n8n

What it does

n8n takes in triggers such as webhooks, schedules, queues or chat messages, and runs the steps you connect to them: app integrations, code steps in JavaScript or Python, API requests, and AI agent nodes. The result is an automated workflow or agent whose steps and past runs you can open and inspect. A built-in MCP server also lets AI clients search, run and edit workflows.

People build flows in a visual editor, such as a refund request that looks up an order, asks for approval in Slack and branches by outcome. Distinctive points are the human approval option for AI tool calls, replaying past runs, version history and Git-based control, and the choice between n8n-hosted Cloud and self-hosting. Pricing counts whole workflow executions, not individual steps.

It suits developers, IT, security and operations teams who want automation with visibility and governance. Start with a Cloud account, or self-host the Community Edition from GitHub. Limits: full MCP workflow operations require enablement, individually or in bulk, and respect user access and client permissions, and connecting cloud-based AI clients needs a publicly reachable instance. Agents and the Assistant are in preview, and the Business plan is self-hosted only.

What it can do

• Visual builder for workflows and AI agents with JavaScript/Python code steps
• Webhook, schedule and queue triggers plus custom HTTP/GraphQL API requests
• AI Agent nodes with human approval for tool calls
• Built-in MCP server to search, run, create and edit workflows from AI clients
• Execution logs, error workflows, version history and replay of past runs
• Enterprise governance: SSO/LDAP, audit logs, log streaming, external secret stores

Works with

• Claude Desktop
• Claude Code
• ChatGPT
• Cursor
• VS Code
• Slack
• OpenAI
• Anthropic

Example workflows

Refund approval via Slack

Input: a refund request trigger. Steps: look up the order, classify the reason, ask for approval in Slack, then branch. Output: refund processed or ticket opened, customer confirmed, and the refund recorded.

Control workflows from an AI client

Input: an enabled workflow and an MCP client such as Claude Desktop. Steps: enable MCP access, copy the Server URL, authenticate via OAuth, mark the workflow available. Output: the client can search, trigger and test that workflow.

Before you choose

• Pricing is per whole workflow execution, regardless of step count; Business is self-hosted only.
• MCP clients do not have separate workflow allowlists, but visibility remains limited by the connected user’s access and granted permissions. Workflows can be enabled individually or in bulk; search can return previews of other accessible workflows. A gradually rolling-out setting can auto-enable new workflows and is off by default.
• Agents and the Assistant are in preview and may change.

Listed under

• Operations
• Workflow automation
• AI agents
• Developers
• Integrations
• IT operations
• Low-code
• Sales operations

Get started

Starter and Pro trials need no credit card

1. Create an n8n Cloud account (free trial) or self-host n8n.
2. Build a workflow in the editor and choose a trigger.
3. To use MCP, enable Settings > Instance-level MCP, connect a client, and enable each workflow individually.

Prices shown are billed annually (save 17%); monthly prices not confirmed. Cloud free trial (Pro-level features, 1,000 executions) is time-limited, no credit card; Business trial is 14 days and needs a card. Enterprise is contact sales. Community Edition is self-hosted from GitHub.

Source: n8n.io/pricing, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 1 Nov 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Anthropic Chat Model | Nodes | n8n Docs ↗docs.n8n.io
• OpenAI Chat Model | Nodes | n8n Docs ↗docs.n8n.io
• AI Workflow Automation Platform - n8n ↗n8n.io
• n8n Plans and Pricing - n8n.io ↗n8n.io
• ↗docs.n8n.io

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