Productivity tool profile
n8n
n8n is a source-available (fair-code) workflow automation platform with a visual node-based editor that runs as a free self-hosted Community Edition or as a managed cloud service. It lets technical teams build automations and AI agents across every integration, with unlimited users, unlimited workflows, and pricing based on monthly workflow executions.
- Best for
- Technical teams and developers who want flexible, self-hostable workflow automation and AI agent orchestration with full control over logic.
- Starting point
- n8n offers a free self-hosted Community Edition (source-available, on GitHub with 200,415 stars).
- Free plan
- Yes — No free cloud tier: the free option is the self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub...
- Key limitation
- Cloud plans are limited by monthly workflow executions (2.5K on Starter, 10K on Pro, 40K on Business) and concurrent executions (5/20/200+)
Choose it if
Technical teams and developers who want flexible, self-hostable workflow automation and AI agent orchestration with full control over logic.
Avoid it if
- Cloud plans are limited by monthly workflow executions (2.5K on Starter, 10K on Pro, 40K on Business) and concurrent executions (5/20/200+)
- The AI Assistant is an early preview on cloud plans with monthly credit caps (2,300 on Starter, up to 13,700 on Pro) and unused credits do not roll over
- The Business plan is a self-hosted license billed in euros (667€/mo) and requires your own infrastructure
Free-plan suitability
No free cloud tier: the free option is the self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub (source-available fair-code license) with all core features and unlimited workflows. Cloud Starter and Pro plans offer free 14-day trials without a credit card; the Business plan trial requires a credit card.
Where it fits
Technical teams and developers who want flexible, self-hostable workflow automation and AI agent orchestration with full control over logic.
Pricing note
- Starting point
- n8n offers a free self-hosted Community Edition (source-available, on GitHub with 200,415 stars).
- Free plan
- Yes — No free cloud tier: the free option is the self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub...
n8n offers a free self-hosted Community Edition (source-available, on GitHub with 200,415 stars). Cloud and self-hosted paid plans (prices billed annually, per n8n.io/pricing): Starter $20/mo (2.5K workflow executions/mo), Pro $50/mo (10K executions/mo), Business 667€/mo (self-hosted, 40K executions/mo), Enterprise contact sales. Annual billing saves 17%, all plans include unlimited users and workflows, and a Start-up Plan offers 50% off Business for companies under 20 employees. Free trials for Starter and Pro require no credit card.
Verify the current plan, credits, output limits, and commercial terms before purchasing.
Is it legit?
Who is behind n8n, where it is based, and what is publicly known about its funding. Company details change — verify on the official site before committing.
- Company
- n8n GmbH
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Funding
- Raised a $180M Series C in October 2025 at a $2.5B valuation (total funding ~$240M); SAP made a strategic investment in May 2026 reported at a ~$5.2B valuation (Wikipedia)
Free plan details
No free cloud tier: the free option is the self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub (source-available fair-code license) with all core features and unlimited workflows. Cloud Starter and Pro plans offer free 14-day trials without a credit card; the Business plan trial requires a credit card.
Trade-offs to check
- Cloud plans are limited by monthly workflow executions (2.5K on Starter, 10K on Pro, 40K on Business) and concurrent executions (5/20/200+)
- The AI Assistant is an early preview on cloud plans with monthly credit caps (2,300 on Starter, up to 13,700 on Pro) and unused credits do not roll over
- The Business plan is a self-hosted license billed in euros (667€/mo) and requires your own infrastructure
- Advanced governance and security features (SSO/SAML/LDAP, log streaming, unlimited shared projects, external secret store) are Business/Enterprise-only
- Self-hosting the Community Edition requires technical setup and ongoing maintenance
What n8n does
- Workflow automation platform for technical teams; all plans include unlimited users, unlimited workflows, and every integration (node)
- Pricing is based on monthly workflow executions with unlimited steps - an execution is one full workflow run, not per-step billing
- Cloud plans: Starter $20/mo billed annually (2.5K executions, 5 concurrent, 2,300 AI credits/mo), Pro $50/mo (10K executions, 20 concurrent, up to 13,700 AI credits/mo), Business $800/mo self-hosted (40K executions, SSO/SAML/LDAP, Git version control), Enterprise custom
- Free self-hosted Community Edition available on GitHub (200,428 stars per pricing page) with the same core editor, nodes, and workflows
- AI features: AI Assistant (preview) with monthly AI credits, AI agents, RAG, and 10,000+ workflow templates; AI credits don't roll over
- Developer tools: code steps in JS/Python, custom API requests (HTTP/GraphQL), webhooks and queues, CLI control, environments, audit logging, and execution search
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