IFTTT vs n8n
No clear leader: IFTTT (73.6) and n8n (72.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for no-code automation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
IFTTT
A platform that automates tasks by linking different apps and devices together through trigger-based workflows called Applets. Users can enable pre-built automations or create custom ones in minutes by selecting triggers and actions from an ecosystem of thousands of services.
n8n
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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
IFTTT
Free forever with 2 Applets. Pro from $2.99/month. Pro+ from $8.99/month with unlimited Applets and AI features.
- FreeFree
- 2 Applets
- Standard Applet speeds
- DIY or use published Applets
- Unlimited Applet runs
- Free mobile app access
- +2 more
- Pro$2.99/month or $35.88/year
- 20 Applets
- Fastest Applet speeds
- Multi-action Applets
- Webhooks
- Twitter Applets
- +3 more
- Pro+$8.99/month or $107.88/year
- Unlimited Applets
- Everything in Pro
- Fastest Applet speeds
- Multi-action Applets
- Twitter Applets
- +6 more
n8n
From €20/month. Free open-source self-hosted version. Free trials available.
- Starter€20/month
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited workflows
- All integrations
- Pro-
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited workflows
- All integrations
- Business€4,000 per 300k executions (overage)
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited workflows
- All integrations
- Production execution monitoring
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Dedicated support with guaranteed SLAs
- SSO/SAML/LDAP
- Advanced RBAC
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- ChatGPT
- Slack
- Claude
IFTTT
- Spotify
- Weather Underground
- Google Calendar
- Google Tasks
- Google Sheets
- Google Business Profile
- Google Assistant
- Todoist
- Monzo
- Evernote
- TikTok
- X
- Discord
- Facebook Lead Ads
- Blogger
- Telegram
- Raindrop.io
- Toodledo
- Microsoft To Do
- Anthropic Claude
- YouTube
- Twitch
- RSS
- +16 more
n8n
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Stripe
- Typeform
- Mautic
- Airtable
- Asana
- ServiceNow
- Zoom
- Elevenlabs
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- ClearBit
- Azure
- GitHub
- Webhook
- Custom HTTP API
- AWS Secrets Manager
- Azure Key Vault
- Google Cloud Platform
- HashiCorp Vault
- Infisical
- +11 more
IFTTT or n8n: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.