n8n alternatives

n8n is listed under Automation: Open-source workflow automation you can self-host. We compare it with 11 other Automation tools that have researched data. 11 of them offer a free plan or are free to use, and 0 are paid only. n8n itself is freemium (free plan + paid tiers).

Order: Sorted by how much you can use for free (free or open source first, then free plan with paid tiers, then paid only), then by the number of documented features, then alphabetically. No ratings or reviews are used.

Tool	Pricing	Free tier	Key features	Who it's for
n8n this tool	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from 20€/month, billed annually	Yes	Visually build workflows and add JavaScript or Python steps Connect apps with prebuilt nodes or custom API calls Run AI agents with human approval and step traces	Technical teams automating business processes and AI workflows.
Windmill	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Scripts in 20+ languages become API endpoints and forms Workflows as diagrams or Python/TypeScript, with retries and approvals Run DuckDB, Python, or imported dbt projects as pipelines	Teams and engineers who build and run internal software.
Temporal	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $50 per million actions	Yes	Workflows record each step and resume after a failure Activities retry calls that time out or fail SDKs for Go, Java, Python, TypeScript, .NET, PHP, Ruby, Rust	Platform engineering teams, startups, and enterprises building long-running applications.
Activepieces	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Agents complete tasks across connected apps and MCP servers Flows support branching, retries, subflows, and human approvals Write inline TypeScript where a visual step is not enough	Company teams that build AI agents and automations in the tools they already use.
Make	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $9/month	Yes	Build workflows and AI agents in a visual no-code editor Connect 3,500+ apps and add any tool that has an API Create automations by prompt, drag-and-drop, or AI chat	Teams and organizations automating work and deploying AI across the business.
Pipedream	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Hosted OAuth, token storage, and automatic refresh for 3,000+ APIs 10,000+ prebuilt actions and triggers that stream events One MCP endpoint so agents call tools with per-user auth	Developers adding connectors to agents and apps, and companies deploying AI across an organization.
Trigger.dev	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $10/month	Yes	Write TypeScript tasks that retry, queue, and avoid timeouts Schedule cron jobs and cap how many tasks run at once Stream run status and model output to your frontend	Developers building AI agents and long-running background workflows in TypeScript.
Zapier	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Automate workflows across 9,000+ apps without code Run a triggered workflow on its own after setup Connect AI tools to apps without passwords or API keys	Teams and businesses from startups and first-time founders through large enterprises.
IFTTT	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $2.99/month	Yes	Connect 1,000+ apps and devices without writing code Link two or more apps with a trigger and an action Enable published Applets or create your own	People and businesses that automate apps, work tasks, and smart home devices.
Inngest	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $99/month	Yes	Automatically retry failed function steps Trace each job from trigger to completion Set concurrency limits and share capacity fairly	Developers building event-driven apps, background jobs, workflows, and AI agents.
Botpress	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $150/month billed annually	Yes	Builds support agents in natural language or a visual studio Issues refunds, updates accounts, and runs multi-step workflows Hands tickets to humans with history and account details	Companies that want AI agents to handle customer support tickets.
Typebot	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $39/month	Yes	Build chats from 45+ blocks with media and form inputs Connect OpenAI, Google Sheets, Zapier, webhooks, and analytics Publish to websites, popups, custom domains, or WhatsApp	For solo owners, startups, larger companies, and developers building customer chatbots.

n8n alternatives: FAQ

What are the best n8n alternatives?

Windmill, Temporal, Activepieces, Make, Pipedream, Trigger.dev, Zapier, IFTTT, Inngest, Botpress, Typebot are the n8n alternatives in our directory that have researched data. They are ordered by how much you can use for free, then by documented features. No ratings or reviews are used, so the order is not a quality ranking.

Is there a free alternative to n8n?

Windmill (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Temporal (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Activepieces (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Make (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Pipedream (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Trigger.dev (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Zapier (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), IFTTT (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Inngest (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Botpress (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Typebot (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)). Free tiers can change, so check each site.