prices.
- Name one system of record for small-team ops — name the hub before you wire Make, n8n, or Zapier. Job-fit, not a ranking.
- Airtable vs Superhuman Docs (formerly Coda) for small-team ops hubs — pick by job: a relational base vs one doc. Dated list prices.
- Notion vs Superhuman Docs (formerly Coda) for small-team wikis and docs — pick by job: a workspace of pages vs one living doc. Dated list prices.
- Notion vs Airtable for small-team ops hubs — pick by the object: a wiki of pages vs a relational base. Dated list prices.
- When n8n Cloud is the right pick — one execution per full run, hosted. Stay on Make or Zapier, or move to self-host. Totals are not published yet.
- When n8n self-host is worth it — ops-burden honesty: Docker/VPS, backups, upgrades, encryption keys, who pages at 2am. Stay on Cloud / Make / Zapier instead. Self-hosted is a separate lane.
- Same job, three meters — one 5-step job in Zapier tasks vs Make credits vs n8n executions. Units at 50 / 500 / 5,000 runs.
- When free isn’t enough — what Zapier Free, Make Free, the n8n Cloud trial, and n8n self-host unlock versus the first paid plan. Units and plan limits only.
- When you hit the meter — hold, extra credits, fail, or upgrade at the Zapier, Make, or n8n ceiling. Units and vendor policy only.
- n8n annual vs monthly — when paying the year up front earns the lock-in, and when a monthly cycle wins. Card euros quoted for both controls. Other execution steps left as an em dash.
- n8n Business vs Enterprise — what Enterprise adds over Business, and that Business is self-hosted only while Enterprise can be hosted by n8n or self-hosted. Annual Business card price quoted in euros. Enterprise euros left as an em dash.
- n8n Pro vs Business — what Business adds over Pro, and that the Business card says Self-hosted only. Annual card prices quoted in euros. Enterprise left as Contact Sales.
- n8n Starter vs Pro — what Pro adds over Starter, and when one shared project is still enough. Annual card prices quoted in euros. Other execution steps left as an em dash.
- n8n pricing explained — how the plan column and the execution meter fit. What an execution counts, and what happens when the cap is hit. Annual card prices quoted in euros. A US dollar on that read left blank.
- Zapier annual vs monthly — when paying the year up front earns the lock-in, and when a monthly cycle wins. Listed plan prices quoted. A price under each billing control is not printed.
- Zapier Team vs Enterprise — what Team already includes, and which rows stay off Team until a sales conversation. The Team listed price is quoted. Enterprise prints Contact for pricing.
- Zapier Professional vs Team — what Team adds over Professional, and when one seat is still enough. Listed prices quoted. Other task tiers are not printed.
- Zapier Free vs Professional — what Free gives, what Professional unlocks, and the signs the free plan is too small. Listed prices quoted. Other task tiers are not printed.
- Zapier pricing explained — how the plan column and the task meter fit. What a task counts, and what happens when the meter runs out. Listed plan prices quoted. Other tier prices are not printed.
- Make annual vs monthly — when paying the year up front earns the lock-in, and when a monthly cycle wins. Card dollars on the 2026-10-04 text read left blank.
- Make pricing explained — how the plan column and the credit volume fit. Five public rungs. Slider dollars on the 2026-10-03 text read left blank.
- Make Teams vs Enterprise — when Teams is enough, and when SSO, audit logs, and the printed limits earn a sales conversation. The Teams listed price is quoted.
- Make Free vs Core — when Free is enough, and when Core earns the step. Scenarios, schedule, files, logs, the Make API, and the Free and Core listed prices.
- Make Pro vs Teams — when the org step earns it. One team versus teams and roles, file size, API rate, and the Pro and Teams listed prices. The annual credit package is already on Pro.
- Make Core vs Pro — which limits change between the two paid plans. File size, API rate, priority, annual credits, and the Core and Pro listed prices.
- Make credits and operations — what a Make credit counts, what an operation counts, and when 1 operation is not 1 credit. Units only.
- Tasks vs credits vs executions — what a Zapier task, a Make credit, and an n8n execution count, what they do not count, and why 1 is not 1.
- How to meter automation — usage, volume, and credits. What multiplies the meter.
- What does not migrate between Zapier, Make, and n8n — exports are not interchangeable. Redo credentials, history, nodes, schedules, and ownership. Then parallel-run. Not a ranking.
- Switching from n8n to Zapier — already on n8n and weighing Zapier. Cloud and self-host stay separate. When the rebuild is worth it, what workflows, logins, and webhooks do not become Zaps, and the period when both stay on. Not a ranking.
- Switching from Make to Zapier — already on Make and weighing Zapier. When the rebuild is worth it, what scenarios, logins, webhooks, data stores, and schedules do not become Zaps, and the period when both stay on. Not a ranking.
- Switching from Make to n8n — already on Make and weighing n8n. Cloud and self-host stay separate. When the rebuild is worth it, what scenarios, logins, webhooks, data stores, and schedules do not become workflows, and the period when both stay on. Not a ranking.
- Switching from Zapier to n8n — already on Zapier and weighing n8n. Cloud and self-host stay separate. When the rebuild is worth it, what logins, webhooks, and Zaps do not become workflows, and the period when both stay on. Not a ranking.
- Switching from n8n Cloud to Make — already on n8n Cloud and weighing Make. When the rebuild is worth it, what credentials and workflows do not become scenarios, and the period when both stay on. Not a ranking.
- Switching from Zapier to Make — already on Zapier and weighing Make. When the rebuild is worth it, what logins and Zaps do not become scenarios, and the period when both stay on. Not a ranking.
- Parallel-run one job before you switch — keep the source on, rebuild one critical job, compare outcomes, then cut over. Not a ranking.
- When Notion automations are enough — and when to hand off — stay in Notion for in-workspace work; hand off to Make, n8n, or Zapier when native automations stop. Not a ranking.
- Notion automation limits — when to hand off to Make — stay in Notion for in-workspace edits; hand off to Make for multi-app workflows. Not a ranking.
- What’s worth automating — and what to leave manual — pass or defer for small teams. Not a ranking.
- Error handling across Make, n8n, and Zapier — what success means, retries, who reconnects, who gets notified. Not a ranking.
- When automations fail — a practical taxonomy — name the failure class before you rewrite the flow. Not a ranking.
- When automations look fine — catch silent breakage — false-green runs, reconnect loops, who is paged versus who owns the fix, weekly spot-checks. Operator story, not a second taxonomy. Not a ranking.
What is not here yet
Agent-tooling runtimes and accounting connectors are on the research list. They will appear here as drafts before they appear as rankings.