N8n Alternatives
4 alternatives to N8n — free and paid AI coding tools covering similar jobs, with pricing and standout strengths.
Looking for a N8n alternative? N8n is listed under Platform (freemium). The 4 tools below cover similar jobs, closest matches first — the table compares pricing, license, and platforms so you can shortlist quickly, and each entry further down adds a fuller summary and a link to the full profile.
| Tool | Pricing | License | Platforms | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dify | freemium | Dify Open Source License (Apache-2.0 + conditions) | Web | Platform |
| Flowise | open source | Apache-2.0 (Community Edition; /enterprise dir is commercial) | Web | Platform |
| Lindy | paid | — | Web | Automation |
| Zapier Agents | freemium | — | Web | Automation |
Free and open-source alternatives to N8n
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Dify
freemiumDify Open Source License (Apache-2.0 + conditions)WebPlatformDify (~145k stars) is the visual answer to LLM app building: a workflow canvas for chatflows and agents, a built-in RAG pipeline from ingestion to retrieval, agent nodes with 50+ tools, hundreds of models via any provider, a prompt IDE, and LLMOps — self-hosted with one docker compose or cloud freemium. License caveat: it's a modified Apache-2.0 with conditions.
Flowise
open sourceApache-2.0 (Community Edition; /enterprise dir is commercial)WebPlatformFlowise is an open-source, low-code platform for building LLM apps and AI agents on a drag-and-drop canvas. You wire nodes into chains, agents, and RAG flows, then self-host the Apache-2.0 core or run Flowise Cloud. Built flows expose an API and embed widget, so prototypes ship as real product surfaces.
Lindy
paidWebAutomationLindy is a no-code AI teammate that lives in your company's Slack. It joins meetings on Meet, Zoom, and Teams, runs routines on a schedule or on events like a new email, and learns reusable skills from how you work, then acts across Gmail, HubSpot, Notion, and 1,000+ tools with MCP support. Write actions wait for your approval. Per-user plans, no free tier.
Zapier Agents
freemiumWebAutomationZapier Agents lets you describe an AI agent in plain English (what triggers it, what it does, which apps it may use), give it knowledge sources, and publish it to run on a schedule, on app events, from a Zap, or on demand across 9,000+ integrations. Usage is billed in activities, separate from Zapier tasks, with free and Pro tiers as of September 2026.