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Automatos AI vs n8n
n8n is a generic workflow automation tool; Automatos adds a full AI OS with brand-aware agents.
Which to pick
Pick Automatos AI if you want…
- Self-hosted AI agent workforces
Pick n8n if you want…
- Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
- No-code workflow automation
Side by side
- What it is
- Automatos AI:Automatos AI is an open-source AI operating system that runs a workforce of AI agents on your machine via Docker.
- n8n:n8n is a workflow automation platform that combines AI, code, and no-code to build and run integrations.
- Best for
- Automatos AI:Self-hosted AI agent workforces
- n8n:Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
- Who it’s for
- Automatos AI:Small businesses, solo owners, accountants, shops, salons, and developers needing AI-driven automation.
- n8n:Technical teams needing flexible automation with AI and code control
- Pricing
- Automatos AI:Freemium
- n8n:Freemium
- Plans
- Automatos AI:Local Free
- n8n:Starter 20€/mo billed annually · Pro 50€/mo billed annually · Business 667€/mo billed annually
- Open source
- Automatos AI:Yes, 49 GitHub stars
- n8n:Yes, 206,435 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Automatos AI:Gmail, Google Calendar, Zoom
- n8n:—
Automatos AI features
- One-command deployment. Run the full system locally with a single `docker compose up` command.
- Brand-aware agents. Agents read your brand kit and generate invoices, letters, posts, and reports in your style.
- Ticket board UI. All tasks appear as tickets on a board, showing status, approvals and audit log.
- Multi-model support. Use any model – paid APIs, open models, Claude Code, Codex or GitHub Copilot CLI.
- 1000+ tool integrations. Agents can call a wide range of external services and APIs.
- Data control & EU compliance. All actions are logged, data stays in the EU and can be exported or erased on request.
n8n features
- AI nodes & agents. Add AI agents or AI steps to workflows, choose models and set guardrails.
- Code steps (JS/Python). Write JavaScript or Python directly in any workflow node.
- Extensive integrations. Over 500 pre-built integrations and ability to import cURL commands.
- Version control & environments. Git-based versioning, multiple environments and visual diffs for safe deployment.
- Observability. Logs interleaved with code, audit logs, real-time alerts and usage dashboards.
- Security & governance. On-prem deployment, SSO/SAML/LDAP, encrypted secret store, RBAC and AI governance.
Automatos AI vs n8n FAQ
Is Automatos AI or n8n free?+
Automatos AI has a free plan (Local) and paid plans. n8n has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Automatos AI or n8n open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Automatos AI (AutomatosAI/automatos-ai on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) and n8n (n8n-io/n8n on GitHub).
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