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n8n Review

Name: n8n Quickstart
Description: How n8n presents the product in an official vendor video.

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Choose n8n when self-host or EUR Cloud workflow automation is the job — not Zapier by default, and not ChatGPT or MindStudio as the primary product.

Last updated 2026-08-18Independent editorial review

Starting price
$20.00/user/month
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
No
Best for
Teams that want Community self-host or EUR Cloud execution volume

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8/10

Good

ease of use7
ai job fit9
output quality7
workflow depth9
integrations8
governance privacy8

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How n8n presents the product in an official vendor video.

What this shows

n8n product surfaces as shown in the official vendor video
UI/workflow layout marketed by the vendor

Pricing

Verified 2026-08-18 from n8n.io/pricing (high confidence). Amounts are EUR, not USD: Cloud Starter €20/mo annual (2.5k executions + AI credits); Pro €50; Business €667; Enterprise quote. Community Edition is free self-host — that is the free plan, not a Cloud $0 SKU. startingPriceMonthly 20 is the Starter annual euro floor stored as a number; confirm FX and live euro tiles. Affiliate economics excluded.Full pricing details →

Community Edition
$0.00
Free plan
Free Community Edition for self-host — not n8n Cloud.
- 0: Self-host
- 1: Community support
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Cloud Starter
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$20.00
per month, billed annually
€20/mo billed annually — 2,500 executions plus AI credits on n8n Cloud. Amount is EUR (see pricingNotes).
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Cloud Pro
$50.00
per month, billed monthly
€50/mo Cloud Pro — confirm live interval on n8n.io/pricing. Amount is EUR.
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Cloud Business
$667.00
per month, billed monthly
€667/mo Cloud Business — amount is EUR. Confirm live packaging.
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Enterprise
Custom
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Enterprise quote — self-host or Cloud. Confirm live on n8n.io/pricing.
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n8n workflow automation teaching overview visual

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Decision snapshot

Entity field audit 94/100

n8n is a workflow-automation platform with a free Community Edition for self-host and a Cloud ladder priced in EUR. Cloud Starter is €20/mo billed annually (2,500 executions plus AI credits). Pro €50. Business €667. Enterprise quote. Same ai-automation cluster as Zapier — more self-host / execution-volume shaped, not an LLM-assistant peer of ChatGPT. MindStudio is landscape (ai-agents).

Best for

Teams that want Community self-host or EUR Cloud execution volume
Builders comfortable with a node graph instead of Zapier’s editor
Buyers who need automation overlay, not ChatGPT as the home screen
solo / engineering: n8n fit for solo engineering teams in the ai-automation job cluster, from first-party positioning and AI automation overlay research.

Not ideal for

Non-technical teams that only want Zapier’s connector-first editor
Buyers who only need an LLM assistant (ChatGPT)
No-code AI agent studios as the primary job (MindStudio) — landscape only
Cloud prices are EUR — startingPriceMonthly 20 is the Starter euro floor, not a USD SKU

Key tradeoffs

Cloud prices are EUR — startingPriceMonthly 20 is the Starter euro floor, not a USD SKU
Community Edition is self-host ops work — not a hosted Free Zapier-style 100-task sandbox
Not a general LLM assistant (ChatGPT) and not MindStudio as the primary agent-builder job
Business €667 and Enterprise are a different buying motion than Starter €20

Pricing: 5 documented plans · 1 free · entry paid: Cloud Starter

Evidence: Research/data-based (no completed hands-on test) · Latest verification/research signal: 2026-08-18T18:00:00.000Z · Editorial assessment: approved

Incomplete entity fields (not invented): trial

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Our verdict

Choose n8n when self-host or EUR Cloud workflow automation is the job — not Zapier by default, and not ChatGPT or MindStudio as the primary product. Compare Zapier for the widest SaaS connector overlay; MindStudio only on landscape pages if the job is building AI agents. Scores reflect first-party documentation as of 2026-08-18 — not hands-on product testing. Confirm current packaging, usage caps and credit rates on the vendor site before purchase.

Best for

Teams that want Community self-host or EUR Cloud execution volume
Builders comfortable with a node graph instead of Zapier’s editor
Buyers who need automation overlay, not ChatGPT as the home screen

Not ideal for

Non-technical teams that only want Zapier’s connector-first editor
Buyers who only need an LLM assistant (ChatGPT)
No-code AI agent studios as the primary job (MindStudio) — landscape only

Bottom line

Community self-host free. Cloud Starter from €20/mo annual (2.5k executions + AI credits). Pro €50. Business €667. Enterprise quote. Confirm live EUR packaging on n8n.io/pricing.

n8n pros and cons

Pros

Community Edition self-host free
Published Cloud Starter €20/mo annual
Pro €50 and Business €667 ladder
Deep workflow graph + AI credits
Self-host privacy path

Cons

Steeper than Zapier for non-developers
Cloud amounts are EUR
Not a ChatGPT peer
Self-host is ops work
Connector catalogue trails Zapier

Pricing comparison

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	n8n(this review)	Zapier	Turbotic	MindStudio
Starting price	$20.00/user/month	$19.99/user/month	$14.99/user/month	$16.00/user/month
Free plan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Free trial	No	Yes	No	Yes

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Use cases for n8n

AI workflow automation
No-code / low-code automation platforms that orchestrate apps and AI steps — not LLM chat assistants.
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n8n may not be the best fit if…

· Non-technical teams that only want Zapier’s connector-first editor
· Buyers who only need an LLM assistant (ChatGPT)
· No-code AI agent studios as the primary job (MindStudio) — landscape only

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