# n8n vs Portainer

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** n8n

| Attribute | n8n | Portainer |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 76.2 (75% (high)) | 54.7 (21% (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":"A unified control plane enabling IT teams to consistently govern, deploy, and manage Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes environments at scale while reducing dependency on deep container orchestration expertise. It is indexed under Container Orchestration Tools.","source":"https://www.portainer.io/business-enterprise-it-pricing","question":"What is Portainer?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Portainer offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Starter, Scale, Enterprise and Industrial & IoT. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.portainer.io/business-enterprise-it-pricing","question":"Is Portainer free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Portainer. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.portainer.io/business-enterprise-it-pricing","question":"What platforms does Portainer support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Portainer can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.portainer.io/business-enterprise-it-pricing","question":"Can Portainer be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 24 integrations for Portainer, including Active Directory, LDAP, OAuth, Helm, Git repositories, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Docker and Swarm, plus 16 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.portainer.io/business-enterprise-it-pricing","question":"What does Portainer integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Portainer. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Portainer not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.portainer.io/business-enterprise-it-pricing","question":"What security certifications does Portainer have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Portainer is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.portainer.io/business-enterprise-it-pricing","question":"Where is Portainer available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"hybrid":true,"on_prem":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. | Portainer provides centralized governance of Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and Podman across multiple clusters and environments. It includes role-based access control, GitOps deployment workflows, centralized authentication, and audit logging from a single management console. |
| 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}` | `{"hosting":"self","arm_support":true,"gui_dashboard":true,"orchestration":"kubernetes","stateful_workloads":true,"windows_containers":true,"managed_control_plane":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2,312 | 8 |
| 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":"Active Directory"},{"name":"LDAP"},{"name":"OAuth"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Git repositories"},{"name":"Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE)"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"Swarm"},{"name":"Podman"},{"name":"Talos"},{"name":"Omni"},{"name":"S3-compatible storage"},{"name":"OPC connectivity"},{"name":"MQTT"},{"name":"Argo"},{"name":"Flux"},{"name":"Docker Hub"},{"name":"Matomo Analytics"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"category":"orchestrator"},{"name":"Docker Swarm","native":true,"category":"orchestrator"},{"name":"Git","native":false,"category":"version control","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"OPA Gatekeeper","native":false,"category":"policy enforcement"},{"name":"Slack","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Matomo","native":false,"category":"analytics"},{"name":"OIDC","category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"SSO","category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS EKS","category":"cloud"},{"name":"Azure AKS","category":"cloud"},{"name":"Google GKE","category":"cloud"},{"name":"Syslog","native":true,"category":"logging","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"NZ","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":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":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$1,045/year","features":["Community support","Online purchase only"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1045,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams getting started with container management","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"vCPU":"16 per node","nodes":"5, 10, or 15"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"$2,095/year","features":["9x5 next business day support","Vendor onboarding","Available through resellers"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2095,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing teams that demand higher performance and team support","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"vCPU":"24 per node","nodes":"5 to 25"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["9x5 support with 24/7 option","Assigned support engineer","Security assessment report","TAA compliance certificate","Production and non-production nodes","Customizable license agreement","Managed platform services option"],"description":"For business-critical deployments requiring priority support and compliance coverage","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"vCPU":"32 to unlimited","nodes":"32 to unlimited"}}],"summary":"From $1,045/year. Free tier: 3 nodes.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.portainer.io/business-iiot-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:14:17.236Z","freeTrialDays":45,"startingPrice":{"amount":1045,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"EUR"}` | `{"amount":1045,"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 | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"TAA Compliance","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.7 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://n8n.io/legal/security/ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T17:23:03.739Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*