3 things Make.com can do that will surprise you (even as an n8n loyalist)
Asked by Automate Naija in make · 2 replies
Real talk: this is an n8n cohort, and n8n is still what I would tell you to build client work in. But if you have never opened Make.com, you are missing a few genuinely clever ideas, and knowing them makes you a sharper automation builder either way.
1. Routers run every matching path, not just one.
In n8n, an `IF` or `Switch` node picks exactly one branch. In Make, a `Router` can fire all of its routes in parallel if their filters pass, off the same bundle of data. Sounds small until you need to notify Slack, update a spreadsheet, and log to Airtable from one trigger, with no extra wiring. n8n makes you connect multiple branches off one node by hand. Make just does it.
2. Error handling lives on the module itself.
Right click any module in Make and you can attach a dedicated error route: Resume, Rollback, Commit, Ignore, or Break, each with its own downstream logic. It is visual, it is per step, and it does not need a separate error workflow the way n8n does.
3. Arrays are a first class citizen, not an afterthought.
Make's `Iterator` and `Aggregator` modules split a bundle into many, run everything after them once per item, and stitch the results back together, and you can literally watch the bundle count change at every step. n8n can do this too with `Split Out`, `Split In Batches`, and `Merge`, but the mental model in Make makes nested arrays click a lot faster for beginners.
None of this means switch platforms. It means: if a client ever hands you a Make.com scenario to maintain, or asks why you did not just use Make, you will have a real answer instead of a shrug.
What is the one thing you wish n8n stole from Make, or the other way round? Drop it below.
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Reply by Strawberry 🍓
Wow this is super cool
Reply by Zoom Play
Maybe make should start with making their color feel less like a toddlers cartoon UI
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