AI Tool Comparison
Flowise vs n8n
A side-by-side breakdown to help you pick the right tool for your workflow.
Flowise
Assemble chatbots and multi-agent workflows on a drag-and-drop canvas without writing backend code. Acquired by Workday in August 2025 and being integrated into their platform.
n8n
Visually connect apps, APIs, and AI models into multi-step automations, free and self-hostable, or run on Cloud with per-execution pricing.
Bottom Line
Last reviewed: August 2026
Flowise (Developer Tools) and n8n (Automation) come from different corners of the market, so this usually comes down to which job you're actually hiring a tool for, not a head-to-head on the same task. n8n carries the higher rating (4.7 vs 4.6), but a gap that size rarely overrides a real workflow fit on its own.
Choose Flowise if…
Best for developers who want to build LLM pipelines visually instead of writing LangChain code directly, and its edge is a drag-and-drop node interface exposing chains, agents, and RAG pipelines without a coding layer. Genuinely useful for no-code LLM workflows, complex flows still get hard to debug visually. Lean toward n8n instead if free and self-hostable, with the same visual workflow builder as the paid competitors matters more for your use case.
Choose n8n if…
Best for teams that want automation they can self-host and fully control, and its edge is free and self-hostable, with the same visual workflow builder as the paid competitors. The best choice when you want Zapier's flexibility without the recurring cost. Lean toward Flowise instead if a drag-and-drop node interface exposing chains, agents, and RAG pipelines without a coding layer matters more for your use case.
| Attribute | Flowise | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Automation |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Pricing Detail | Free (self-host) / Free tier Cloud / $35/mo Starter | Free (self-hosted) / €20/mo Cloud Starter / €50/mo Cloud Pro |
| Rating |
Key Features
Flowise
- Visual flow editor
- 100+ built-in integrations
- RAG pipeline support
- Agent and tool chaining
- Self-hostable
- API deployment
n8n
- 400+ integrations
- AI nodes (LangChain)
- Self-hosting option
- Code nodes (JavaScript/Python)
- Complex branching logic
- Natural-language AI Assistant for building workflows
Pros
Flowise
- •No code required for complex LLM workflows
- •Huge library of pre-built nodes
- •Active open-source community
n8n
- •Open source and self-hostable
- •More powerful than Zapier for technical users
- •AI nodes are excellent
- •Great value vs Zapier
Cons
Flowise
- Complex flows can be hard to debug visually
- Performance tuning requires understanding underlying LangChain
n8n
- Higher technical bar than Zapier
- Self-hosting requires maintenance
- Debugging complex flows can be hard