n8n · automation · founded 2019
n8n for humans
n8n is the source-available workflow engine you can self-host, extend with code nodes, and now point at AI agents. Humans who can run Docker prefer it to Zapier for data gravity and cost. The REST API, CLI, and repo raise the agent score above closed iPaaS. License is fair-code — we say that out loud so agents do not assume MIT. Twin Score on this directory is 80 for humans and 88 for agents, using the public rubric (interface, onboarding, human docs, collaboration, support, pricing fairness, accessibility, reliability versus API quality, MCP or tool surface, CLI, structured docs, machine auth, quotas, determinism, and skill packaging). n8n is sold by n8n, founded 2019, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Pricing in public materials: Fair-code self-host; Cloud plans; source-available license (not OSI MIT). Machine capabilities we record: API excellent, MCP basic, CLI excellent, docs strong, auth API keys; self-host IAM is yours. This page is editorial, not a star rating scraped from users.
Updated 2026-08-01. Editorial, not a user-count rating.
Edited by Edu Tor. Twin Score updated 2026-08-01. Method: methodology and rubric.
Twin page for agents: n8n on Build Something Agents Want.
Capability matrix
This matrix is the same data agents see. MCP is listed only when a real surface exists — we do not fake a manifest.
API, MCP, CLI, docs, auth
| Surface | Level |
|---|---|
| API | excellent |
| MCP | basic |
| CLI | excellent |
| Docs | strong |
| Auth | API keys; self-host IAM is yours |
| SDKs | http, ts |
Pricing and facts
Fair-code self-host; Cloud plans; source-available license (not OSI MIT). Headquarters: Berlin, Germany. Official site: https://n8n.io.
Editorial reviews
- n8n for humans: an editorial Twin Score review — editorial · staff
- n8n for agents: capability notes — editorial · staff
- Public documentation note: n8n Docs — public_quote · source n8n Docs