# n8n vs Tray.io

**Leader by Vioscale score:** n8n

| Attribute | n8n | Tray.io |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 72.8 (77% (high)) | 52.7 (56% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 202,516 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 133,490 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | Tray Helix is a platform that takes AI-generated applications from tools like Claude Code and deploys them to a managed runtime with built-in security controls, audit trails, and cost management. It provides visibility and governance over AI applications in production. |
| 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":"cloud","ai_steps":true,"code_steps":true,"rbac_audit":true,"app_builder":true,"error_handling":true,"pricing_metric":"consumption","visual_builder":true,"prebuilt_connectors":"AI agent tools and integrations for BambooHR, Zendesk, Jira, Confluence, and LLM","custom_http_connector":true,"environments_versioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1,000 | 7 |
| 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":"Anthropic (Claude)"},{"name":"BambooHR"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Confluence"},{"name":"Pinecone"},{"name":"OpenAI"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"€20/month (billed annually). 2,500 executions/month","features":["2,500 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps","Unlimited users and workflows","Unlimited integrations","1 shared project","2,300 AI credits/month","Forum support","Cloud-hosted by n8n","No credit card required for trial"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"Great for getting started and seeing the power of n8n","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"2,300/month","executions":"2,500/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"€50/month (billed annually). 10,000 executions/month","features":["10,000 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps","Unlimited users and workflows","Unlimited integrations","3 shared projects","5,700-13,700 AI credits/month","7 days of execution history and insights","Admin roles","Global variables","Workflow history and execution search","Cloud-hosted by n8n","No credit card required for trial"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For solo builders and small teams running workflows in production","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"5,700-13,700/month","executions":"10,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"€667/month. 40,000 executions/month. Self-hosted option","features":["40,000 workflow executions/month with unlimited steps","Unlimited users and workflows","Unlimited integrations","6 shared projects","SSO, SAML, and LDAP authentication","30 days of execution history and insights","Different environments","Scaling options","Version control using Git","Self-hosted deployment option","14-day free trial available"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":667,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}],"description":"For companies with < 100 employees needing collaboration and scale","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"executions":"40,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales","features":["Custom workflow executions","Unlimited users and workflows","Unlimited integrations","Unlimited shared projects","SSO, SAML, and LDAP authentication","External secret store integration","Log streaming to SIEM","Extended data retention","Dedicated support with SLA","Invoice and wire transfer billing","Self-hosted or cloud deployment"],"description":"For organisations with strict compliance and governance needs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"executions":"custom"}}],"summary":"From €20/month (annual billing). Free trials available; no credit card required for Starter and Pro","currency":"EUR","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://n8n.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T12:49:14.944Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pro","features":["3 workspaces","7-day insights","7-day log retention","700+ connectors"],"description":"For specific use cases","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"connectors":"700+","workspaces":"3","log_retention":"7 days","insights_retention":"7 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","features":["20 workspaces","30-day insights","7-day expandable log retention","Log retention management","Guardian Log Masking","All add-ons available for purchase"],"description":"For multiple use cases within a department","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"workspaces":"20","log_retention":"7 days expandable","insights_retention":"30 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Unlimited workspaces","180-day insights","Advanced on-premise SSO","HIPAA","Regional hosting","Log streaming","Data engineering"],"description":"For multiple departments and partner integrations","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"workspaces":"Unlimited","insights_retention":"180 days"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Agent Development"},{"name":"HIPAA"},{"name":"SSO"},{"name":"Regional hosting"},{"name":"Log streaming"},{"name":"Data engineering"}],"summary":"Usage-based pricing. Contact sales for customized quote. Free trial available.","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://tray.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:56:20.449Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"EUR"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/stable","date":"2026-08-25T13:02:24Z","type":"stable","version":"stable"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.7","date":"2026-08-25T13:02:22Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.36.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.37.1","date":"2026-08-25T14:04:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.37.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.37.0","date":"2026-08-25T09:42:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.37.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/beta","date":"2026-08-25T14:04:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"beta"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.6","date":"2026-08-24T08:41:37Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.36.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.7","date":"2026-08-21T10:23:33Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.6","date":"2026-08-21T07:58:47Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.75","date":"2026-08-21T07:59:01Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.75"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.5","date":"2026-08-21T10:30:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.4","date":"2026-08-21T08:07:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.5","date":"2026-08-20T08:21:55Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.74","date":"2026-08-20T08:01:23Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.74"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.3","date":"2026-08-20T08:00:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.4","date":"2026-08-19T06:20:25Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.73","date":"2026-08-19T06:05:53Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.73"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.2","date":"2026-08-19T08:15:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.36.0","date":"2026-08-18T09:41:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"n8n@2.36.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.123.72","date":"2026-08-17T07:57:31Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@1.123.72"},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.35.3","date":"2026-08-14T10:21:09Z","type":"stable","version":"n8n@2.35.3"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 100 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.7 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (No-Code Automation Tools)

| Capability | n8n | Tray.io |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Builder** |  |  |
| Visual flow builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inline code steps (JS/Python) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Branching / conditionals | ✓ | - |
| Loops / iteration | ✓ | - |
| Error handling / retries | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI / LLM actions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Front-end app builder | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Connectors** |  |  |
| Pre-built connectors | 1500+ integrations | AI agent tools and integrations for BambooHR, Zendesk, Jira, Confluence, and LLM |
| Custom HTTP connector | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud only |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Environments + version control | ✓ | ✓ |
| RBAC + audit log | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing metric | Operation | Consumption |
| Free tier | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:03:58.950Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*