Flowise vs n8n
Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.
Flowise
Drag & drop UI to build your customized LLM flow
n8n
Open-source, self-hostable workflow automation with code when you need it.
At a glance
Open SourceFree Tier
◌ Declining·From Freemium
Open SourceFree TierEnterprise
● Established·From $0 self-hosted
Overview
One-liner
One-liner
Drag & drop UI to build your customized LLM flow
One-liner
Open-source, self-hostable workflow automation with code when you need it.
Maturity
Maturity
DecliningMaturity
EstablishedOpen source
Open source
✓ YesOpen source
✓ YesPricing
Free tier
Free tier
✓ AvailableOpen source — free to use
Free tier
✓ AvailableSelf-hosted free; cloud has paid plans
Starts at
Starts at
Freemium
Starts at
$0 self-hosted
Model
Model
Hybrid
Model
Flat rate
Enterprise
Enterprise
✕ NoneEnterprise
✓ AvailableBest for
✓ Best for
Developers and non-technical builders who want to visually compose RAG pipelines, chatbots, and multi-agent systems
✓ Best for
Self-hosted, code-friendly automationOwn your data and logic
AI-powered workflowsBuilt-in LLM/agent nodes
Not ideal for
✕ Not for
Teams needing custom logic that goes beyond what the visual builder can express
✕ Not for
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Strengths
↑ Strengths
Visual flow builder
100+ integrations
RAG support
Multi-agent
↑ Strengths
Open source and self-hostable
Code when you need it
AI/agent nodes
Weaknesses
↓ Weaknesses
Limited integrations with other AI frameworks and tools
Performance issues under heavy load
↓ Weaknesses
Self-hosting ops
Fewer prebuilt apps than Zapier