Lindy vs n8n
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Lindy if you want no-code platform for ai agents that run inbox, meetings, and cross-app work (Supervised agent, subscription); choose n8n if you want fair-code workflow automation with built-in ai agent nodes, self-hostable (Supervised agent, freemium).
| Lindy | n8n | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | No-code platform for AI agents that run inbox, meetings, and cross-app work | Fair-code workflow automation with built-in AI agent nodes, self-hostable |
| Type | platform | platform |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | subscription · $49.99/mo (Plus) | freemium · Self-hosted free; Cloud Starter EUR 20/mo |
| Best for | smb, mid-market, enterprise | developers, smb, mid-market, enterprise |
| Deployment | saas, api | saas, self-hosted, on-prem, api |
| Modalities | text, email, voice, browser, api | text, code, api, email |
| Models | model-agnostic, claude, gpt | model-agnostic, gpt, claude, open-source |
| Protocols | rest-api, function-calling | mcp, function-calling, rest-api |
| Integrations | Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce | OpenAI, Anthropic, Slack, Google Sheets, Postgres, HTTP/REST |
| Capabilities | 4 documented | 4 documented |
Lindy
- +Genuinely no-code: agents built from natural-language descriptions, with praised setup
- +More capable than rigid trigger-action tools: agents reason over context rather than fixed if-then rules
- +Broad app coverage plus a computer-use mode and per-node model selection
- -Credit-based usage makes costs hard to predict; reviewers report fast credit burn and credits that don't roll over
- -Polarized reliability reports across review sites, with some inbox-handling complaints
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?
Lindy is no-code platform for ai agents that run inbox, meetings, and cross-app work, best for smb, mid-market, enterprise. 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.