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n8n vs Datadog

Source-available workflow automation — fair-code, self-host or cloud
vs. Enterprise cloud monitoring — infra, APM, logs, RUM, security, LLM

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Pricing tiers

n8n

Community (self-host)
Source-available (fair-code). Free forever. Full feature set self-hosted.
$0 base (usage-based)
Cloud Starter
€20/mo annual (~$22). 2,500 workflow executions. 5 concurrent. 1 shared project. Unlimited users.
$22/mo
Cloud Pro
€50/mo annual (~$55). Custom execution volume. 20 concurrent. 3 shared projects. 7-day insights.
$55/mo
Cloud Business
€667/mo annual (~$735). 40,000 executions. 30 concurrent. 6 projects. Self-host option. SSO, SAML, LDAP. Git version control.
$735/mo
Enterprise
Custom. 200+ concurrent. Unlimited projects. SLA. 365-day retention.
Custom
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Datadog

Serverless Monitoring
$0.13 per month per 1M invocations.
$0 base (usage-based)
Free
Up to 5 hosts, 1-day metric retention. Community edition of Agent.
Free
Logs Ingestion
$0.10 per ingested/scanned GB per month.
$0 base (usage-based)
Logs Standard Index
$1.70 per million log events/month.
$0 base (usage-based)
Logs Flex Storage
$0.05 per million events stored/month.
$0 base (usage-based)
Infra Pro
Per host per month (annual billing). 15-month metric retention, 500+ integrations.
$15/mo
Infra Enterprise
Per host. Advanced features, Network Flow Monitoring.
$23/mo
APM
Per host (with Infra attached). Distributed tracing.
$31/mo
APM Pro
Per host. Continuous Profiler + Data Streams Monitoring.
$35/mo
APM Enterprise
Per host. App & API Protection + more.
$40/mo
Enterprise
Volume discounts, dedicated CSM, regional data residency.
Custom
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Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing starter on n8n vs free on Datadog.

Metricn8nDatadog
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

n8n · 19 features

  • 500+ Integration NodesApps, SaaS, DBs, cloud services, AI models.
  • AI / LangChain NodesAI Agent, Chain, Memory, Vector Store nodes out of box.
  • Audit LogsEnterprise compliance logging.
  • Code Nodes (JS + Python)Drop-in custom code nodes with full data access.
  • Credentials VaultEncrypted credentials per service.
  • Environmentsdev/staging/prod environments.
  • Error WorkflowsGlobal + per-workflow error handlers.
  • Execution HistoryFull run log with inputs/outputs per node.
  • Expression EditorJavaScript expressions for data mapping.
  • External SecretsHashiCorp Vault + AWS Secrets + Azure Key Vault integrations.
  • Git Version ControlVersion workflows in Git (Business+).
  • HTTP Request NodeFull-featured HTTP client node (any REST API).
  • Queue ModeRedis-backed execution queue for scaling.
  • Schedule TriggersCron-based triggers down to the minute.
  • SSO + SAML + LDAPBusiness+ authentication.
  • Sub-WorkflowsReusable child workflows.
  • VariablesGlobal variables + per-workflow variables.
  • Visual EditorDrag-and-drop flow builder. Node-based canvas.
  • WebhooksWebhook triggers + responses.

Datadog · 19 features

  • APMDistributed tracing + service catalog + code hotspots.
  • Application SecurityRuntime attack detection, threat intelligence, IAST.
  • CI VisibilityTest + pipeline performance analytics.
  • Cloud SIEMSecurity events correlation, detection rules, audit trails.
  • Continuous ProfilerAlways-on CPU, memory, lock profiling in production.
  • DashboardsPre-built + custom dashboards.
  • Database MonitoringSlow query detection for Postgres, MySQL, Mongo, Oracle, SQL Server.
  • Incident ManagementBuilt-in incident response with postmortems.
  • Infrastructure MonitoringHost, container, k8s metrics. 700+ integrations. Live process + container maps.
  • LLM ObservabilityOpenAI, Anthropic, etc. trace + cost + prompt eval.
  • Log ManagementIngest any logs, structured or raw. Pipelines, parsing, archives to S3.
  • MonitorsAnomaly, forecast, outlier, composite monitors.
  • Network Performance MonitoringPacket-level analysis, flow monitoring.
  • NotebooksRunbook-style dashboards with queries + docs.
  • Real User MonitoringFrontend performance, JS errors, user sessions, Core Web Vitals.
  • Serverless MonitoringAWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions observability.
  • Service CatalogService inventory with ownership + documentation.
  • SyntheticsSynthetic HTTP + browser tests, API tests, mobile tests.
  • Workflow AutomationNo-code workflows triggered by events.

Developer interfaces

Kindn8nDatadog
CLIn8n CLIDatadog Agent
SDKdd-trace-dotnet, dd-trace-go, dd-trace-java, dd-trace-js (RUM), dd-trace (Node), ddtrace (Python), ddtrace (Ruby)
RESTn8n REST APIDatadog REST API
MCPn8n MCPDatadog MCP
OTHERn8n Editor UI, Webhook TriggersOpenTelemetry (OTLP), Webhooks
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