Make.com and n8n have dominated workflow automation for years, but Claude Code routines offer a developer-first alternative that sidesteps their pain points. Here's a full comparison, migration tutorial, and cost analysis to help you decide.

Table of Contents

Why Workflow Automation Is Ripe for Disruption

What Are Claude Code Routines?

Make.com vs n8n vs Claude Code: The Full Comparison

Setting Up Your First Claude Code Routine

Tutorial: Migrating a Make.com Scenario to a Claude Code Routine

Advanced Patterns: Going Beyond What Make.com Can Do

Cost Analysis: Real Numbers from a Real Migration

Migration Checklist: Moving Off Make.com or n8n

The Shift from Visual Automation to AI-Native Workflows

Why Workflow Automation Is Ripe for Disruption

Make.com and n8n have dominated workflow automation for years. Developers use them to wire APIs together, transform data, and run scheduled tasks without writing glue code. But living inside these platforms grates over time.…