n8n alternatives
n8n's self-hosted Community edition is free and unlimited, but it demands real DevOps effort, and cloud plans price by execution volume. These are the alternatives our reviews name, each with the reason it made the list.
Top n8n alternatives
Ranked by our editorial score.
No self-hosting and a far broader app catalogue (7,000+ versus n8n's ~400 native nodes) with the simplest onboarding of the three — but task-based pricing gets expensive fast at volume, where n8n's self-hosted tier stays free.
vs n8n: Easier to use (9 vs 6) · More integrations (10 vs 8) · Better support (7 vs 6) · Weaker value (6 vs 9)
Source: our n8n review
Lighter alternative: “Zapier or Make (Integromat) for teams that want polished no-code automation without any self-hosting.”
A more polished visual canvas than n8n's node editor with credit-based pricing that's often cheaper than Zapier at volume — but cloud-only, without n8n's self-hosting option or unlimited free executions.
vs n8n: More integrations (9 vs 8) · Better support (7 vs 6)
Source: our n8n review
Lighter alternative: “Zapier or Make (Integromat) for teams that want polished no-code automation without any self-hosting.”
* “Lower listed price” compares the entry prices in our reviews. Where the two tools price differently (per seat, per contact, per email sent), the cheaper option depends on your list size and sending volume.
How they compare
Our five sub-scores out of 10. Bold means at least a point above n8n.
Free alternatives to n8n
2 of the 2 alternatives have a free plan.
Zapier, Make (formerly Integromat)
What each free plan includes
How we picked them
Every alternative here is named in one of our own reviews — either in the n8n review (as a lighter or more powerful option, or in a head-to-head comparison) or in the other tool's review. Each relationship was then checked by hand: would someone replacing n8n reasonably consider this tool? Rankings follow our editorial score only; no tool pays to be listed or ranked.
Relationships drafted from our catalogue reviews on 30 September 2026 for this local preview. Before publication each row is confirmed by a Conversion Gems editor. The catalogue also lists Activepieces and Workato as workflow-automation tools, but neither's own review supplies real comparison text naming n8n, so they are left out rather than guessed at (see handback report).
3 tools our reviews mention alongside n8n that we left out, and why
- Make.com — Duplicate catalogue entry for Make.com; the richer make-formerly-integromat entry is shown instead.
- Activepieces — Its own review lists n8n as a comparison point but supplies no actual comparison text — too thin to state a real relationship here.
- Workato — Enterprise iPaaS aimed at large IT orgs with ~$10K/yr+ contracts; n8n's own review doesn't name it, and its own listed comparisons to adjacent tools carry no substantive text.
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