Flowise vs n8n
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Flowise if you want open-source drag-and-drop builder for ai agents and llm workflows (Supervised agent, freemium); choose n8n if you want fair-code workflow automation with built-in ai agent nodes, self-hostable (Supervised agent, freemium).
| Flowise | n8n | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Open-source drag-and-drop builder for AI agents and LLM workflows | Fair-code workflow automation with built-in AI agent nodes, self-hostable |
| Type | platform | platform |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | freemium · Self-host free (open source); Flowise Cloud paid plans | freemium · Self-hosted free; Cloud Starter EUR 20/mo |
| Best for | developers, smb | developers, smb, mid-market, enterprise |
| Deployment | self-hosted, saas | saas, self-hosted, on-prem, api |
| Modalities | text, api | text, code, api, email |
| Models | model-agnostic, open-source | model-agnostic, gpt, claude, open-source |
| Protocols | function-calling, rest-api, mcp | mcp, function-calling, rest-api |
| Integrations | LangChain, OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, Azure, GCP | OpenAI, Anthropic, Slack, Google Sheets, Postgres, HTTP/REST |
| Capabilities | 3 documented | 4 documented |
Flowise
- +Open source and free to self-host with no orchestration code required
- +Accessible to both technical and non-technical builders
- +Supports single-agent, multi-agent, and full workflow orchestration
- -A building platform: you design the flow and its guardrails
- -Heritage on LangChain means some complexity leaks through for advanced flows
n8n
- +Genuinely flexible: visual no-code builder plus inline JavaScript/Python and HTTP-to-any-API
- +Self-hostable community edition is free with unlimited executions, giving full data control
- +Strong native AI: agent nodes, MCP support, model-agnostic LLM connections built into workflows
- -Not truly open source: the Sustainable Use License restricts commercial use such as reselling n8n as a service
- -Execution-based cloud pricing can balloon for high-frequency workflows
Which should you choose?
Flowise is open-source drag-and-drop builder for ai agents and llm workflows, best for developers, smb. n8n is fair-code workflow automation with built-in ai agent nodes, self-hostable, best for developers, smb, mid-market, enterprise. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.
This comparison is generated from the sourced Flowise and n8n profiles. Open either profile to review its evidence and last-reviewed date.