🧩 Visual Workflow Builder
- Drag-and-drop editor with instant execution previews—fine-tune steps without full re-runs
- 400+ native integrations (Slack, Airtable, Notion, etc.) plus flexible HTTP request node for connecting to almost any API
🧠 Code-Enabled Logic
- Custom JS/Python code nodes, support for npm libraries (self-hosted), and dynamic expressions with JavaScript or templating language
Advanced data manipulation: Merge, loop, filter, dedupe, and structure data flows efficiently.
🚦 Triggers & Execution Control
- Multiple trigger types: Cron jobs, webhooks, event streams, and nested workflow calls
- Powerful debugging: Run individual steps, inspect logs, replay data, and view execution history.
🤖 Native AI & Automation
- Built-in AI nodes and seamless integration with LLMs and LangChain—for summarization, chatbots, and more
🏢 Deployment & Hosting Flexibility
- Cloud or self-hosted deployment options (Docker, on-prem, Kubernetes) under a fair-code license
- Full source visibility, enterprise-grade features like SSO/SAML, LDAP support, encrypted credential storage, and compliance with European data privacy
🔄 Enterprise-Grade Management
- Environment support (dev/stage/prod), Git version control, secrets management, workflow sharing (
Projects), and unlimited users. - Scalability: Supports high concurrent executions (200+), long-running workflows, streaming, bulk operations, and log exports.
🛠 Developer & Template Ecosystem
- Open-source on GitHub with over 115k stars, an active community, and a rich template library (~800+ ready workflows).
- Custom node creation and CLI/API control support advanced automation setups
📊 Monitoring, Logging & Insights
- Execution history, error workflows, insights dashboard, searchable logs—even log streaming to external platforms (e.g., Datadog)
⚙️ Pricing & Editions
- Community: Free self-hosted version with core features.
- Pro: Cloud-hosted with up to 50k executions, 20 concurrent jobs, 30 days of logging, and basic support.
- Enterprise: Unlimited workflows, 200+ concurrent runs, audit logs, SSO, compliance tools, and SLA support
✅ Why n8n Stands Out
- Offers full automation control—mix no-code visuals with code precision and powerful AI logic.
- Scales from solo users to enterprise, all under one unified platform with flexible deployment.
- Transparent licensing and community support make it ideal for developers and businesses alike