Estimated monthly cost
| Tool | Cost per month | Plan needed | Usage | How it is counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make | $16lowest | Core, 10,000 tier | 5,000 credits | 1,000 × (1 trigger + 4 actions) = 5,000 credits |
| Zapier | $133.50lowest | Professional, 5,000 tier | 4,000 tasks | 1,000 × 4 actions = 4,000 tasks; the trigger is not counted |
| n8n | €24lowest | Starter, 2,500 tier | 1,000 executions | 1,000 executions, whatever the number of steps |
| Latenode | $0lowest | Free plan | 5,000 CPU seconds | 1,000 × 5 s = 5,000 CPU seconds |
| Pabbly Connect | $19lowest | Standard, 10,000 tier | 4,000 tasks | 1,000 × 4 actions = 4,000 tasks; the trigger is not counted |
| Activepieces | $0lowest | Free plan | 1,000 credits | 1,000 credits, whatever the number of steps |
What each tool counts
The calculator applies each vendor’s published counting rule to your volume. The six rules, and what the estimate leaves out:
- Make
- Make counts credits: every module that runs uses one, the trigger included, even when a polling check finds nothing new. Routers and filters use none. counting ruleprice gridVisit Make (opens in a new tab)
- Zapier
- Zapier counts tasks: each successful action is one task. The trigger, filters and paths are not counted. The free plan is limited to two-step Zaps, meaning one trigger and one action. counting ruleprice gridVisit Zapier (opens in a new tab)
- n8n
- n8n Cloud counts executions: one full run of a workflow is one execution, whatever the number of steps, and an empty polling check is not counted; a schedule trigger, however, counts one execution every time it fires. There is no free plan on Cloud and prices are published in euros. The self-hosted Community edition is not in this table: its cost is the cost of the server. counting ruleprice gridVisit n8n (opens in a new tab)
- Latenode
- Latenode bills the compute time of each run ("CPU seconds"), not the number of steps. A first monthly allowance is free, then a sliding scale applies. The calculator treats the run time you enter as billed time, which the vendor measures separately from the displayed duration. The vendor publishes no annual price. counting ruleprice gridVisit Latenode (opens in a new tab)
- Pabbly Connect
- Pabbly Connect counts tasks: only actions count, not the trigger or internal steps (filter, router, formatter). The "Unlimited" plan comes with a fair-use policy; the calculator stops at the volume the terms credit up front. counting ruleprice gridVisit Pabbly Connect (opens in a new tab)
- Activepieces
- Activepieces counts credits: one run is one credit, whatever the number of steps. AI steps cost more and are not counted here. Above a paid plan’s quota, each credit is billed per unit. counting ruleprice gridVisit Activepieces (opens in a new tab)