Does n8n have a free plan?

Yes. n8n is listed as Freemium.

What are the top alternatives to n8n?

On Agents, the other tools are ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude, and CrewAI.

Freemium

Workflow automation you can self-host, with AI agent nodes.

What is n8n best for?: n8n is rank 5 of 6 on Agents.
Does n8n have a free plan?: Yes. n8n is listed as Freemium.
What are the top alternatives to n8n?: On Agents, the other tools are ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude, and CrewAI.

No dated release is linked to n8n yet. All releases

Agents · rank 5 of 6 · composite 53.4 · coverage 54%

Composite 53.4 from 54% of the category weight. Largest weighted input: Free tier.

n8n score breakdown for Agents
Metric	Value	Weight	Normalized	Source
GitHub stars	207,617n8n-io/n8nGitHub API stargazers_count on 2026-10-16.	20%	97.1	Source for GitHub stars (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Free tier	YesCommunity EditionThe pricing page says a standard self-hosted version is available on GitHub. Cloud plans on that page are listed in euros and as annually billed rates, so no USD monthly entry price is scored.	22%	100.0	Source for Free tier (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16
Entry monthly price	Not available	22%	—	Not available
App Store rating	Not available	14%	—	Not available
App Store reviews	Not available	10%	—	Not available
Changelog rows in 90 days	129n8n-io/n8n releasesGitHub releases API, paginated until a release older than 2026-07-18. 129 releases have published_at on or after 2026-07-18 and on or before 2026-10-16. The newest is 2026-10-16.	12%	100.0	Source for Changelog rows in 90 days (opens in a new tab)as of 2026-10-16