# n8n vs Plex

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** n8n

| Attribute | n8n | Plex |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 76.2 (75% (high)) | 57.6 (35% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 206,695 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 137,563 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under No-Code Automation Tools.","source":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","question":"What is n8n?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"n8n offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at €20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","question":"Is n8n free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"n8n supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","question":"What platforms does n8n support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. n8n can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","question":"Can n8n be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 34 integrations for n8n, including Salesforce, Slack, HubSpot, Stripe, Typeform, Mautic, Airtable and Asana, plus 26 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","question":"What does n8n integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for n8n. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as n8n not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://n8n.io/legal/security/","question":"What security certifications does n8n have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. n8n is published under the SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n","question":"Is n8n open source?","confidence":0.85},{"answer":"n8n is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.","source":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","question":"Where is n8n available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Plex is a media server that allows you to build a personal library of movies, TV, music, and photos and stream them across devices, while also providing free ad-supported movies and shows. It is indexed under Self-Hosted Apps.","source":"https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/","question":"What is Plex?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Plex offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $249.99 per year. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/","question":"Is Plex free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Plex supports the web and iOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/","question":"What platforms does Plex support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Plex is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/","question":"Where is Plex available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Plex is a streaming platform offering free movies and television series. It also enables users to create and manage personal media libraries and integrates with music services for unified media access. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","ai_steps":true,"free_tier":true,"code_steps":true,"rbac_audit":true,"app_builder":false,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"freemium_with_task_credits","error_handling":true,"pricing_metric":"operation","visual_builder":true,"branching_logic":true,"loops_iteration":true,"prebuilt_connectors":"1500+ integrations","custom_http_connector":true,"builder_ui_architecture":"visual_node_canvas","environments_versioning":true,"custom_http_webhook_catch_and_triggering":true,"native_llm_nodes_anthropic_openai_gemini":true,"on_premise_self_hosted_deployment_option":true,"bring_your_own_key_byok_for_llm_inference":true,"sub_workflow_calling_and_reusable_templates":true,"human_in_the_loop_approval_steps_via_slack_email":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 2,312 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Typeform"},{"name":"Mautic"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Zoom"},{"name":"Elevenlabs"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"ClearBit"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"WhatsApp"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"Custom HTTP API"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Infisical"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"MongoDB","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"GraphQL","native":true,"category":"api"},{"name":"Nextcloud","native":true,"category":"file_storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Firestore","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Strapi","native":true,"category":"cms"},{"name":"Claris FileMaker","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Box","native":true,"category":"file_storage"},{"name":"KoBo Toolbox","native":true,"category":"forms"},{"name":"Google Gemini","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Telegram","native":true,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MySQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Webhooks","native":true,"category":"integrations","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ClickUp","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Twilio","native":true,"category":"communications","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Pipedrive","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"1Password","native":true,"category":"secrets","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GCP Secrets Manager","native":true,"category":"secrets","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"TIDAL","native":true,"category":"music","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"assistant_credits":"1,600/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"assistant_credits":"4,000-9,600/mo depending on size"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Overages: 4,000 EUR per 300,000 executions","commitment":"monthly|annual","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"execution_bucket_overage"},"kind":"metered","amount":4000,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Self-hosted only, currently self-serve","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"execution_bucket":"300,000 executions"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Dedicated support with SLAs"],"description":"For large-scale deployments with dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Assistant Credits"}],"summary":"Free Community version. Cloud plans start with Starter; self-hosted Business plan available. Execution-based pricing model.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:04:13.779Z","freeTrialDays":14,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Free movies and TV shows","Watchlist"],"description":"Free tier with access to ad-supported content","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Plex Pass Monthly","summary":"Monthly subscription (price not specified in source)","commitment":"monthly","description":"Monthly Plex Pass subscription","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Plex Pass Annual","summary":"Annual subscription (price not specified in source)","commitment":"annual","description":"Annual Plex Pass subscription","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Plex Pass 5-Year","summary":"$249.99 for 5-year term","commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Five-year recurring Plex Pass subscription","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Plex Pass Lifetime","summary":"$749.99 one-time (effective July 1, 2026)","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":749.99,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"One-time lifetime Plex Pass purchase","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with 30-day trial. Plex Pass subscriptions: monthly/annual (prices not specified in source), 5-year ($249.99), or lifetime ($749.99 as of July 1, 2026).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T16:05:49.536Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":249.99,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"EUR"}` | `{"amount":249.99,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/stable","date":"2026-10-05T07:26:37Z","type":"stable","version":"stable"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.41.7","date":"2026-10-05T07:26:35Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.41.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.42.3","date":"2026-10-05T07:23:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.42.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/beta","date":"2026-10-05T07:23:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"beta"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.41.6","date":"2026-10-02T07:27:37Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.41.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.41.5","date":"2026-10-01T08:05:09Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.41.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.42.2","date":"2026-10-01T08:08:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.42.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.41.4","date":"2026-09-30T06:04:38Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.41.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.83","date":"2026-09-30T06:13:31Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.83"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.42.1","date":"2026-09-30T05:56:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.42.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.42.0","date":"2026-09-29T07:22:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.41.3","date":"2026-09-25T07:28:46Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.41.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.40.7","date":"2026-09-25T07:51:22Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.40.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.82","date":"2026-09-25T07:49:29Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.82"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.40.6","date":"2026-09-24T07:31:49Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.40.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.41.2","date":"2026-09-24T07:28:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.41.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.41.1","date":"2026-09-23T09:58:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.41.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.41.0","date":"2026-09-22T07:32:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.40.5","date":"2026-09-21T14:03:50Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.40.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.39.9","date":"2026-09-21T07:41:33Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.39.9"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.7 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://n8n.io/legal/security/ | https://www.plex.tv/blog/security-notice-forum-user-password-resets/ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T23:23:06.266Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*