Alternatives to n8n
8 tools that do a similar job, ordered by how plausibly you could actually switch. Each one lists what it shares with n8n and what it does differently.
What you would be leaving
Free (self-hosted) · Cloud from €24/mo · FreeWorkflow automation you can self-host, with AI agent nodes and the option to write code in a step.
The complaints people have about it
- — Self-hosting is real work
- — Fewer polished integrations than Zapier
- — Steeper learning curve
- DifyOpen source · Cloud from $59/mo
Dify is the platform for production-ready agentic workflows. Build agents, knowledge pipelines, models, and tools on one canvas, deployable on Cloud, in your VPC, or self-hosted.
- What it shares
- Also automation · Shares self-hosted, open source · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Visual building without giving up self-hosting
- GumloopFree · from $97/mo
Node-based automation aimed at knowledge work — scraping, summarising, enriching and writing back.
- What it shares
- Also automation · Shares workflow · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Handles judgement-shaped automation well
- Relevance AIFree · from $19/mo
Deliver maximum ROI through optimized specialist agents. Build agents for sales, customer success, marketing and HR, and run millions of daily tasks on one platform.
- What it shares
- Also automation · Shares agents · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Approachable model for multi-step automation
Turn any topic into an immersive, multi-agent learning experience in one click. Open-source AI classroom platform by Tsinghua University.
- What it shares
- Also automation · Shares agents, open source
- What is different
- Priced not published.
OpenWorker is an AI agent that runs on your own computer, works in your everyday tools, and turns what you ask into finished deliverables — checking in before anything important. Free, open source, bring your own model.
- What it shares
- Also automation · Shares agents, open source
- What is different
- Priced not published.
Visual automation platform connecting apps and building complex workflows with AI assistance.
- What it shares
- Also automation · Shares workflow
- What is different
- Rated higher (4.4 vs 0).
Build and scale AI workflows and agents across 9,000+ apps with Zapier—the most connected AI orchestration platform. Trusted by 3 million+ businesses.
- What it shares
- Also automation · Shares workflow
- What is different
- Rated higher (4.3 vs 0).
- LangChainOpen source · LangSmith from $39/user/mo
The most widely used framework for building applications on language models, with tracing and evaluation alongside.
- What it shares
- Also automation · Shares agents · Overlapping feature set
- What is different
- Enormous ecosystem and documentation