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Alternatives to n8n
20 automation & integration tools sit alongside n8n in this directory. Below is what separates each from n8n on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- n8n starts at
- Free, then €20/month
Why people look past n8n
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. n8n has a free tier, and starts at €20/month against a category median of $349.5/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Build AI Agents, Visually
Priced and rated the same as n8n on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Automate your workflow
- Starts $10 a month cheaper, at $10/month.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than freemium.
Dify
The Platform for Production-Ready Agentic Workflows
Priced and rated the same as n8n on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Connect and automate your cloud applications
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at $15/month.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than freemium.
The open-source data sync platform
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than freemium.
The easiest way to move data reliably
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than freemium.
Every n8n alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n (this page) | Free, then €20/month | Freemium | - | |
| Flowise | Free | Freemium | - | vs n8n |
| Integromat | Free, then $10/month | Usage-based | 3 | vs n8n |
| Dify | Free | Freemium | - | vs n8n |
| Automate.io | Free, then $15/month | Usage-based | 3 | vs n8n |
| Grouparoo | Free | Usage-based | 3 | vs n8n |
| Hevo Data | Free | Usage-based | 3 | vs n8n |
| CrewAI | Free | Freemium | - | vs n8n |
| Hightouch | Free | Usage-based | 3 | vs n8n |
| Fivetran | Free | Usage-based | 3 | vs n8n |
| Airbyte | Free | Open-source | 3 | vs n8n |
| Census | Free | Usage-based | 3 | vs n8n |
| HighLevel | On request | Subscription | - | vs n8n |
| Browserbase | On request | Usage-based | - | vs n8n |
| Letta | On request | Usage-based | - | vs n8n |
| Lytics | $400/month | Usage-based | 3 | vs n8n |
| Celigo | $400/month | Subscription | 3 | vs n8n |
| Inngest | On request | Usage-based | - | vs n8n |
| Jitterbit | $500/month | Subscription | 3 | vs n8n |
| Browser Use | On request | Usage-based | - | vs n8n |
| Boomi | $299/month | Subscription | 3 | vs n8n |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the n8n badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (11)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Flowise , Free
- Integromat , Free, then $10/month
- Dify , Free
- Automate.io , Free, then $15/month
- Grouparoo , Free
- Hevo Data , Free
- CrewAI , Free
- Hightouch , Free
Cheaper than n8n (8)
Entry price under n8n's €20/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Integromat , Free, then $10/month
- Automate.io , Free, then $15/month
- Grouparoo , Free
- Hevo Data , Free
- Hightouch , Free
- Fivetran , Free
- Airbyte , Free
- Census , Free
What you would be giving up
n8n is most often brought in for building ai agents and workflow automation for technical teams, visual workflow design with capability to write custom javascript or python code, enterprise deployments with self-hosted or cloud options, integrating 500+ pre-built applications with custom api connections. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If n8n is broadly right and the question is cost, the n8n pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Automation & Integration category lists everything the directory holds, and best automation & integration tools ranks them.
n8n runs on web, docker, self-hosted. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about n8n alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to n8n?
- 20 other automation & integration tools are listed in this directory, led by Flowise, Integromat, Dify, Automate.io. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to n8n?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Flowise, Integromat, Dify, Automate.io, Grouparoo.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to n8n?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under n8n's €20/month: Integromat at Free, then $10/month, Automate.io at Free, then $15/month, Grouparoo at Free, Hevo Data at Free.
- Is there a reason to switch away from n8n?
- Nothing in the data flags one. n8n has a free tier, and starts at €20/month against a category median of $349.5/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from n8n?
- n8n is most often brought in for building ai agents and workflow automation for technical teams, visual workflow design with capability to write custom javascript or python code, enterprise deployments with self-hosted or cloud options, integrating 500+ pre-built applications with custom api connections. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to n8n?
- Airbyte is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these n8n alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Automation & Integration, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare n8n against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against n8n covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every automation & integration tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Automation & Integration category, 20 tools beside n8n. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.