What is the best automation tool for a GTM engine?

The layer that makes the rest of the stack behave like one system. Here are the 4 we have run or ruled out, with a verdict on each.

4 tools in Automation & Orchestration

n8n$
Brandmasters pick
The orchestration layer we run the whole engine on. Self-hostable, no per-task pricing, and it does not fall apart at step forty.
Free self-hosted, cloud from €20/mo
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Make$
The friendliest visual automation for non-developers. Operation-based pricing gets expensive exactly when the workflow starts mattering.
Free tier, then from $9/mo
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Zapier$
The broadest integration catalogue and the worst value at volume. Perfect for the first three automations, wrong for the thirtieth.
Free tier, then from $19.99/mo
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Airtable$
Brandmasters pick
Where the account state lives before it is clean enough for the CRM. A staging database that non-technical people will actually open.
Free tier, then from $20/user/mo
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