Normalizes one recurring workflow into Zapier tasks, Make credits/modules, and n8n executions, then selects the public-plan floor each provider reaches.
Formula
zapier_tasks = workflow_runs * billable_steps; make_credits = workflow_runs * make_modules; n8n_executions = workflow_runs
Primary source register
Automation rates come from the MR-X1 source-dated automation pricing register. High-volume tiers and account-specific overage behavior must be verified directly with each provider.
- https://zapier.com/pricing
- https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/32337438839565-What-s-included-in-Zapier-s-Free-plan
- https://www.make.com/en/pricing
- https://n8n.io/pricing/
Included assumptions
- workflow runs per month
- billable steps per run
- Make module override
- public plan floors
Excluded assumptions
- custom enterprise quotes
- account-specific Zapier pay-per-task rates
- foreign-exchange conversion
- migration labor
- self-hosted n8n operations
Architecture-cost audit
Diagnostic output
This tool returns Cost classification, Dominant cost driver, Decision threshold, and Sensitivity. Diagnostic focus: Billing-unit mismatch and public-plan floor threshold across tasks, credits, and executions..
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