Comparison

Flowise vs n8n

On the evidence we track, n8n leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Flowise41

★n8n76

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Flowise	n8nLeader
vioscaleAI score	41 / 100medium · 55%	76 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$15	€20
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	2,312
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.7
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://flowiseai.com/privacy	https://n8n.io/legal/security/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFlowiseAI%2FFlowise&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	55,504	206,695
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	137,563
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	22	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	Available worldwide · HQ DE
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Flowise41 / 100medium · 55%

n8n76 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Flowise✓

n8n✓

Model

Flowisecommercial

n8nfreemium

Price level

Flowisemid

n8nlow

Starting price

Flowise$15

n8n€20

Transparent

Flowise✗

n8n✓

Integrations

Count

Flowise3

n8n2,312

Security

Certifications

Flowise–

n8nSOC 2

Disclosure policy

Flowise–

n8n✓

Gdpr

Flowise✓

n8n✓

Scorecard

Flowise–

n8n6.7

Soc2

Flowise–

n8n✓

Trust center

Flowisehttps://flowiseai.com/privacy

n8nhttps://n8n.io/legal/security/

Vulnerabilities

FlowiseCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFlowiseAI%2FFlowise&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

n8n–

Reliability

Status page

Flowise–

n8n✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Flowise0

n8n–

Github stars

Flowise55,504

n8n206,695

Package downloads weekly

Flowise–

n8n137,563

Activity

Commits last 30d

Flowise0

n8n100

Release

Cadence days

Flowise22

n8n–

History

Flowise20 items

n8n20 items

License

Spdx

Flowise–

n8nSEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md

Language

Primary

FlowiseTypeScript

n8nTypeScript

Market

Availability

FlowiseAvailable worldwide · HQ US

n8nAvailable worldwide · HQ DE

Content

Faq

Flowise6 items

n8n8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai workflow automation. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Workflow Automation
Capability	Flowise	n8n
Capabilities
Builder UI architecture	Visual node canvas	Visual node canvas
Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini	✓	✓
Human in the loop approval steps via slack email	✓	✓
Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json	✓	-
Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification	✓	-
Web scraping and browser automation nodes	-	-
Bring your own key byok for LLM inference	-	✓
Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering	-	✓
Sub workflow calling and reusable templates	-	✓
On premise self hosted deployment option	✓	✓
SOC2 type ii	-	✓
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	Per user seat	Freemium with task credits

Capabilities

Builder UI architecture

FlowiseVisual node canvas

n8nVisual node canvas

Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini

Flowise✓

n8n✓

Human in the loop approval steps via slack email

Flowise✓

n8n✓

Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json

Flowise✓

n8n-

Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification

Flowise✓

n8n-

Web scraping and browser automation nodes

Flowise-

n8n-

Bring your own key byok for LLM inference

Flowise-

n8n✓

Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering

Flowise-

n8n✓

Sub workflow calling and reusable templates

Flowise-

n8n✓

On premise self hosted deployment option

Flowise✓

n8n✓

SOC2 type ii

Flowise-

n8n✓

ISO 27001

Flowise-

n8n-

Pricing model

FlowisePer user seat

n8nFreemium with task credits

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Flowise

An open-source automation system for creating workflows that connect language models with third-party services and integrations, deployable as managed cloud or self-hosted infrastructure.

Independently observed

n8n

Leader

n8n is a workflow automation platform that lets you build automations visually or with code to connect and orchestrate applications and services. It supports AI-powered workflows, runs on your infrastructure or n8n's cloud, and charges only for complete workflow executions rather than individual tasks.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Flowise

from $15/user/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. $15/user/month for additional users (cloud hosted)

FreeFree
Paid$15/user/month

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

n8n

Leader

HybridFree tier14-day trial

Free Community version. Cloud plans start with Starter; self-hosted Business plan available. Execution-based pricing model.

Starter-
Pro-
BusinessContact sales
EnterpriseContact sales
- Dedicated support with SLAs

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Flowise	n8n
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
Air-gappedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Flowise✓

n8n✓

CLI

Flowise✗

n8n✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Flowise✓

n8n✓

Self-hosted

Flowise✓

n8n✓

On-premise

Flowise✗

n8n✓

Air-gapped

Flowise✗

n8n✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)

LangChain
OpenAI

Flowise

3 total - 1 not shared

Independently observed

n8n

Leader

47 total - 45 not shared

Salesforce
Slack
HubSpot
Stripe
Typeform
Mautic
Airtable
Asana
ServiceNow
Zoom
Elevenlabs
Anthropic
Google
ClearBit
Azure
GitHub
WhatsApp
Webhook
Custom HTTP API
AWS Secrets Manager
Azure Key Vault
Google Cloud Platform
HashiCorp Vault
Infisical
+21 more

Independently observed

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