{"name":"n8n","tagline":"Source-available workflow automation with strong AI agent nodes.","url":"https://n8n.io","category":"automation","pricing":"freemium","price_note":"self-host free; cloud Starter €24/mo (€20/mo billed yearly)","free_tier":true,"open_source":false,"api":true,"self_host":true,"verdict":"ship","verdict_text":"Visual workflows with real AI agent nodes, plus you can self-host. That's a rare mix of approachable and controllable. Fair-code, not fully open source, and big workflows get messy to debug. Still the strongest Zapier alternative once AI steps enter the picture.","limitations":["Fair-code license, not true open source for resale.","Error handling in big workflows gets messy.","Cloud per-execution pricing stings at volume."],"strengths":["Visual workflows with real AI agent nodes, and you can self-host.","Strongest Zapier-class alternative once AI steps enter the picture."],"use_for":["Self-hosted automations that need agent nodes, not just HTTP.","Ops teams that outgrew Make and want the workflows on their metal."],"skip_when":["Fair-code licensing blocks the way you would resell it.","Big workflows are already painful to debug.","Cloud per-execution pricing would sting at your volume."],"receipts":["https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n","https://n8n.io/pricing"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","guide":{"install":"Self-host with Docker (n8n docs) or n8n Cloud. Pin the image tag.","requirements":["A place to run Docker or a Cloud workspace","Credentials for every node you enable"],"cost":"Self-host software is free; Cloud starts around €20–24/mo on the public list. Execution volume is the real meter.","security":"Every credential in the workflow is a secret. Do not expose the editor to the internet without auth.","breaks_when":["A workflow has dozens of branches and no tests — debug time exceeds build time.","Fair-code licensing blocks the way you wanted to resell it."]},"momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"data_sensitivity":{"trains_on_inputs":"unknown","local_processing":true},"last_verified":"2026-09-01","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"n8n","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/n8n/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}