n8n
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Connects your apps and services so tasks run automatically, using a visual editor to build workflows, with optional AI steps and custom code. (reviewed by BenchLytix)
Licence, summarised from its LICENSE file: Sustainable Use License; files with ".ee" in the name or directory need an n8n Enterprise License. LICENSE file, read 2026-10-13.
Running it yourself
We have no supporting services on record from this project's setup files, so we give no hosting estimate. Check the project's own requirements. You need a server, or an IT provider who runs one for you.
What this label rests on
We read its published list of connected apps; when you name apps, we check them against it. We have not run it.
Published app list: 291 apps, read 2026-10-19 from its published app list. Name your apps on the finder to see which it covers.
Facts and where they come from
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Licence identifiers | Sustainable-Use-1.0 + commercial add-ons | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| GitHub stars | 207,182 | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Contributors | 814 | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Last update to the code | 2026-10-13 | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Commits by month | 2025-11: 385 · 2025-12: 497 · 2026-01: 531 · 2026-02: 527 · 2026-03: 542 · 2026-04: 710 · 2026-05: 833 · 2026-06: 1177 · 2026-07: 1150 · 2026-08: 1116 · 2026-09: 1437 · 2026-10: 530 | awesome-selfhosted listing (counted from GitHub)fetched 2026-10-13 |
| Archived | No | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Current release | 2.43.4 (2026-10-12) | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Docker Hub image | n8nio/n8n: 271,072,629 pulls, updated 2026-10-13 | Docker Hubfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Platforms | Nodejs | awesome-selfhosted listingfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Connectors in its directory | 291 | the list of apps it connects tofetched 2026-10-13 |
| Listing description | Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services. | awesome-selfhosted listingfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Website | https://n8n.io/ | awesome-selfhosted listingfetched 2026-10-13 |
Not on record: API documentation, Single sign-on documentation, External services it needs, Described as an alternative to.
Licence class is derived from the licence identifiers above, never typed by hand. How
Editorial notes
- What it does
- Connects your apps and services so tasks run automatically, using a visual editor to build workflows, with optional AI steps and custom code.
- Drafted by AI from GitHub repository, reviewed by a person on 2026-10-13
- Goals it fits
- Automate work between apps
- Drafted by AI from GitHub repository, reviewed by a person on 2026-10-13
- Ops burden
- 1 of 3 (one container)
- Drafted by AI from GitHub repository, reviewed by a person on 2026-10-13
- Known gaps
- Some additional features and official support require a paid enterprise licence. Otherwise, help comes from the community forum.
- Drafted by AI from GitHub repository, reviewed by a person on 2026-10-13
Editorial, not measured. Every note was reviewed by BenchLytix before this record was published.