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Workflow automation with AI-agent nodes that runs on n8n's cloud or self-hosted from GitHub

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Listed on EffectHub · Aug 16, 2026

Web · Linux · API

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Pricing

Pricing model: Freemium

Cloud prices were shown in euros from this location: Starter €20 and Pro €50 a month billed annually (2,500 and 10,000 executions with unlimited steps), Business €667 a month billed annually and self-hosted only, Enterprise on request; a monthly toggle exists but monthly figures were not rendered. The self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub carries no price on the pricing page. No USD price was seen, so the entry price is left empty.

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Overview

About n8n

n8n connects applications and APIs through a visual node graph with more than 500 integrations, lets you drop JavaScript or Python into any step, and includes agent, model, MCP and RAG nodes so the same canvas can run multi-agent workflows with cloud or local models. It can be self-hosted with Docker, on-prem or air-gapped from the source code on GitHub under n8n's fair-code licence, or run on n8n Cloud, where Starter is priced at €20 a month billed annually for 2,500 executions and Pro at €50 for 10,000; a self-hosted Business licence is €667 a month and Enterprise is quoted. A public REST API is available on every self-hosted edition and on cloud Starter and above. The company behind it is n8n GmbH.

Platforms: Web · Linux · API
API: Yes
Last verified: Oct 16, 2026

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Pricing page: Starter 20€/mo billed annually with 2.5K executions, Pro 50€/mo with 10K, Business 667€/mo self-hosted with 40K, Enterprise contact sales; Community Edition 'available on GitHub'; FAQ on schedule runs counting as executions (15 October 2026)n8n.io ↗
Home page: AI workflow automation with multi-agent and RAG support, MCP connectivity, over 500 integrations, JavaScript or Python at any step, Docker, on-prem or air-gapped deployment, source on GitHub, fair-code licence link (15 October 2026)n8n.io ↗
GitHub repository described as 'Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities', self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations, 207k stars (15 October 2026)github.com ↗
Legal page references agreements with n8n GmbH (15 October 2026)n8n.io ↗
Docs: the n8n API is available on n8n Cloud Starter, Pro and Enterprise and on all self-hosted editions (15 October 2026)docs.n8n.io ↗

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TLS certificate: Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 8, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 16, 2026
Last checked: Oct 16, 2026The site answered
Operated by: n8n GmbH, GermanyOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026

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Editorial verdict

Pros & cons of n8n

medium confidence

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

Best for

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

Not for

Non-technical users who want a no-code tool with hand-holding support
Teams that need a published USD price list for procurement

Watch out: The €20 and €50 headline prices are billed annually, and a scheduled workflow burns an execution on every run: by n8n's own FAQ a five-minute schedule alone uses about 8,600–8,900 executions a month against Starter's 2,500.

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