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Lindy vs n8n

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Free plan
Only n8n (Lindy has paid plans only)
Public API
n8n has one; not confirmed by us for Lindy
Higher Trust score
Lindy — 93 vs 75 for n8n
Best fit
Lindy: Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling · n8n: Technical teams that want to self-host automation with Docker, on-prem or air-gapped
Platforms
Lindy: Web · n8n: Web, Linux

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Side by side

FactLindyn8n
CategoryAI Agents & Autonomous WorkersWorkflow Automation Platforms
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$49.99/seat/mo—
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score93 / 10075 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, Linux, API
CompanyCrivello Corpn8n GmbH
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Lindy

Lindy is for a business team that wants agents acting on real inboxes and calendars this week, with the plumbing to 1,500 apps already done; the skills library and meeting recorder make it closer to a junior colleague than a Zapier flow. The bill is credits per active user, and the free plan is now a seven-day trial rather than a standing tier, so a solo user who wants to run one automation for free should look elsewhere. Engineers who want to own the orchestration will find the canvas limiting.

Pros

  • Trigger-and-steps builder with 40+ reusable skills, no code required
  • Agents can send email, schedule, join meetings and operate a browser on Pro and above
  • 1,500+ integrations plus MCP server support
  • Credits are pooled across the team and top-ups are priced plainly at $10 per 1,000
  • Enterprise tier offers HIPAA with a signed BAA, SSO, SCIM and audit logs

Cons

  • Billing is per active user plus credits, so cost rises with both seats and volume
  • The free plan is a 7-day, $50-credit trial, not an ongoing allowance
  • No yearly pricing or public API is shown on the pricing page
  • Legal entity is Crivello Corp in Oregon, named only in the terms

n8n

The automation tool to pick when you want agents and integrations on one canvas and the option to run it on your own hardware; self-hosting from GitHub is the escape hatch Zapier and Make do not offer. Cloud pricing is per execution rather than per task, which rewards long workflows, but the monthly figures hide behind a toggle and the Business tier is a self-hosted licence at a very different price point.

Pros

  • Self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub under a fair-code licence, with 207k stars
  • Agent, model, MCP and RAG nodes alongside 500+ app integrations
  • JavaScript or Python at any step, with a canvas that traces agent reasoning
  • Execution-based cloud billing with unlimited steps per execution
  • Public REST API on all self-hosted editions and on cloud Starter and above

Cons

  • Cloud prices were shown only in euros and only as annual-billing figures
  • Business tier (€667 a month) is self-hosted only, with cloud availability on a waitlist
  • Fair-code licence is not OSI open source, which matters for some corporate policies
  • Forum-only support below Enterprise

Which one fits

Choose Lindy if you need

  • Sales, support and ops teams automating email triage, follow-ups and scheduling
  • Founders who want one agent across Gmail, Slack, Notion and HubSpot without hiring an integrator
  • Teams that record and query their meetings and want the notes to trigger actions

Choose n8n if you need

  • Technical teams that want to self-host automation with Docker, on-prem or air-gapped
  • Builders combining LLM agents, MCP tools and RAG with ordinary app integrations
  • Workflows with many steps, since billing counts executions rather than individual operations

Lindy vs n8n: the questions people ask

Is Lindy cheaper than n8n?

Lindy starts at $49.99/seat/mo. n8n has a free tier; what its paid plans cost is not confirmed by us yet.

Does Lindy or n8n have a free tier?

n8n has a free tier; Lindy has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Lindy or n8n?

n8n ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Lindy is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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