AI agents / Agent builder / n8n
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation platform for building AI agents visually or in code, self-hosted or in n8n's cloud.
8.5/ 10
Early score
Early score, based on docs and demos. Not hands-on tested yet. How we rate
Pros
- Free self-hosted Community Edition on GitHub; cloud plans include unlimited users and workflows
- Priced per full workflow execution, not per step
- AI Agent node, MCP client and server, and human approval for tool calls
Cons
- More technical than no-code agent builders
- Fair-code license (not OSI open source); some features are paid or self-hosted only
Sources
Facts on this page come from official pages, checked Oct 18, 2026. The score is docs-based: we haven't tested n8n hands-on yet.
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