n8n
by n8n · Visual workflow and AI agent automation with code steps and self-hosting
71 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
n8n is a workflow automation platform for building AI agents and business process automations on a visual canvas. Workflows chain pre-built nodes for over 500 apps alongside custom HTTP or GraphQL calls, and JavaScript or Python code steps can be added anywhere in the flow. It runs on n8n's cloud or self-hosted with Docker, with the source code on GitHub.
- Best for
- Technical teams building AI agents and integrations that need code steps and a self-hosting option.
- Pricing
- Free trial with no credit card and a free self-hosted Community Edition, then Starter at £20/month (2.5k executions), Pro at £50/month (10k), Business at £570/month (40k) billed annually, and Enterprise on request.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Visual canvas plus JavaScript or Python code in any step
- Self-host via Docker or GitHub source, or use n8n's cloud
- 500+ pre-built nodes plus custom HTTP and GraphQL requests
- Billed per full workflow execution, not per step or per user
Trade-offs
- SSO, Git version control and environments start at the £570/mo Business plan
- Starter caps at 2.5k executions/month and 7 days of execution log retention
- AI Assistant and multi-main are listed as coming soon, not yet available
- Bash scripts and custom nodes are only available when self-hosting
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 60 out of 100
- API quality
- 50 out of 100
- Documentation
- 70 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 97 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 85 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 45 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 85 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 55 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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