n8n
Flexible automation with AI agents that technical users can self-host to keep costs low.
- User rating
- 4.6 of 5 on Capterra from 48 reviews
- Free plan
- Yes, if self-hosted.
- Our confidence
- Medium. Fewer reviews, but clear and consistent themes.
Best for
Technical users and teams who want full control and lower costs at scale.
What it costs
Free if you host it yourself. Cloud plans from about $20 a month.
What users agree on
- Very flexible: visual building plus code when needed
- Self-hosting makes it cheaper than Zapier or Make
- Strong AI and agent features
- Connects to almost anything
What users complain about
- Steep learning curve for non-technical users
- Hard debugging and vague error messages
- Some crashes under heavy load
- Big updates sometimes mean reworking automations
Sources
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