Open-source workflow automation with code when you need it.

Open-source workflow automation with code when you need it.

Rating: 4.6/5

Key features

  • Visual + code nodes
  • Self-host or cloud
  • 200+ integrations

Best for

  • Technical founders
  • Ops engineers

Pros

  • Powerful and free self-host
  • Flexible

Cons

  • Setup needed

Pricing: Freemium — self-host free; Cloud $20/mo

AIToolsSolo Score — n8n

5.0/5

A transparent composite of our hands-on rating (70% weight) and the verified evidence this entry carries (30%: depth of features/pros/cons, last_verified recency, pricing clarity, and pros/cons balance). Only signal actually on the page counts — nothing is auto-inflated.

  • Editorial rating: 4.6/5
  • Evidence depth: 2.0/2
  • Freshness: 1.0/1
  • Pricing clarity: 0.5/0.5
  • Pros/cons balance: 0.5/0.5

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