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Gaffa vs n8n

General workflow automation platform; Gaffa is specialized for browser-based web data automation.

Which to pick

Pick Gaffa if you want…

  • Browser-driven web scraping via simple API

Pick n8n if you want…

  • Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
  • Cross-app workflow orchestration
  • Open-source code (n8n-io/n8n on GitHub)

Side by side

What it is
Gaffa:Gaffa offers a REST API to control real browsers for web automation, scraping, screenshots and data extraction.
n8n:n8n is a workflow automation platform that combines AI, code, and no-code to build and run integrations.
Best for
Gaffa:Browser-driven web scraping via simple API
n8n:Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
Who it’s for
Gaffa:Developers needing scalable browser-based web data extraction without managing browsers or proxies.
n8n:Technical teams needing flexible automation with AI and code control
Pricing
Gaffa:Freemium
n8n:Freemium
Plans
Gaffa:—
n8n:Starter 20€/mo billed annually · Pro 50€/mo billed annually · Business 667€/mo billed annually
Open source
Gaffa:—
n8n:Yes, 206,435 GitHub stars

Gaffa features

  • Single-call browser automation. Control a real browser, scroll, click and render JavaScript with one REST request.
  • Stealth mode & residential proxies. Built-in proxy handling and CAP​TCHA solving for hard-to-scrape sites.
  • Multi-format data output. Return page data as HTML, markdown, images or LLM-ready JSON.
  • Full observability. Record each automation run for easy debugging and monitoring.
  • LLM integration. Use GPT-4o-mini to transform pages into structured JSON with token-based credit billing.
  • Pay-as-you-go credits. Credits cover runtime, proxy bandwidth and AI usage; extra credits purchasable on demand.

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.

Gaffa vs n8n FAQ

Is Gaffa or n8n free?+

Gaffa has a free plan and paid plans. n8n has a free plan and paid plans.

Is Gaffa or n8n open source?+

n8n is open source (n8n-io/n8n on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Gaffa.

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Gaffa

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