n8n vs Netlify

Source-available workflow automation — fair-code, self-host or cloud
vs. Build, deploy and scale modern web projects

n8n website ↗Netlify website ↗

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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Netlify

Starter (Free)

300 credits for the month. 1 concurrent build. Small team ok. Free SSL + global CDN.

Free

Personal

$9/month. 1,000 credits. Password-protected previews.

$9/mo

Pro

$20/user/month. 3,000 credits. 3+ concurrent builds. Unlimited members. Role-based access control.

$20/mo

Enterprise

Custom. Unlimited credits, SLA, compliance (SOC2, HIPAA), dedicated support.

Custom

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Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing starter on n8n vs starter on Netlify.

Metric	n8n	Netlify
concurrent builds	—	1 builds
credits per month	—	300 credits

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.

Netlify · 12 features

Build Plugins — Customize build pipeline via plugins. Ecosystem of community plugins.
Edge Functions — Deno runtime at the edge. Request rewrites, A/B, personalization.
Extensions (Marketplace) — Integrations with 100+ services via one-click install.
Git-based Deploys — Auto-deploys from GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket. Deploy previews per PR.
Netlify Auth — Newer auth product replacing Identity. OAuth, magic links, email+password.
Netlify Blobs — Object + key-value store accessible from Functions + Edge.
Netlify Forms — Zero-code form handling. Spam filtering, notifications, Zapier.
Netlify Functions — AWS Lambda-backed. Node, Go, Rust. Background functions, Scheduled functions.
Netlify Identity — OAuth + email auth managed. Gotrue open-source backend (forked by Supabase).
Netlify Image CDN — On-the-fly resizing, format conversion (WebP/AVIF).
Password-Protected Previews — Password-protect deploy previews.
Platform Primitives (Cache) — Fine-grained cache control + on-demand revalidation (Next.js + Nuxt compat).

Developer interfaces

Kind	n8n	Netlify
CLI	n8n CLI	Netlify CLI
SDK	—	@netlify/sdk
REST	n8n REST API	Netlify REST API
MCP	n8n MCP	—
OTHER	n8n Editor UI, Webhook Triggers	Edge Runtime (Deno)

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