AI Automation Platforms Compared

Make vs Zapier vs n8n vs Gumloop. Which one fits your business?

🟠 Make (formerly Integromat)

  • Visual drag-and-drop — great for beginners & pros
  • Handles complex workflows with branching logic
  • Hundreds of integrations (API-heavy apps included)
  • Scenario scheduling & error handling built-in
  • Affordable for advanced use cases
  • Steep learning curve at first
  • UI gets slow/buggy with large scenarios
  • Limited support for niche tools
  • Docs aren't always beginner-friendly

    • 🟠 Zapier

  • Easiest for beginners — very intuitive
  • 5,000+ app integrations
  • Reliable and well-documented
  • Pre-built templates for common workflows
  • Great for simple quick automations
  • Gets expensive fast as usage scales
  • Limited free plan functionality
  • Not ideal for complex logic or branching
  • No true visual editor like Make or n8n
  • Delayed triggers on lower-tier plans

    • 🔴 n8n

  • Open-source & self-hostable (full control)
  • Powerful for developers & technical users
  • No hard app limits — build anything via API
  • Advanced logic & conditional branching
  • Free for personal/small team use
  • Steeper learning curve for beginners
  • Self-hosting requires server knowledge
  • Interface less polished than competitors
  • Limited native integrations out of box
  • Cloud version gets pricey

    • 🟢 Gumloop

  • Built specifically for AI automation
  • Simple UI for AI workflows
  • Native GPT-based agents & prompts
  • Fast setup for basic automations
  • Affordable with generous limits
  • Very new — features still limited
  • Not ideal for non-AI workflows
  • Fewer integrations than competitors
  • Small community & growing support
  • May lack flexibility for custom APIs

    • 🏆 What We Actually Use (and don't)

    Using: n8n (all agents), ChatGPT (memory + CustomGPTs), Hermes (24/7 agents), HeyGen (AI videos), Descript (editing), OpenRouter (free APIs)

    Not using: Make/Zapier (n8n is more powerful), Claude/Gemini (ChatGPT memory wins), other super-agents (Genspark replaced them)

    Our Actual Stack (What We Use)

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    Hermes Agent

    8 agents running 24/7 — content, leads, monitoring

    🧠

    ChatGPT

    CustomGPTs, memory-trained, VEO 3 video, image gen

    🔄

    n8n

    2 production workflows — video + voice agent

    🎥

    HeyGen

    AI avatar videos for content marketing

    🎙️

    Descript

    Audio generation, podcast editing, subtitles

    📞

    Fathom

    Call recording + transcripts for coaching

    See our n8n workflows →

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