Strapi vs n8n

Strapi

n8n

Strapi · 16 features

• Audit Logs (EE) — Track every admin action.
• Components — Reusable field groups shared across content types.
• Content Types Builder — Visual schema builder — fields, relations, components, dynamic zones.
• Custom Fields — Plugin-based custom field types (color picker, markdown, etc.).
• Draft & Publish — Two-phase publishing workflow.
• Dynamic Zones — Flexible page builder — authors pick components to add.
• GraphQL API (plugin) — Optional GraphQL layer via official plugin.
• Internationalization — Multi-locale content out of the box.
• Media Library — Upload + organize media. Providers: local, S3, Cloudinary, DO Spaces.
• Releases (EE) — Bundle content changes and publish atomically.
• REST API (auto-gen) — Auto-generated REST endpoints per content type. Full CRUD + filters.
• Review Workflows (EE) — Approval-based content workflows.
• Role-Based Access Control — Per-role permissions at content type + field level.
• SSO / SAML (EE) — Enterprise identity for admin users.
• Strapi Cloud — Fully-managed hosting of Strapi instances.
• Webhooks — Built-in webhooks on content lifecycle events.

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.