Compare · Prices checked October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026
Flowise vs n8n (2026)
Published starting prices: Flowise, Free. n8n, Free (self-hosted). Side-by-side public pricing, what each does, real use cases and who each suits, all from our listings with sources. We haven't tested either hands-on.
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Agent buildersFree tier
Flowise
Open-source visual builder for AI agents and LLM workflows. Its team announced it is winding Flowise down: code freeze July 29, 2026, GitHub repo archived August 10 and end of life August 31, 2026.
SubscriptionFree
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Agent buildersFree tier
n8n
Workflow automation platform for building AI agents and automations that connect to hundreds of apps, hosted by n8n or self-hosted.
Subscription · 2 use casesFree (self-hosted)
Short answer: Flowise vs n8n pricing
Flowise's lowest listed monthly plan is Starter (Cloud): $35/mo (unlimited flows & assistants, 10,000 predictions/month, 1GB storage; first month free); n8n lists its paid plans in euros, from Starter: €20/mo (billed annually), so there's no like-for-like monthly comparison, since the currencies differ. Flowise and n8n also have a free plan. Checked October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026. Flowise: yes. Its Free (Cloud) plan is $0 (2 flows & assistants, 100 predictions/month, 5MB storage, community support), checked October 24, 2026. n8n: yes. Its Community Edition plan is $0 (self-hosted, open source on GitHub; you run the server), checked October 23, 2026.
Pricing side by side
| Item | ||
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| Starting price | Free | Free (self-hosted) |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Subscription |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
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| Pricing note | Flowise is being sunset. Per flowiseai.com/sunset: code freeze and no new pull requests from July 29, 2026; the GitHub repository moved to public archive on August 10, 2026 (npm packages and Docker images marked deprecated); end of life August 31, 2026, when the core team leaves Discord and GitHub. The cloud prices above were still shown on flowiseai.com on October 24, 2026; the sunset notice doesn't say what happens to Flowise Cloud, so check with the vendor before paying. | Prices are shown in euros on n8n.io/pricing and are the annual-billing rates (the page says annual saves 17%). All plans include unlimited users and workflows; you pay per workflow execution, however many steps it has. The n8n Cloud free trial needs no credit card. |
| Checked | October 24, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Source | Vendor pricing page | Vendor pricing page |
Copied from each vendor's public pricing page on the date shown. "not published" means the vendor doesn't publish it; we don't guess. Prices change; confirm with the vendor.
Features and details from our listings
| Item | Flowise | n8n |
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| What it is | Open-source visual builder for AI agents and LLM workflows. Its team announced it is winding Flowise down: code freeze July 29, 2026, GitHub repo archived August 10 and end of life August 31, 2026. | Workflow automation platform for building AI agents and automations that connect to hundreds of apps, hosted by n8n or self-hosted. |
| Made by | FlowiseAI | n8n |
| Listed under | AI agent builders & automation platforms | AI agent builders & automation platforms |
| Jobs it fits |
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| Verified public use cases | 0 | 2 |
Use cases
Flowise
We haven't found a verified public use case for Flowise yet.
n8n
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Use caseAgent builders
A no-code builder set up an n8n workflow with two AI agents that, every Monday morning, sorts the stories from the ads in 88 unread newsletters, logs them to Google Sheets and lays them out as a one-page newspaper PDF.
Oct 2026@justnidhiii on X
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Use caseAgent builders
An automation freelancer built an n8n workflow for barbershops that texts each customer after a visit to ask for a Google review, and never asks the same person twice.
Oct 2026@MadukaObiete on X
Use cases are summarised in our own words from the linked public post; vendor case studies are labelled. All use cases.
Who each is best for
- SubscriptionFree plan
Flowise is best for
- Teams that need to: Build AI agents and multi-agent flows on a visual canvas; Embed a custom chatbot on a website; Self-host the Apache 2.0 open-source code (now archived, so you maintain your own fork).
- Budget: starts at Free (subscription, free plan available).
- SubscriptionFree plan
n8n is best for
- Teams that need to: Build AI agents that take actions across your apps; Automate multi-step workflows with AI steps, MCP and human approval.
- Budget: starts at Free (self-hosted) (subscription, free plan available).
From our listing data (jobs, public pricing); not a hands-on test. Full details: Flowise · n8n.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Flowise or n8n?
Flowise's lowest listed monthly plan is Starter (Cloud): $35/mo (unlimited flows & assistants, 10,000 predictions/month, 1GB storage; first month free); n8n lists its paid plans in euros, from Starter: €20/mo (billed annually), so there's no like-for-like monthly comparison, since the currencies differ. Flowise and n8n also have a free plan. Checked October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026.
Is Flowise free? Is n8n free?
Flowise: yes. Its Free (Cloud) plan is $0 (2 flows & assistants, 100 predictions/month, 5MB storage, community support), checked October 24, 2026. n8n: yes. Its Community Edition plan is $0 (self-hosted, open source on GitHub; you run the server), checked October 23, 2026.
How much does Flowise cost?
Flowise lists Free (Cloud): $0 (2 flows & assistants, 100 predictions/month, 5MB storage, community support); Starter (Cloud): $35/mo (unlimited flows & assistants, 10,000 predictions/month, 1GB storage; first month free); Pro (Cloud): $65/mo (50,000 predictions/month, 10GB storage, unlimited workspaces, 5 users + $15/user/month, admin roles, priority support); Open source (self-hosted): $0 (Apache 2.0 code stays on GitHub, but the repository is archived and no longer maintained by the core team). Its lowest listed monthly plan is Starter (Cloud): $35/mo (unlimited flows & assistants, 10,000 predictions/month, 1GB storage; first month free). Flowise is being sunset. Per flowiseai.com/sunset: code freeze and no new pull requests from July 29, 2026; the GitHub repository moved to public archive on August 10, 2026 (npm packages and Docker images marked deprecated); end of life August 31, 2026, when the core team leaves Discord and GitHub. The cloud prices above were still shown on flowiseai.com on October 24, 2026; the sunset notice doesn't say what happens to Flowise Cloud, so check with the vendor before paying. Checked October 24, 2026 on the vendor's pricing page.
How much does n8n cost?
n8n lists Community Edition: $0 (self-hosted, open source on GitHub; you run the server); Starter: €20/mo (billed annually; hosted by n8n; 2.5K workflow executions/mo, 5 concurrent, 1,600 Assistant credits/mo); Pro: €50/mo (billed annually; hosted by n8n; 10K workflow executions/mo, up to 50 concurrent, admin roles, workflow history); Business: €667/mo (billed annually; self-hosted only; 40K workflow executions/mo, SSO/LDAP, Git version control, environments); Enterprise: Custom pricing (hosted or self-hosted; 200+ concurrent executions, log streaming, SLA support). It doesn't list a monthly price for every plan, so check the plan details. Prices are shown in euros on n8n.io/pricing and are the annual-billing rates (the page says annual saves 17%). All plans include unlimited users and workflows; you pay per workflow execution, however many steps it has. The n8n Cloud free trial needs no credit card. Checked October 23, 2026 on the vendor's pricing page.
Did AITeamGuide test them?
Not hands-on. This comparison is built from each vendor's public pricing page (with the date we checked it), published product information and credited public use cases.
Can a vendor pay to win this comparison?
No. Nothing here is paid. Paid placements on AITeamGuide are always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured" and never change a comparison or ranking.
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