Best n8n alternatives
Why people switch
n8n's own tradeoff is the honest reason people go looking: it is steeper than Zapier and asks you to think about a workflow you would rather never touch again. That is a fair trade for a power user who wants to own the automation, but the wrong one for someone who just wants two apps connected and forgotten.
1. Make
Free · from $9/mo
Sits between Zapier and n8n: real branching logic without a server to run yourself. The visual canvas gets messy at real scale, but for most workflows that never happens, and setup is faster than n8n’s node-by-node build.
- Free tier
- 1,000 credits/mo, full visual workflow builder, capped at 2 active scenarios
- Entry paid plan
- Core plan, $9/mo, 10,000 credits/mo, unlimited active scenarios, 1-minute scheduling and API access
2. Lindy
From $29.99/user/mo · no free tier (7-day trial only)
A different shape of tool entirely: an agent meant to own an outcome, not just move data between two triggers. Verify its work for a while before trusting it unattended, but it is the clearest attempt here at automation that thinks rather than just routes.
- Free tier
- None
- Entry paid plan
- $29.99/user/mo
3. Gumloop
14-day Pro trial · from $37/mo
Built for the technical operations person, not the engineer, which is exactly the gap between Zapier’s simplicity and n8n’s power. The $37/mo entry only pencils out once you are automating for a team, not just yourself.
- Free tier
- None currently; 14-day free trial of the Pro plan replaces the discontinued standing free tier
- Entry paid plan
- Pro, from $37/month: 20,000 credits/mo, 5 concurrent workflow runs, 25 concurrent agent chats, unlimited seats/agents, 35+ models, plus an 8% orchestration fee on usage
Detailed head-to-heads
The full field
These are the strongest switches, not the whole category. All 5 Agents & Automation tools we track are ranked by entry price on the Agents & Automation pricing page.
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