n8n review

n8n's paid entry point is the Starter plan at EUR 20/mo · Starter. The condition attached to that figure: 20 EUR/mo billed annually (17% below monthly); the self-hosted community edition is free. We read this from the vendor's official pricing page on 2026-08-06. AI pricing changes often — confirm before subscribing.

Yes. n8n offers a permanent free plan rather than a time-limited trial, so you can test it on real work before paying.

On our reading, n8n is a poor fit for complete beginners who want the easiest possible setup; teams with nobody willing to maintain a server. Its documented limitations are: Self-hosting means you own the maintenance and uptime; Steeper learning curve than the mainstream no-code tools; Smaller integration catalogue than Zapier.

n8n fits technical freelancers, small agencies, teams wanting to self-host most closely. Its main use cases are client workflow automation, AI steps in flows, self-hosted data pipelines, and setup difficulty is rated moderate.

Our evidence level for n8n is "official documentation reviewed", which means we read the vendor's own documentation and pricing page for this review cycle, but did not run the product hands-on. We never describe a tool as tested unless a documented workflow, result and date support it.