{
  "name": "n8n",
  "slug": "n8n",
  "profile_type": "platform",
  "main_category": "Business Automation",
  "secondary_categories": [
    "Workflow Automation",
    "AI Automation"
  ],
  "goals": [
    "automate_workflows",
    "reduce_manual_work",
    "create_ai_systems"
  ],
  "industries": [
    "saas",
    "agencies",
    "b2b_services"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "Workflow Automation",
    "Business Automation",
    "Open Source"
  ],
  "target_users": [
    "Technical teams who want self-hosted automation",
    "Companies with data privacy or compliance requirements",
    "Developers building automation into products",
    "Agencies with advanced technical capabilities"
  ],
  "market": "Global",
  "pricing_model": "Open source (self-hosted, free) and cloud plans available",
  "company_type": "Product",
  "delivery_model": "Self-hosted or SaaS",
  "best_fit": "Technical teams that want full control over their automation infrastructure, data privacy compliance or the ability to extend workflows with custom code",
  "website": "https://n8n.io",
  "ai_summary": "n8n is an open source workflow automation platform that can be self-hosted or used as a cloud service. It supports hundreds of integrations, custom code nodes and AI workflow capabilities. It is popular with technical teams that need full control over their automation infrastructure.",
  "what_it_does": "n8n provides a visual workflow builder with support for custom JavaScript and Python code nodes, hundreds of built-in integrations, webhook triggers and AI model integrations. It can run on-premises for organizations with data privacy requirements.",
  "who_it_is_for": [
    "Technical teams and developers who need custom automation logic",
    "Organizations with strict data privacy or compliance requirements",
    "Agencies and consultants building automation infrastructure for clients",
    "Companies that want to avoid per-task pricing by self-hosting"
  ],
  "problems_solved": [
    "Data cannot leave the company's infrastructure due to compliance requirements",
    "Custom code logic is required that cloud-only tools do not support",
    "Per-task pricing of other tools becomes expensive at high volume",
    "Deep integration with internal systems requires more control than SaaS tools offer"
  ],
  "best_use_cases": [
    "Self-hosted automation for regulated industries",
    "Custom code-based workflows with complex business logic",
    "AI agent workflows with multiple model steps",
    "Internal tool automation where data must stay on-premise"
  ],
  "when_to_use": "Use n8n when you need self-hosted automation, custom code logic or full control over your automation infrastructure. Especially useful for regulated industries or technical teams with advanced requirements.",
  "when_not_to_use": "Do not use n8n if your team is not technical enough to manage a self-hosted deployment. The cloud version is available but the primary advantage of n8n is the self-hosting flexibility.",
  "alternatives": [
    "Zapier",
    "Make",
    "Microsoft Power Automate",
    "Apache Airflow"
  ],
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "featured": false,
  "sponsored": false
}