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Workflow automation and AI agent builder that can run in the cloud or self-hosted.

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n8n is a visual workflow builder for connecting apps and building AI agents, with the option to drop into code. Pricing is per workflow execution with unlimited users and workflows, and a free open-source Community Edition can be self-hosted.

Best for

Technical marketers and agencies running multi-step automations who want execution-based pricing or self-hosting.

Not for

Non-technical users wanting a two-step automation in minutes, because it assumes comfort with data structures and APIs.

How to get your money’s worth

  1. 01One execution is a whole workflow run regardless of steps, so long ad reporting workflows cost the same as short ones.
  2. 02The cloud trial needs no card and includes Pro features with 1,000 executions, enough to prototype a reporting flow.
  3. 03Companies under 20 employees can ask for the startup discount of 50% off the Business plan.

Where we have written about n8n

GuideAgents

The AI marketing stack for 2026: what is worth paying for

Most stacks are bought one free trial at a time. Here is the order to buy in, what the free layer already covers, and where the money is wasted.

1 October 2026 · 4 min

ComparisonAutomation

n8n vs Zapier vs Make for marketing automation: the pricing unit decides it

All three will move a lead from a form to a CRM. They disagree about what to charge you for, and that disagreement is the whole decision.

1 October 2026 · 3 min

WorkflowAutomation

An AI creative testing workflow with Claude, n8n and Meta

The useful version of 'AI runs my ads' is small: a nightly data pull, one fixed prompt, and a person who signs off. Here is the whole loop, with the prompt.

1 October 2026 · 4 min

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