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Melaya vs n8n
n8n is self-hosted, free, and unlimited executions; Melaya adds mobile agents and a unified MCP server.
MelayaMelaya is the platform to build and run AI agents across your tools, browser, and Android phone.
n8nWorkflow automation with AI, cloud or self-hostedWhich to pick
Pick Melaya if you want…
- Unified AI agent platform for web, mobile and automation
Pick n8n if you want…
- Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
- Open-source workflow automation
- Open-source code (n8n-io/n8n on GitHub)
Side by side
- What it is
- Melaya:Melaya is an all-in-one platform to build and run AI agents across tools, browsers and Android phones.
- n8n:n8n is a workflow automation platform that combines AI, code, and no-code to build and run integrations.
- Best for
- Melaya:Unified AI agent platform for web, mobile and automation
- n8n:Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
- Who it’s for
- Melaya:Developers and teams who need cross-platform AI agents and want to use their own models.
- n8n:Technical teams needing flexible automation with AI and code control
- Pricing
- Melaya:Freemium
- n8n:Freemium
- Plans
- Melaya:Sandbox $0/mo · Outpost $20/mo · Forge $49/mo per month · Forge $469/yr per year · Bastion $129/mo per month
- n8n:Starter 20€/mo billed annually · Pro 50€/mo billed annually · Business 667€/mo billed annually
- Open source
- Melaya:—
- n8n:Yes, 206,435 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Melaya:Ollama, LM Studio, Claude, GPT 4o, Gemini
- n8n:—
Melaya features
- Huge tool catalog. Access 8,500+ web, code, data and ops tools from a single MCP server.
- Prebuilt subagents & crews. 103 templates and 16 ready-made crews to accelerate agent creation.
- Model flexibility. Bring your own AI – support for Ollama, LM Studio, Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini and local models.
- RAG & data control. Per-workflow data stores give you full control over retrieval-augmented generation.
- Triggers & automation. Cron, webhooks, API and SSO triggers let agents run on schedules or events.
- Device integration. Agents can operate real apps on browsers and Android without needing separate APIs.
- Human-in-the-loop guardrails. Approval steps for posts, comments and payments before execution.
- Visual builder & governance. Drag-and-drop pipeline builder with team governance and audit features.
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.
Melaya vs n8n FAQ
Is Melaya or n8n free?+
Melaya has a free plan (Sandbox); paid plans start at $20/month (Outpost). n8n has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Melaya or n8n open source?+
n8n is open source (n8n-io/n8n on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Melaya.
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