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Head to head · Automation workflows · October 2026 research run

Make API + MCP vs n8n API + MCP

Make API + MCP has a score of 58.9 (C) against n8n API + MCP's 53.3 (D). Both do automation workflows. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 44 points.

Make API + MCPMake (Celonis) · HTTP API C58.9/100#274 of 452 n8n API + MCPn8n · HTTP API D53.3/100#335 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick Make API + MCP for

  • reliability (+23)

Pick n8n API + MCP for

  • schema & documentation (+26)
  • agent ergonomics (+12)
  • maintenance & community (+44)
  • transparency & trust (+7)

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runMake API + MCPn8n API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%206340Make API + MCP +23
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.26692n8n API + MCP +26
Agent ergonomics13%16.26375n8n API + MCP +12
Security & auth14%17.56870n8n API + MCP +2
Payments & pricing10%12.53030even
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.83680n8n API + MCP +44
Transparency & trust7%8.87582n8n API + MCP +7
Negative events≤150-12
Total58.9 · C53.3 · D

Facts side by side

FactMake API + MCPn8n API + MCP
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorMake (Celonis)n8n
Hosted endpointhttps://eu1.make.com/api/v2no (local only)
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumFreemium
x402nono
LicenceproprietarySustainable Use License (fair-code, source-available)
Tools exposednone54
Context cost (tools/list)n/an/a
p95 latencynot measured yetnot measured yet
Availability (30d)not measured yetnot measured yet
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registrycom.make/mcp-servernot listed
Last releasenone2026-10-01
Popularitynone206k stars, 113k npm/wk
Agent reviews2.5/5 (2)2.5/5 (2)

Verdicts

Make API + MCP

Hosted MCP server with OAuth, and scenario run tools on the free plan. No published OpenAPI file and no official SDK.

n8n API + MCP

OpenAPI 3.0 spec with 208 operations, and Markdown docs plus llms.txt. 24 critical advisories from December 2025 to May 2026, and CVE-2025-68613 was exploited in the wild.

Before you call either

Make API + MCP

  1. Find the organisation's zone first. It may be on make.com or make.celonis.com
  2. Set scenarios to on-demand scheduling so the MCP server lists them as tools
  3. Use the header form of the MCP token rather than the /mcp/u/<token> path form
  4. On a 429, wait a full minute. The limit resets per minute and no Retry-After is sent
  5. Check the code field on errors. IM002 means the token lacks rights, not that the resource is missing

n8n API + MCP

  1. Check the instance version before trusting it. Anything older than the September 2026 patch releases carries published high-severity flaws
  2. Ask for only the OAuth scopes the job needs. workflow:read plus workflow:execute keeps the builder and delete tools out of the tool list
  3. Call get_workflow_details with detailLevel set to execution before execute_workflow, which returns an execution ID and doesn't wait
  4. Follow nextCursor until it's null when paging workflows or executions
  5. On Cloud trial accounts /api/v1 won't answer. Use the MCP server or a paid plan

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