Lindy
AI Automation & Agents
AI assistant for teams that connects to work apps, runs scheduled routines, captures meetings and drafts actions for approval.
Best for: Business teams wanting a shared AI assistant across email, Slack and meetings
n8n
AI Automation & Agents
Free Plan Available
Visual workflow automation platform for building AI agents and multi-step integrations, available as a cloud service or self-hosted.
Last reviewed 11/1/2026
Overview
n8n lets you chain apps, APIs and AI models into automated workflows using a node-based visual editor, and you can drop into code when a step needs custom logic. It suits developers, ops teams and technically minded builders who want control over hosting and data, since it can run on n8n's cloud or on your own infrastructure.
Best For
Technical teams that want flexible, self-hostable workflow and AI agent automation
Key Features
- Visual builder for AI agents and workflows with optional code steps
- 500+ native integrations plus any API via HTTP and MCP
- Human approval steps within workflows
- Re-run failed steps and inspect execution logs
- Self-hosting on-prem or with Docker
- Version history, Git-based control and isolated environments (higher tiers)
Pricing
€20/month billed annually (Starter) Official pricing
Free plan: Available
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free self-hosted Community edition can be used indefinitely
- Can mix no-code nodes with custom code
- Option to keep data in your own environment
Cons
- Cloud plans have no permanent free tier, only a trial
- Self-hosting means you handle updates, scaling and maintenance
- SSO, environments and Git control require Business or Enterprise
Alternatives
Make
AI Automation & Agents
Free Plan AvailableAffiliate link
A visual automation platform for building multi-step workflows between apps.
Best for: Visual, multi-step automation scenarios with AI agents
Sign up through this link to get the Core plan free for 1 month, including 10,000 credits.
Zapier
AI Automation & Agents
Free Plan Available
Connect thousands of apps and automate workflows, with AI features.
Best for: No-code workflow automation across thousands of business apps
