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Comparison

n8n vs Stack AI

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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★n8n76
Stack AI52
Score
vioscaleAI score
n8n76 / 100high · 75%
Stack AI52 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
n8n✓
Stack AI✗
Model
n8nfreemium
Stack AIquote
Price level
n8nlow
Stack AIunknown
Starting price
n8n€20
Stack AI–
Transparent
n8n✓
Stack AI✗
Integrations
Count
n8n2,312
Stack AI300
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
Gdpr
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
Hipaa
n8n–
Stack AI✓
Iso27001
n8n–
Stack AI✓
Scorecard
n8n6.7
Stack AI–
Soc2
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
n8n✓
Stack AI–
Adoption
Github stars
n8n206,695
Stack AI–
Package downloads weekly
n8n137,563
Stack AI–
Activity
Commits last 30d
n8n100
Stack AI–
Release
History
n8n20 items
Stack AI–
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
n8nTypeScript
Stack AI–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
n8n8 items
Stack AI7 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Builder UI architecture
n8nVisual node canvas
Stack AIVisual node canvas
Native LLM nodes anthropic openai gemini
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
Human in the loop approval steps via slack email
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
Unstructured document extraction PDF image to json
n8n-
Stack AI✓
Dynamic conditional routing via LLM classification
n8n-
Stack AI✓
Web scraping and browser automation nodes
n8n-
Stack AI✓
Bring your own key byok for LLM inference
n8n✓
Stack AI-
Custom HTTP webhook catch and triggering
n8n✓
Stack AI-
Sub workflow calling and reusable templates
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
On premise self hosted deployment option
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
SOC2 type ii
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
ISO 27001
n8n-
Stack AI✓
Pricing model
n8nFreemium with task credits
Stack AIFreemium with task credits

What each one is

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

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

Stack AI

A no-code platform enabling enterprises to build, deploy, govern, and scale AI agents that automate workflows while maintaining security, compliance, and human oversight over critical decisions.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 verify ↗

Stack AI

HybridFree tier

Free plan at $0/month with 500 runs per month; custom enterprise pricing available

  • FreeFree
    • 500 runs per month
    • 2 Projects
    • 1 Seat
    • Community support on Discord
    • Agents
    • +9 more
  • CustomContact sales
    • Custom number of runs
    • Unlimited projects
    • Custom number of seats
    • All features and data loaders
    • Dedicated infrastructure
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
CLI
n8n✓
Stack AI✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
Self-hosted
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
On-premise
n8n✓
Stack AI✓
Air-gapped
n8n✓
Stack AI✗

Integrations

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

In common (7)
  • Salesforce
  • Slack
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google Gemini

n8n

Leader
47 total - 40 not shared
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • Typeform
  • Mautic
  • ServiceNow
  • Zoom
  • Elevenlabs
  • Google
  • ClearBit
  • Azure
  • GitHub
  • WhatsApp
  • Webhook
  • Custom HTTP API
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Infisical
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • LangChain
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • +16 more
Independently observed

Stack AI

29 total - 22 not shared
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Email
  • Google Drive
  • Notion
  • SharePoint
  • Chrome Extension
  • REST API
  • Deepgram
  • Stable Diffusion
  • Groq
  • Atlassian Jira
  • AWS RDS
  • AWS S3
  • Snowflake
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Ahrefs
  • Abstract API
  • 15Five
  • Apollo
  • Ashby
  • AWS Athena
  • Amazon Neptune
Independently observed
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