Enterprise customers can use their own SSO implementation, so access to the new platform follows your identity rules from the first day.
Source: make.com/security
From n8n to MakeMigrate from n8n to Make
n8n gives developers a lot of control, and on a self-hosted instance a lot to run. Moving to Make Enterprise takes the servers off your plate and puts the workflows on a governed platform more of the company can read.
Why teams move from n8n to Make
No servers to run: no instance to patch, scale, back up or monitor, and no queue workers to size.
Governance: Make Enterprise adds your own single sign-on, teams and roles, longer log storage and support terms, as Make lists them.
More builders: Make's visual canvas and mapping panel let operations teams own scenarios that today only a developer can change.
One platform: workflows spread across several n8n instances come together in one Make organization with folders and teams.
n8n concepts in Make
What each part of a n8n workflow becomes when it is rebuilt as a Make scenario.
| In n8n | In Make |
|---|---|
| Workflow | Scenario |
| Node | Module |
| Trigger node (Webhook, Schedule, app triggers) | Trigger module, custom webhook, or the scenario's schedule |
| Expressions ({{ $json.field }}) | Mapping panel with Make's functions |
| IF and Switch nodes | Filters and a router |
| Merge node | An aggregator, or a flow designed so routes do not need to rejoin |
| Loop Over Items (Split in Batches) | Iterator and aggregator; Make passes bundles through one at a time |
| Code node (JavaScript or Python) | Built-in functions, custom functions on Enterprise, or a call to your own service |
| Execute Workflow (sub-workflows) | A separate scenario called through a webhook |
| Credentials | Connections and keys |
| Error Trigger workflow | Error handler routes and incomplete executions |
| Executions list | Scenario history |
| Self-hosted instance | Make's managed cloud, with the on-prem agent Make lists on Enterprise for private systems |
How the move runs
The same stages, in this order. We give a written plan and scope after the inventory.
- 1Inventory what runs today
Every workflow, its owner, its trigger, the apps it touches, how often it runs and when it last ran. Anything that has not run in months is a candidate to retire, not migrate.
- 2Map concepts and connections
Each step is matched to a Make module. Apps without a Make module get an HTTP call or a custom app. Credentials are re-created as Make connections owned by service accounts, not people.
- 3Set up Make Enterprise
Organization, teams and roles, single sign-on, folders and naming, error-handling standards, data stores and data structures, decided before the first scenario is built.
- 4Rebuild and test side by side
Scenarios are rebuilt in priority order and run against test data. Outputs are compared with the old platform's for the same inputs until they match.
- 5Cut over in waves
Triggers move a group at a time: webhook senders are pointed at Make, polling triggers start from the right record, and the old workflow is switched off, not deleted, until the Make scenario has run cleanly.
- 6Retire and hand over
The old workflows are archived and the source account closed. Each scenario is documented in plain language, and your builders are trained on Make.
What to watch when leaving n8n
- Webhook URLs change: every system that calls the old platform has to be pointed at the new Make webhook.
- Polling triggers need a starting point, or the first Make run can pick up records the old platform already handled.
- OAuth connections are re-authorised in Make by someone who owns each account; passwords and tokens are never copied across.
- Usage is counted differently: estimate the operations each scenario will use (loops and iterators multiply them) before cutover.
- Every Code node needs a decision: a Make function, a custom function, or a small service of your own.
- Community nodes have no direct equivalent: check each against Make's apps or plan an HTTP call.
- If a rule says data may never leave your network, confirm with Make which hosting region and on-prem options apply before planning around them.
Make Enterprise features that help this move
As Make publishes them; the source is named on each card.
Roles and teams are managed inside the organization, so each migrated scenario has an owning team and only that team can change it.
Source: make.com/securityLog data is kept for 30 days by default, and the Enterprise Plan offers longer storage: useful when an audit asks what a scenario did.
Source: make.com/securityEnterprise Plan customers get 99.5% cloud service uptime and Enterprise support with defined SLAs.
Source: make.com/securityFrequently asked questions
We self-host n8n to keep control of our data. Can Make meet that?
Make runs as a managed cloud service. For systems inside your network, Make lists an on-prem agent on Enterprise. If a hard rule says certain data may never leave your network, we say so plainly, and those flows may need to stay where they are.
What happens to our JavaScript and Python code?
Most code in n8n workflows reshapes data, which Make's built-in functions cover. The rest becomes a custom function on Enterprise or a call to a small service you own. The inventory lists every Code node and its decision.
Can n8n workflow JSON be imported into Make?
No. The two formats are different. We rebuild each workflow as a scenario, using the n8n JSON as the specification.
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Book a call. We inventory what runs today, map it to Make and give you a written migration plan and scope.