Visual no-code automation platform with AI agents connecting 3,000+ apps.
n8n
AI Automation & Agentsn8n is a fair-code workflow automation tool with a node-based visual editor, available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted via the free Community Edition. Cloud plans are billed per workflow execution regardless of how many steps a run contains. It is favoured by developers and technical operations teams building integrations and LLM agents that need code-level control.
Pricing
n8n pricing
Free self-hosted Community Edition + cloud free trial; Cloud Starter from EUR 20/mo
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Features
What n8n does
- Node-based visual workflow editor
- AI Agent node with LangChain-based tools and memory
- JavaScript and Python Code node
- Webhook triggers and HTTP Request node
- Human review of AI tool calls via Slack, Teams, Gmail or chat
- Self-hosting with Docker or npm
Pros
- Free self-hosted Community Edition with no execution limits
- Per-execution billing is cheaper than per-step billing for long workflows
- Code nodes allow custom logic in any workflow
- Unlimited users and workflows on all cloud plans
Cons
- Fewer native integrations than Zapier or Make
- Assumes comfort with JSON, expressions and APIs
- SSO, Git version control and longer log retention need Business or Enterprise
- Self-hosting requires managing servers, updates and backups
Fit
Who n8n is for
Look elsewhere if: Non-technical users who want a guided, low-effort setup for common app connections will get started faster with Zapier.
For teams & enterprise
Enterprise readiness
Source-available and self-hostable; Enterprise adds SAML/LDAP SSO and IdP role mapping. SOC 2 report available to enterprise customers.
- Business / enterprise plan
- Yes
- SSO (SAML / OIDC)
- Enterprise plan
- SCIM user provisioning
- —
- SOC 2
- Type II
- ISO 27001
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- HIPAA (BAA available)
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- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Data residency options
- —
- No training on your data
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- Audit logs
- —
- Admin controls
- Yes
- Deployment
- Cloud, self-hosted
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| Automation feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Visual workflow builder | Yes |
| Integrations, approx. | 400+ native nodes |
| AI agents | Yes |
| Self-hosting | Yes |
| Custom code steps | Yes |
| Webhooks | Yes |
| Human approval steps | Yes |
| Billed per | Execution (per workflow run) |
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