4 categories · Rankedn8n
n8n is an AI workflow automation platform for technical teams, with about 500 integrations and the option to self-host · n8n.io ↗
Gane, the publisher, sells software in AI marketing agents, where this product is measured. It is measured there by the same method as every other product. How the conflict is handled.
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Zapier is first at 42%.
Workato is first at 35%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Workato is first at 43%.
Why models recommend it
“n8n is by far the most cost-effective option on the market... It is the single best long-term investment for budget growth.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“If you have technical resources, n8n self-hosted will give you the most power for literally $0 in software costs.”Kimi K2 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Go with n8n — it's dramatically cheaper at scale and gives you unlimited flexibility.”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“n8n – Open-source, self-hostable, more transparent pricing.”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“n8n — Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (2025–2026)... The pattern shows that n8n has patched critical vulnerabilities only to have researchers find new bypasses shortly after.”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“Best to avoid if you want simplicity but choose self-hosted anyway: n8n or similar open-source/self-hosted platforms”GPT-5.4 mini · Negative question · warning
“n8n without operational expertise — Its self-hosted option provides strong control, but your team becomes responsible for patching, backups, availability, monitoring, and security.”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
“cloud version can have uptime/reliability issues, limited native integrations compared to leaders, and community/support gaps”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as n8n, over the 144 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 37 | Compare → | |
| 131 | 32 | Compare → | |
| 100 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 71 | 16 | Compare → | |
| 28 | 3 | View → | |
| 26 | 1 | View → | |
| 26 | 1 | View → | |
| 26 | 0 | View → | |
| 25 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 23 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of n8n →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on n8n's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- technical teams
- Price stated
- All plans include unlimited users & workflows and every integration. Pricing based on monthly workflow executions, regardless of complexity.
- Starting price
- 20€/mo, billed annually
- Free plan or trial
- Get started for free
- Integrations
- 500
- Certifications
- GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
- Hosting
- EU, Frankfurt, Germany
- Customers named
- Huel, Vodafone, Trendyol, Stepstone, Icatu Seguros, Seguros Bolívar, Quid, Delivery Hero
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Spain
- Founded
- 2019
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 127 of the 144 answers that named n8n and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
254 of the 269 domain citations in answers naming n8n came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report or ebook | 1,492 | 0 | 2025-11-21 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 635 | undated | |||
| Blog | 282 | 46 | 2026-09-25 | ||
| Conference or event | 218 | 0 | 2026-02-07 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 79 | undated | |||
| Comparison | 51 | 6 | 2026-09-10 | ||
| Podcast or video | 43 | undated | |||
| Case study | 35 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 9 | undated | |||
| News or press | 4 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-25Introducing n8n Agents blog
- 2026-09-21Prompt testing frameworks blog
- 2026-09-19Reducing ai workflow latency blog
- 2026-09-19How the transactional outbox pattern guarantees event delivery blog
- 2026-09-18Api rate limiting blog
- 2026-09-16Gateway credits blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page n8n.io exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.