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n8n

Automation Fabric

Fair-code workflow automation with native AI nodes — self-hostable, unlimited users on every cloud plan

hub N8N PLATFORM smart_toy AI AGENT NODES apps FREEMIUM PRICING security UPDATED 2026-09-06
SCORE 84.8 /100
military_tech RANK #2
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Audit Cycle: Weekly Epoch 14 • Cluster Load: Nominal
Entry Pricing payments
€20

€20 / mo (Starter, annual) · Community free

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Execution Reliability verified_user
84%

Weighted output quality & workflow correctness dimension.

5-dim audit v2
Feature Depth psychology
90%

Execution-based pricing

4 recorded features
Time-to-First-Run speed
76%

Onboarding and usability dimension from the AiRecMark rubric.

Rubric v2-5dim

Scoring Vectors

Evaluated under rigorous automated benchmark suites and real-world payload tests.

SCORING RUBRIC
Output Quality & Reliability 84%

Weighted 25% — correctness and consistency of primary task output.

Feature Depth & Integrations 90%

Weighted 20% — breadth of integrations, APIs, and advanced capabilities.

Onboarding & Usability 76%

Weighted 15% — onboarding friction, UI clarity, and workflow ergonomics.

Runtime Performance & Latency 84%

Weighted 20% — latency, throughput, and stability under load.

Price-to-Value Efficiency 88%

Weighted 20% — capability delivered per pricing tier dollar.

Distribution Curve (30-Day Throughput Stability) Zero Critical Incidents
T-30d T-15d REAL-TIME (ACTIVE)
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ARCHIVE: snapshot 2026-09-06 · source n8n.io
check_circle STATUS 200 OK • Payload validated
> Step 1: Trigger evaluated (n8n)
> Step 2: AI agent node dispatched
> Step 3: Output written to connected app
task_alt RUN COMPLETED: 0 Errors
n8n — Official Documentation https://n8n.io/pricing/
# n8n — official documentation
https://n8n.io

# Pricing source (T0)
https://n8n.io/pricing/
# checked 2026-09-06 · rubric v2-5dim
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Quantitative Technical Architecture

Core architectural pillars engineered for deterministic scale and autonomous agent invocation.

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Execution-based pricing

T0 Verified Capability

Per-execution billing with unlimited steps, users and workflows on all plans.

Source: n8n Pricing • Verified 2026-09-06
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Self-hosting

T0 Verified Capability

Community Edition free to self-host; Business applies a license key to your own instance.

Source: n8n Pricing • Verified 2026-09-06
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AI credits included

T0 Verified Capability

AI credits per month on cloud plans for native AI agent nodes.

Source: n8n Pricing • Verified 2026-09-06
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Enterprise controls

T0 Verified Capability

SSO/SAML/LDAP, Git version control, environments on Business+.

Source: n8n Pricing • Verified 2026-09-06

Direct Peer Matrix & Comparative Benchmarks

Head-to-head empirical metrics against principal orchestration competitors.

N=5 PLATFORMS
Platform Engine Composite Score Connector Depth Agent / AI Actions Pricing Baseline Primary Strength
n8n BENCHMARK 84.8 Execution-based pricing check_circle Native AI workflow steps €20 Strongest self-host story in the category
Fathom 86.1 Fathom platform Individual Sellers & Small Teams $16/user Individual Sellers & Small Teams
Make 84.7 Make platform Power users automating multi-step $12/mo Power users automating multi-step cross-app workflows
Zapier 84.3 Zapier platform Cross-app Workflow Ops $19.99/mo Cross-app Workflow Ops
Fireflies.ai 83.8 Fireflies.ai platform Meeting-Heavy Sales & CS Teams $10/user Meeting-Heavy Sales & CS Teams

Commercial Tiers & Compute Allocation

Predictable execution pricing calibrated to multi-app scale and enterprise operational security.

Free

EVAL
$0 forever

Entry tier for evaluation and light individual use.

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€20 / mo

€20 / mo (Starter, annual) · Community free

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Enterprise

GOV
Custom SLA terms

Dedicated infrastructure, security review, and compliance support.

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Analyst Consensus Verdict

Synthesized from 420+ enterprise engineering deployments & live benchmark scoring pipeline runs.

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n8n stands out for strongest self-host story in the category. Fair-code workflow automation with native AI nodes anchors its proposition, and AiRecMark's five-dimension audit lands it at 84.8/100 — a pragmatic default for engineering-led teams automating workflows with full self-hosting control.
Source: data/tools/<slug>.json • Signed: Source: n8n.io · pricing checked 2026-09-06
Evaluation Consensus: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED