n8n review

n8n takes a different approach to pricing from most rivals: it charges by workflow executions rather than steps, so a 30-step workflow costs the same as a two-step one. Its pricing page says all plans include unlimited users and workflows, and a standard self-hosted Community Edition is published on GitHub. Starter covers 2.5K executions with 5 concurrent runs, Pro raises that to 10K with workflow history and admin roles, and Business, which is self-hosted only, adds SSO, LDAP, Git-based version control and multiple environments. The homepage lists 500+ native integrations, with any other service reachable through HTTP requests and MCP. That flexibility appeals to technical operations staff, but people who expect a fully guided, no-code experience may find the editor demanding. Hosted prices loaded only in euros for us, so the USD price is pending on this list.

Who it is for

Technical operations teams that want to self-host or mix visual steps with code.

Price

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US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• 500+ native integrations plus any API through HTTP requests
• Pricing based on workflow executions, regardless of the number of steps
• Self-hosted Community Edition available on GitHub
• AI Agent node, MCP Server Trigger and MCP Client
• Git version control and multiple environments on the Business plan

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited users on every plan
• Strength: A long workflow with many steps counts as one execution
• Strength: Can run on your own servers for data control
• Weakness: Smaller native integration catalog than Zapier or Make
• Weakness: Less suited to staff who never want to see JSON or code
• Weakness: Hosted plans showed only euro prices from our location

Key facts

• Free option: Self-hosted Community Edition
• Cloud plans: Starter, Pro, Business (self-hosted), Enterprise
• Starter allowance: 2.5K workflow executions
• Users: Unlimited on all plans

Where it ranks

n8n is No. 5 in our Best Workflow Automation Software verdict.