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AI Tool Comparison
Apify vs n8n
A side-by-side breakdown to help you pick the right tool for your workflow.
Apify
Pull structured data from any website using 30,000+ ready-made scrapers and managed proxies, without running your own servers. Now has an MCP server so agents can invoke Actors directly.
Automation
freemium
n8n
Visually connect apps, APIs, and AI models into multi-step automations — free and self-hostable, or run on Cloud with per-execution pricing.
Automation
freemium
Bottom Line
n8n edges ahead on rating (4.7 vs 4.6), but the right pick still comes down to which workflow you're running.
Choose Apify if…
Automation
Choose n8n if…
Automation
| Attribute | Apify | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Automation | Automation |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Pricing Detail | Free ($5 credits) / $29/mo Starter / $199/mo Scale | Free (self-hosted) / €20/mo Cloud Starter / €50/mo Cloud Pro |
| Rating |
Key Features
Apify
- 2,000+ pre-built scrapers (Actors)
- AI web scraping from natural language
- Proxy management
- Scheduled runs
- API and webhooks
n8n
- 400+ integrations
- AI nodes (LangChain)
- Self-hosting option
- Code nodes (JavaScript/Python)
- Complex branching logic
Pros
Apify
- •Largest library of pre-built scrapers anywhere
- •AI can scrape any site without code
- •Reliable proxy rotation
- •Excellent for large-scale data collection
n8n
- •Open source and self-hostable
- •More powerful than Zapier for technical users
- •AI nodes are excellent
- •Great value vs Zapier
Cons
Apify
- Can get expensive for high usage
- Some sites actively block scraping
- Setup complexity for custom scrapers
n8n
- Higher technical bar than Zapier
- Self-hosting requires maintenance
- Debugging complex flows can be hard