n8n
n8n helps technical teams build complex AI workflows with code flexibility and no-code speed.
n8n is a workflow automation platform that combines visual no-code building with code-based customization, designed for technical teams. It supports 500+ integrations, self-hosting, and native AI agent capabilities with memory, evaluations, and multi-agent orchestration. Unlike purely visual tools like Zapier, n8n includes a built-in VS Code-style code editor for JavaScript and Python, enabling complex, multi-step automations. The platform powers mission-critical workflows for 3,000+ enterprises globally.
Problem solved
Technical teams need workflow automation tools that offer both visual simplicity and code flexibility without sacrificing control over data or infrastructure.
Target customer
Enterprise engineering teams, SaaS companies, and government agencies needing complex workflow automation with self-hosting capability and AI agent orchestration.
Founders
J
Jan Oberhauser
Founder & CEO
Former video compositor and founder of link.fish; studied Audiovisual Media at Stuttgart Media University with a background in software engineering and visual effects.
Funding history
Seed
$1.5M
March 2020
Led by Sequoia Capital, firstminute capital
Series A
$12M
April 2021
Led by Felicis Ventures
· Sequoia, firstminute, Harpoon
Series B
$55M
March 2025
Led by Highland Europe
· HV Capital, Sequoia, Felicis, Harpoon
Series C
$180M
October 2025
Led by Accel
· Meritech, Redpoint, Evantic, Visionaries Club, NVentures, T.Capital, Felicis, Sequoia, Highland Europe, HV Capital
Total raised:
$313.5M
Industries
Pricing
Cloud plans start at $20/month (2,500 executions), $50/month Pro (10,000 executions), $800/month Business (40,000 executions, SSO, Git control), and custom Enterprise pricing with unlimited executions. Free self-hosted version available on GitHub; commercial hosting requires paid licenses.
Notable customers
3,000+ enterprises including government agencies and security teams. Partners with Qontext for AI agent context. Specific customer names not disclosed publicly.
Integrations
500+ integrations including REST APIs, GraphQL, Webhooks, plus universal connectors for custom integrations. Native support for JavaScript and Python code.
Tech stack
MailChimp
jQuery
jQuery NoConflict
Varnish
Fastly
Cloudflare
SSL by Default
Cloudflare Hosting
Zoho Mail
SPF
Cloudflare DNS
IPv6
Cloudflare SSL
Viewport Meta
IPhone / Mobile Compatible
Nuxt.js
Google Font API
Google Universal Analytics
Google Analytics
Webpack
Vue
es6 promise
markdown-it
GStatic Google Static Content
core-js
PrismJS
MailJet
Content Delivery Network
zepto.js
reCAPTCHA
Google Apps for Business
Mailgun
MailChimp SPF
Impressum
jQuery Validate
DMARC
Hammer JS
ElementUI
Amplitude
Segment
Postmark
Workable
Careers
Customer.io
Emotion
WebEx
Font Awesome
Intersection Observer
Preact
Hubspot Developer Verification
Cloudflare Network Error Logging
Product Hunt
Apple Mobile Web Clips Icon
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
Google Tag Manager
Plans and Pricing
Bootstrap.js
Slick JS
Copyright Year 2021
LetsEncrypt
Google Optimize 360
DoubleClick.Net
Google Analytics 4
Global Site Tag
Matomo
ipapi
Paddle
Zendesk
Microsoft Azure DNS
LinkedIn
Twitter
Cloudflare CDN
Amazon S3
Facebook
Euro
jsDelivr
Lit
Google Conversion Linker
Google AdWords Conversion
Reddit Conversion Tracking
US Privacy User Signal Mechanism
MailerLite
Reddit Ads
ClickCertain
Twitter Website Universal Tag
Twitter Conversion Tracking
LinkedIn Ads
Twitter Analytics
LinkedIn Insights
Tapfiliate
Twitter Ads
CrUX Dataset
CrUX Top 5m
Organization Schema
Instagram
iubenda
Google Adsense
CrUX Top 1m
GitHub Buttons
Azure Active Directory
Hotjar
Typeform
Fathom Analytics
Plausible Analytics
Office 365 Mail
ProfitWell
GitHub
Cloudflare Radar
Cloudflare Radar Top 50k
Affiliate Partner Reseller
API Developer
Parcel
Clearbit
SendinBlue
Facebook Signal
Facebook SDK
Facebook for Websites
Facebook Pixel
Facebook Custom Audiences
HockeyStack
6sense
Cloudflare Insights
Cloudflare Web Analytics
CrUX Top 500k
HackerOne
Facebook Conversion Tracking
YouTube Link
Google Analytics Classic
UNPKG
Events Page
Artificial Intelligence
Google Workspace Recovery
Google Webmaster
Verified Profile
English - Inferred
DMARC Reject
AggregateRating Schema
Offer Schema
CrUX Top 100k
CommonCrawl Top 500k
X
JavaScript Modules
Members Page
Day.js
GSAP
Infinite Scroll
imagesLoaded
Sentry
UTF-8
3 to 9 ccTLD Redirects
Vue Instantiated
Consent Management Platform API v 2.0
Cookie Script
HSTS
PHP Ads
Nuxt Hosted
Trellix Builder
CrUX Top 50k
Cloudflare Radar Top 100k
PayPal
Google Policies
Discourse
Sitelinks Search Box
RSS
OpenStreetMap
Google Calendar
Magnific Popup
Ember
Moment JS
Handlebars
lodash
Stripe
Ahrefs Bot Disallow
Microsoft BingBot Disallow
Semrush Bot Disallow
Ruby on Rails
jQuery UI
nginx
Hetzner
Highlight.js
Googlebot Disallow
Preact JS
RequireJS
WooCommerce
Google Maps
WebAuthn
Pound Sterling
Openads/OpenX
Adbutler
Mobile Non Scaleable Content
Algolia
Marked
GitHub Pages
Netlify
MkDocs
Matomo Tag Manager
Google
Amazon S3 CDN
Amazon
Amazon California Region
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Singapore
Amazon Virginia Region
CloudFront
Amazon Frankfurt Region
Google Cloud South Carolina
Digital Ocean
Amazon Sydney Region
Ahrefs Site Verification
Amazon Singapore Region
React
DNSSEC
GitHub Hosting
Netlify Edge
German Server Location
Java EE
Japanese Yen
Dropsolid
Cloudflare Blocked
Loom
WebFX
Apple Mobile Web App Capable
Apple Mobile Web App Status Bar Style
Mattermost
Robots Disallow
RudderStack
Invalid Certificate Dates
French
Mousetrap
CDN JS
bubble
html5shiv
Cloudflare JS
WebFont Loader
Express
jQuery Migrate
Strapi
Microsoft
Lorem Ipsum
Shopify Coming Soon
Shipping to over 50 Countries
PayPal Button
Product Schema
Thing Schema
Shopify US Dollar
Cloudflare Bot Manager
Australian English
HTML5 History API
English HREF LANG
Shopify
Shopify Euro
Shopify Dawn Theme
Printful Shopify App
Printful
Shopify Conversions
Shopify Hosted
Shopify Pay
Shopify Gift Cards
Shopify Discounts
Apple Pay
Shipping to over 200 Countries
Scandinavian Shipping
Ruby on Rails Token
Bugsnag
Shopify Geolocation
Google AdsBot Disallow
Google Pay
Shipping to over 100 Countries
Ships to China
Ships to Japan
USA and Canada Shipping
CrUX Top 50m
Shopify Account
Amazon Payments
Global Privacy Control
Shopify Email Marketing
Klarna
Sofort
Envoy
10 Shopify Products
CrUX Top 10m
Canadian Server Location
Cloudflare Automatic Challenge
Cloudflare Challenge
FLoC Opt-Out
Ghost 4.4*
Ghost
Fizzy UI Utils
Secure Privacy
Perl
Ghost 4.X
reCAPTCHA v3
reCAPTCHA v2
Ghost 5.X
OpenResty
Symantec Secure Site
Fastly Hosted
Fastly Load Balancer
Ghost Hosted
U.S. Server Location
Person Schema
Facebook Sharer
Accelerated Mobile Pages
Salesforce
YouTube
Some Robots Disallow
Caddy
Monaco Editor
Vite
Babel
HSTS IncludeSubdomains PreLoad
Common Name Invalid
Next.js
vuex
crypto browserify
Elliptic
Chatwoot
Domain Not Resolving
Smart App Banner
Google No Translate
Angular JS
PHP
Google AdsBot Mobile Disallow
Google AdsBot Mobile Apps Disallow
Google API Bot Disallow
Baidu Bot Disallow
DuckDuckGo Bot Disallow
Google DuplexWeb Disallow
Google Favicon Disallow
Google Image Bot Disallow
Google News Bot Disallow
Google Video Bot Disallow
Google Media Partners Disallow
Microsoft MSNBot Disallow
Yahoo Slurp Disallow
Yandex Bot Disallow
Rocket Chat
PostHog
Polyfill IO
SortableJS
Vue v3
Underscore.js
Noty
Modernizr
CodeMirror
Amazon Oregon Region
Instapage
Snowplow
Google Cloud CDN
Cloudflare Pages
Ubuntu
lemlist
OzServers
OVH
Amazon CloudFront
AWS Cloudfront Chicago IL Edge
AWS Cloudfront San Francisco CA Edge
Website
Competitors
Zapier
Zapier has 7,000+ integrations and the easiest UX but is cloud-only; n8n offers self-hosting, code customization, and cheaper execution pricing for complex workflows.
Make (formerly Integromat)
Make is visual-focused and mid-market targeted with 1,500 integrations; n8n differentiates with open-source architecture, self-hosting, and code flexibility for technical teams.
Pipedream
Pipedream is code-first but less mature; n8n combines visual and code with stronger enterprise features and more integrations.
Why this matters: n8n has crossed $2.5B valuation in 2025 with $313.5M raised, positioning itself as the enterprise alternative to consumer-friendly tools like Zapier. Its combination of open-source roots, self-hosting, code flexibility, and enterprise AI agent capabilities is particularly well-timed as large organizations need both control and AI capabilities.
Best for: Technical teams and enterprises building complex, multi-step AI workflows that require self-hosting, code customization, and tight control over data and infrastructure.
Use cases
AI Agent Orchestration for Enterprise Workflows
Large enterprises use n8n to deploy multi-agent AI systems with memory, evaluations, and orchestration patterns. Government agencies run mission-critical workflows that demand on-premise hosting and audit trails, which n8n's self-hosted infrastructure provides.
Hybrid Human-AI Customer Service
Customer service teams build workflows where AI agents handle routine tasks while seamlessly handing off complex issues to human agents. n8n's flexibility allows custom logic to determine routing and escalation rules without requiring engineering sprints.
Cost-Effective Process Automation at Scale
SaaS companies with 15+ workflows running 10,000+ times monthly achieve lower costs on n8n's execution-based pricing compared to Zapier's integration-based model. Technical teams write custom JavaScript or Python within workflows to avoid redundant integrations.
Self-Hosted Data Privacy Compliance
Companies handling sensitive data (healthcare, finance, government) deploy n8n on-premise to meet HIPAA, SOC 2, or regulatory requirements while maintaining full control over workflow execution and data processing.
Alternatives
Zapier
Pick Zapier if you prioritize ease of use and need the broadest integration library; pick n8n if you need code flexibility and self-hosting.
Make
Pick Make for mid-market teams seeking visual simplicity; pick n8n for technical teams needing code customization and enterprise infrastructure control.
Pipedream
Pick Pipedream if you're a developer-first startup; pick n8n if you need enterprise features, AI agents, and self-hosting alongside code flexibility.
FAQ
What does n8n do? +
n8n is a workflow automation platform combining visual no-code building with code-based customization. It supports 500+ integrations, self-hosting, and native AI agent capabilities. Technical teams use it to build complex, multi-step automations and AI systems without sacrificing flexibility or data control.
How much does n8n cost? +
Cloud plans start at $20/month (2,500 executions), scale to $50/month Pro and $800/month Business (40,000 executions with SSO and Git control), with custom Enterprise pricing for unlimited executions. Self-hosted version is free; commercial hosting requires paid licenses.
What are alternatives to n8n? +
Zapier (7,000+ integrations, easiest UX, cloud-only), Make (visual-focused, mid-market, 1,500 integrations), and Pipedream (code-first but less enterprise-grade). n8n's unique blend of visual + code + self-hosting sets it apart.
Who uses n8n? +
3,000+ enterprises including government agencies, security teams, and SaaS companies. Target customers are technical teams at enterprises needing complex AI workflows, data privacy compliance, and infrastructure control.
How does n8n compare to Zapier? +
Zapier has more integrations (7,000 vs 500+) and simpler UX but is cloud-only and uses integration-based pricing. n8n offers self-hosting, built-in code editor, cheaper execution pricing for complex workflows, and AI agent features, making it better for technical teams and enterprises.
Can I use n8n without coding? +
Yes, n8n has a visual node-based editor for drag-and-drop workflow building. However, its true power emerges when you combine visual workflows with code customization using the built-in JavaScript or Python editor.
Tags
workflow automation
no-code
code-flexible
AI agents
self-hosting
enterprise automation
integrations