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What is n8n? Facts, license and pricing (Oct 2026)

n8n is fair-code workflow automation with 400+ integrations and native AI agent features; self-host or cloud. Facts were read from official pages on Oct 25, 2026 and are Reported, not Tested.

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Evidence: Reported. Everything here was read from n8n's own pages on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago). We have not run n8n for this page, so it says nothing about quality or speed.

What n8n is

n8n 2.45 (Oct 20) brings the Monday.com node V2 to full parity, a Kafka v2 default, an AI log that shows which model answered, and agent-builder improvements, among 11 features.

We list n8n under Agent building.

n8n key facts

n8n facts (vendor pages and GitHub, 2026-10-25)
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Pricing modelFree self-hosted Community Edition + paid plans
Free tierFree: self-hosted Community Edition; the Cloud free trial has 1,000 executions, 5 concurrent executions, a 180-second timeout and 1 team project
EvidenceReported from vendor pages

Who n8n is for

  • Good for: Small businesses automating lead capture and follow-up.
  • Good for: Teams that want to self-host automations.
  • Good for: Builders adding AI agents to existing workflows.
  • Skip if: You need a strictly open-source license (n8n is fair-code).
  • Skip if: You want a no-setup consumer app.

How to start with n8n

  1. n8n offers both. The README and docs cover cloud sign-up and self-hosting.

n8n alternatives

  • Lovable: Describe an app in plain English, preview it, and publish it to a lovable.app address.
  • OpenAI Agents SDK: Lightweight Python framework for multi-agent workflows, with tools, handoffs, sessions and tracing.
  • LangGraph: Low-level framework for building long-running, stateful agents as graphs.

What we did not verify

  • Pricing and cloud plan limits.
  • Production reliability (not tested).
  • Exact license terms for your use.
  • Output quality, speed and reliability of n8n: we have not run it for this page.

FAQ

What is n8n?

n8n 2.45 (Oct 20) brings the Monday.com node V2 to full parity, a Kafka v2 default, an AI log that shows which model answered, and agent-builder improvements, among 11 features.

What license is n8n under?

We did not capture a license line for n8n.

Is n8n free?

Free: self-hosted Community Edition; the Cloud free trial has 1,000 executions, 5 concurrent executions, a 180-second timeout and 1 team project. Checked Oct 25, 2026; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

Sources

Page history

  • : First published from official pages read on 2026-10-25.

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