n8n vs ElevenLabs
Source-available workflow automation — fair-code, self-host or cloud
vs. Best-in-class AI text-to-speech + voice cloning + Conversational AI
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
ElevenLabs
Free
10k credits/month. No voice cloning. Limited API.
Free
Starter
$6/mo. 30k credits. Instant voice cloning. Limited API.
$6/mo
Creator
$11/mo (first month 50% off). 121k credits. Professional cloning. Full API.
$11/mo
Pro
$99/mo. 600k credits. 44.1 kHz PCM API. Professional cloning.
$99/mo
Scale
$299/mo. 1.8M credits. 3 professional voice clones.
$299/mo
Business
$990/mo. 6M credits. 10 pro clones. Low-latency TTS API.
$990/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Unlimited pro clones + full access.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing starter on n8n vs free on ElevenLabs.
| Metric | n8n | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
n8n · 19 features
- 500+ Integration Nodes — Apps, SaaS, DBs, cloud services, AI models.
- AI / LangChain Nodes — AI Agent, Chain, Memory, Vector Store nodes out of box.
- Audit Logs — Enterprise compliance logging.
- Code Nodes (JS + Python) — Drop-in custom code nodes with full data access.
- Credentials Vault — Encrypted credentials per service.
- Environments — dev/staging/prod environments.
- Error Workflows — Global + per-workflow error handlers.
- Execution History — Full run log with inputs/outputs per node.
- Expression Editor — JavaScript expressions for data mapping.
- External Secrets — HashiCorp Vault + AWS Secrets + Azure Key Vault integrations.
- Git Version Control — Version workflows in Git (Business+).
- HTTP Request Node — Full-featured HTTP client node (any REST API).
- Queue Mode — Redis-backed execution queue for scaling.
- Schedule Triggers — Cron-based triggers down to the minute.
- SSO + SAML + LDAP — Business+ authentication.
- Sub-Workflows — Reusable child workflows.
- Variables — Global variables + per-workflow variables.
- Visual Editor — Drag-and-drop flow builder. Node-based canvas.
- Webhooks — Webhook triggers + responses.
ElevenLabs · 13 features
- Conversational AI — Voice agents with LLM orchestration + tools.
- Dubbing Studio — Auto-dub video to target languages with lip-sync.
- Projects — Long-form narration workflow — books, podcasts.
- Realtime Streaming — Low-latency TTS streaming via WebSocket.
- Scribe (STT) — High-accuracy speech-to-text with speaker diarization.
- Sound Effects — AI-generated SFX from text prompts.
- Text to Sound — Generate music + sound from text.
- Text-to-Speech — Studio-quality TTS across 29 languages with emotion control.
- Voice Changer — Transform one voice into another preserving delivery.
- Voice Cloning — Instant (short sample) + Professional (30 min +) voice cloning.
- Voice Design — Design voices from text descriptions.
- Voice Library — 3,000+ community voices. License per-voice.
- Voiceover Studio — Multi-character voiceover timeline.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | n8n | ElevenLabs |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | n8n CLI | — |
| SDK | — | elevenlabs (Node), elevenlabs (Python) |
| REST | n8n REST API | ElevenLabs REST API |
| MCP | n8n MCP | ElevenLabs MCP |
| OTHER | n8n Editor UI, Webhook Triggers | Webhooks, WebSocket Streaming |
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