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n8n vs PermaShip
Workflow automation platform without AI agents that continuously improve codebases.
n8nWorkflow automation with AI, cloud or self-hosted
PermaShipYour codebase improves whether you're working or not.Which to pick
Pick n8n if you want…
- Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
- General workflow automation
- A free plan to start with
Pick PermaShip if you want…
- AI-driven autonomous engineering layer
Side by side
- What it is
- n8n:n8n is a workflow automation platform that combines AI, code, and no-code to build and run integrations.
- PermaShip:PermaShip continuously runs AI agents on your repo, proposes and executes security, performance, QA, and product improvements.
- Best for
- n8n:Low-code AI-enabled workflow automation
- PermaShip:AI-driven autonomous engineering layer
- Who it’s for
- n8n:Technical teams needing flexible automation with AI and code control
- PermaShip:Engineering teams that want autonomous, continuous codebase improvement.
- Pricing
- n8n:Freemium
- PermaShip:Paid
- Plans
- n8n:Starter 20€/mo billed annually · Pro 50€/mo billed annually · Business 667€/mo billed annually
- PermaShip:Starter $20 per month · Team $200 per month · Scale $2,000 per month
- Open source
- n8n:Yes, 206,435 GitHub stars
- PermaShip:Yes, 57 GitHub stars
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.
PermaShip features
- Nine domain agents. CISO, SRE, QA, Performance, FinOps, CI/CD, UX, Product Manager, AgentOps scan continuously and propose changes.
- Nexus governance. A central open-source agent reviews proposals across domains and decides what to act on.
- Supervised & autonomous modes. Choose to review proposals before execution or let Nexus act automatically and brief you later.
- Cross-agent peer review. Proposals are pressure-tested by multiple agents (e.g., security findings reviewed by SRE) before reaching you.
- Compute-based pricing. Monthly compute budget determines how many tickets can be processed, with tiers for starter, team, and scale.
- Unlimited projects & seats. All plans allow any number of repositories and team members without extra cost.
n8n vs PermaShip FAQ
Is n8n or PermaShip free?+
n8n has a free plan and paid plans. PermaShip is paid, from $20/month (Starter), with a free trial.
Is n8n or PermaShip open source?+
Yes, both are open source: n8n (n8n-io/n8n on GitHub) and PermaShip (PermaShipAI/nexus on GitHub, MIT license).
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