Move from Make to n8n

Take it out

1. 1

   Step 1

   List the scenarios that ran this month

   Open the history. Write down the trigger, each module, and the filter. Ignore the experiments.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Note the credit-heavy steps

   Make says that since August 27, 2025, most steps are one credit and some AI steps use more. Since November 6, 2025, extra credits cost 25 percent more than plan credits. Those are the steps worth rebuilding first, because they are the bill.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Collect the logins

   You will reconnect every app. Webhook URLs will change. Tell the other system the new URL.

Put it in

1. 1

   Step 1

   Install n8n or use n8n Cloud

   Docker is the simple way to run it yourself. n8n Cloud is the option with no server. The Community Edition is free for your own workflows. The Sustainable Use License is not an open-source license. You cannot resell hosting.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Rebuild the trigger, then each step

   Confirm a real event arrives. Add one action at a time. A missing Make module becomes an HTTP node or stays on Make.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Replay a known input

   Use a record you understand and confirm it lands in the same place.

What you lose

• The scenario file

  Nothing imports. The canvas is similar. The file is not.

• History

  Old Make runs stay in Make. n8n starts a new log.

• The app list

  Make's catalog is larger. Plan on a gap for the odd SaaS step.