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n8n
Open workflow automation that lets teams self host or use cloud to build integrations, data pipelines, and human in the loop processes with 400 plus nodes and code when needed.
Pricing Free / $20 per month
Category productivity
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Zapier AI
Zapier AI adds natural-language creation of Zaps, table automations, and interfaces so non-technical teams build workflows, summarize data, and trigger apps without scripting.
Pricing Free / Starts $20 per month
Category productivity
Difficulty Beginner
Type Web App
Status Active
Feature Tags Comparison
Only in n8n
workflowsintegrationswebhooksetl
Shared
automationproductivityworkflow
Only in Zapier AI
assistantintegrationinterfacestables
Key Features
n8n
- • Visual builder: Assemble workflows with triggers branches and loops and inspect data at every step for quick debugging
- • Hybrid low code: Drop JavaScript or HTTP calls alongside nodes so custom logic ships without leaving the canvas
- • Deploy choice: Run self hosted for data control or choose cloud for managed infrastructure and monitoring
- • Secrets and envs: Store credentials and runtime settings securely to keep integrations maintainable across stages
- • Error handling: Configure retries fallbacks and notifications so flows recover gracefully from API failures
- • Scaling options: Use queues and workers to process high volume jobs and long running tasks reliably
Zapier AI
- • Prompt-to-Zap builder that drafts multi-step automations
- • AI field mapping and data extraction from emails and chats
- • Interfaces and Tables for forms and lightweight apps
- • Autoretry filters and branching to handle real-world logic
- • Thousands of app connectors across SaaS and databases
- • Shared folders roles and usage limits for teams
Use Cases
n8n
- → Route leads to CRM with enrichment and scoring for faster follow up
- → Sync tickets across support tools and status pages with ownership rules
- → Build ETL style jobs that consolidate reports for finance and ops
- → Automate product analytics backfills on schedules with retries
- → Create AI assistants that call APIs and write to knowledge bases
- → Power Slack and email alerts with contextual run logs for teams
Zapier AI
- → Create lead capture forms that write to a table and auto-create CRM and email sequences
- → Extract invoice data from emails and post to accounting with approvals
- → Summarize support threads and open follow-up tasks in helpdesk tools
- → Sync new orders to fulfillment and notify Slack with exceptions
- → Generate weekly ops summaries and publish to a dashboard for execs
- → Add AI categorization to incoming requests before routing
Perfect For
n8n
ops engineers, data analysts, RevOps, product teams, support automation owners, startups and enterprises that need flexible workflow orchestration
Zapier AI
operations managers, marketers, support leads, founders, and ICs who want no-code automations with an AI assistant layered on top of Zapier’s app ecosystem
Capabilities
n8n
Visual workflows Intermediate
Low code plus code Professional
Self host or cloud Intermediate
Secrets and errors Intermediate
Zapier AI
Prompt-to-Zap Basic
Filters & Branches Intermediate
Interfaces & Tables Intermediate
Teams & Limits Professional
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