Accounting & Finance · head to head
Brex vs n8n

Brex
Accounting & Finance
The financial stack for growing businesses
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only n8n has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities; n8n starter tier limited to 1 project and 5 concurrent executions
- They diverge on capability: Brex covers Corporate cards, n8n covers Workflow automation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Brex and n8n actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (freemium), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Brex
- Corporate cards
- Business accounts
- Expense management
- Bill pay
- Travel
- QuickBooks
- NetSuite
- Xero
Only in n8n
- Workflow automation
- Visual editor
- Conditional execution
- Looping
- Error handling
- Scheduling
- Webhooks
- REST API
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Brex
- Corporate cards with spend controls for startupsnot n8n
- Expense management and reimbursementsnot n8n
- Travel booking inside the spend platformnot n8n
- Bill pay and accounting system syncnot n8n
- Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot n8n
n8n
- Building AI agents and workflow automation for technical teamsnot Brex
- Visual workflow design with capability to write custom JavaScript or Python codenot Brex
- Enterprise deployments with self-hosted or cloud optionsnot Brex
- Integrating 500+ pre-built applications with custom API connectionsnot Brex
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Brex
- The free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities
- Premium is $12 per user per month, so cost scales with headcount using the card
- Enterprise and Smart Card pricing is not published
- Eligibility criteria are not stated anywhere on the pricing page, which matters for a product that extends credit
n8n
- Starter tier limited to 1 project and 5 concurrent executions
- Starter and Pro tiers restricted to Cloud hosting only, not self-hosted
- Business tier requires 6 months minimum commitment at €667/month
- SSO/SAML/LDAP authentication requires Business or Enterprise tier
- Dedicated support with SLA available only on Enterprise plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Brex
$29/month- EssentialsFree
- Corporate cards
- Expense management
- Bill pay
- Premium$12/month
- Advanced controls
- Custom approvals
- Travel booking
n8n
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the n8n review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Brex if
- You need corporate cards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want business accounts.
Choose n8n if
- You need workflow automation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.
- You also want visual editor.
Questions people ask
- Is Brex or n8n better?
- Neither clearly leads. Brex starts at $29/month and n8n at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Brex or n8n?
- n8n has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Brex and Free for n8n.
- Does Brex or n8n run on more platforms?
- Brex runs on Web, Ios, Android. n8n runs on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.
- Can I use n8n for free?
- Yes. n8n has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Brex starts at $29/month.
- What is Brex best used for?
- Brex is most often used for corporate cards with spend controls for startups, expense management and reimbursements, travel booking inside the spend platform, bill pay and accounting system sync. Of those, corporate cards with spend controls for startups and expense management and reimbursements are not what n8n is typically brought in for.
- What can Brex do that n8n cannot?
- Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. n8n covers Workflow automation, Visual editor, Conditional execution, Looping.
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