- Pick it if you are:
- Developers and technical teams; Automation agencies and freelancers
- Top complaint:
- n8n is too hard for non-technical users
- Price:
- Free plan, paid from $24/mo
- Pick it if you are:
- Startups embedding integrations into their product; AI agent builders needing app access via MCP
- Top complaint:
- Pipedream Workflows is shutting down on March 31, 2027
- Price:
- Free plan, paid from $150/mo
Score Comparison
Signals Comparison
n8n
- n8n is too hard for non-technical users(7/10)
- Self-hosting n8n is more work than expected(6/10)
Pipedream
No signals
n8n
- Critical n8n security vulnerabilities on self-hosted instances(9/10)
Pipedream
- SSO, SCIM, HIPAA and static egress IPs only on Business(6/10)
n8n
- n8n runs out of memory on large data and files(8/10)
Pipedream
- Timeouts: 30s for HTTP triggers, 300s free and 750s paid maximum(7/10)
- Out of Memory and 6 MB payload limit break data-heavy workflows(7/10)
- No loop step: one bad record can fail a whole run(5/10)
n8n
- n8n webhook not working in production(7/10)
- n8n Cloud executions stuck in 'Queued / Starting soon'(8/10)
- n8n 2.0 update broke existing workflows(7/10)
Pipedream
- Pipedream Workflows is shutting down on March 31, 2027(10/10)
- Connected account tokens expire or get revoked and triggers go quiet(8/10)
n8n
- n8n support is slow and hard to reach(7/10)
Pipedream
- Free plan has community-only support; email only on Startup(6/10)
n8n
- n8n error messages don't explain what went wrong(6/10)
- Large n8n workflows become hard to manage(5/10)
Pipedream
No signals
n8n
- n8n Google OAuth redirect_uri_mismatch errors(6/10)
Pipedream
- Export does not include secrets, connections, data stores or event history(9/10)
- Webhook URLs stop working at shutdown(8/10)
n8n
- Why is n8n Business so expensive?(6/10)
Pipedream
- Workflows closed to new signups and subscriptions(9/10)
- Credits are billed per 30 seconds and scale with memory(7/10)
- Free plan is development only; production needs a paid plan(8/10)
Pricing Comparison
n8n
Limits: No SSO, Git version control, environments or log streaming; community support only.
Limits: 7-day execution log retention, 1 day of workflow history, 2,500 saved executions.
Limits: 30-day log retention, 5 days of workflow history, no SSO or Git version control.
Limits: Self-hosted only (hosted version on a waitlist); trial requires a credit card.
Pipedream
Users: Unlimited team members
Limits: No production environment, no external users, community support only, no SLAs, no SSO/SCIM/HIPAA, no static egress IPs
Users: Unlimited team members
Limits: No SSO, SCIM, HIPAA or static egress IPs
Users: Unlimited team members
Limits: Same as annual
Users: Unlimited team members
Limits: Sales-led only
Feature Comparison
| Feature | n8n | Pipedream |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | ||
| Self-hosting Free Community Edition via Docker or npm | ||
| Building | ||
| Code steps (Node.js, Python) | ||
| Prebuilt triggers and actions 10,000+ per pricing page | ||
| Loop step Iteration is done in code, per a competitor guide | ||
| Core | ||
| Visual workflow editor | ||
| Sub-workflows | ||
| Developer | ||
| JavaScript Code node Runs on task runners since 2.0 | ||
| Python Code node Native Python requires external task runners since 2.0 | ||
| AI | ||
| MCP servers Part of Connect, which continues | ||
| AI agents and MCP Included on all plans | ||
| Security | ||
| SSO / SCIM Business only | ||
| SSO / LDAP Business and Enterprise only | ||
| Triggers | ||
| Webhooks Separate test and production URLs | ||
| Lifecycle | ||
| Workflows after March 31, 2027 Scheduled shutdown | ||
| Scaling | ||
| Queue mode with workers Business/Enterprise for licensed use | ||
| Collaboration | ||
| Git version control and environments Business and Enterprise only | ||
| Platform | ||
| Mobile app Web editor only | ||
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