n8n Reviews & Product Details

As someone building flows to streamline marketing, sales, and renewal processes, n8n is liked mainly for its flexibility and control. It allows you to design highly customized workflows that go beyond basic triggers and actions, which is especially useful when dealing with complex lead journeys, CRM logic, or renewal reminders tied to usage or contract data. The ability to self-host, use JavaScript for custom logic, and connect deeply with tools like CRMs, email platforms, databases, and internal systems makes it cost-effective and powerful for scaling automation without being locked into rigid pricing tiers or templates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

n8n can feel heavy and technical, particularly for non-technical marketing or sales teams. The learning curve is steeper, as you often need to understand JSON structures, APIs, and error handling to build reliable flows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

n8n stands out as one of the most dependable automation platforms I have worked with. Building workflows is simple, thanks to its intuitive user interface, and the self-hosting experience is robust. I operate it on Docker Swarm with several replicas and rolling updates, and upgrades have consistently gone smoothly with almost no downtime—even as AI agents and workflows continued to run. It offers an excellent combination of flexibility, with features like code nodes and integrations, and the stability needed for production environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When dealing with complex workflows, debugging remains a time-consuming process. Tracing data as it moves through numerous nodes or runs is not always straightforward, and the error messages provided are often too generic to be truly helpful. Additionally, managing large workflows—such as handling versioning, reusing subflows, and maintaining readability—could use further refinement. Some of the newer AI-related features and nodes also seem less mature, often requiring additional tuning and the implementation of extra guardrails before they are ready for production use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like being able to drag and drop the nodes and modules without coding. You need to know how and where to insert the API's but workflows can be completed in a short time.

My membership expires in 2 days, and I wish I had the money to try another month to really get into it. So many things came up and I just didn't get the amount of time I wanted to dig in.

I also believe that it would be wise and beneficial to know this platform, regardless of what direction AI takes. It pays to know the inner workings of everything so it would be easier to troubleshoot.

The other thing is there are a multitude of integrations and ways to implement with ease. You could build just about anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It would be great if you could switch back to the instance easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about n8n is that it has become a true all-in-one powerhouse for everything I need. It’s the first platform that pushed me to learn things I never imagined I’d be doing — from web scraping, to automation, to building AI-driven workflows, to integrating modern tools and APIs.

Before n8n, I never thought I would be diving into things like scraping competitor websites, orchestrating multi-agent AI systems, connecting Twilio, Gmail, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Motorcentral, and more — all inside a single workflow. n8n didn’t just make me automate tasks; it literally upskilled me.

It’s honestly the best investment I’ve made in years. One platform taught me automation logic, data manipulation, workflow architecture, API integration, and now AI orchestration. Everything in one place, everything visual, everything powerful.

n8n didn’t just save time — it transformed how I work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main challenge with n8n is that if you add the wrong node or configure something incorrectly—especially in loops or scraping workflows—it can easily trigger a large number of executions without warning. This can become costly very fast.

For example, when I was testing Firecrawl, one small configuration issue caused me to use up my entire monthly credit allocation in just two days, even though the workflow still wasn’t working. I really wish n8n had stronger built-in warnings or restrictions when an execution is about to run many times or consume external API credits.

Thankfully the Firecrawl team was very kind and refunded my 3000 credits, but having better cost-control safeguards inside n8n would help prevent situations like this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This tool is both user-friendly and highly powerful. I really like that it allows you to test either the whole flow or just an individual node, depending on your needs. Additionally, there are plenty of practical and easy-to-follow examples provided, which makes getting started much simpler. No need to know how to code, but if you know it, it is better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the runs for execution or testing. When you start getting to know the tool, many runs are consumed. The 15-day trial period is barely enough to see what it's about. In the debugging part, it's easy to get lost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about n8n is that it is open source. I use n8n with self-hosting, and I really enjoy working with it.

The AI agent sets it apart from platforms like make.com or zapier.com.

I have n8n running on both Hostinger and AWS, and in both environments, it operates smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With the n8n Plan, it becomes much more expensive if you don't self-host n8n. This is a significant drawback of the platform. However, since I use a self-hosted setup, I haven't encountered this issue so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is a great low-code backend tool. I love that I can build fast. Way faster than actually setting up my own backend, especially for smaller projects.

The baked in AI assistant is also decent. I am able to understand and fix issues using that provided that they are some basic issues. This makes sure that I don't get stuck on smaller issues for too long.

Integrating the workflows with the frontend via the webhook URL is also very easy. This is a really great tool for startup founders that don't have a lot of experience with programming and wish to test out a couple features using AI for the heavy lifting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Doing small things like for example validating some data input is harder to do on the GUI than on my actual code editor (because of AI).

If I wanted to validate a form input at the backend in cursor, I'll just paste the code for the form at the FE (or even a screenshot) and ask it to add zod validation and it does that decently well, a cursory glance is enough to check that everything is good. Getting data from earlier nodes via the gui (drag and drop) is not that efficient.

If there was one thing that I could ask the n8n devs to add is autocomplete in the code nodes or the http call nodes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use n8n to automate workflows by connecting different apps and APIs without heavy coding. It helps me handle webhooks, background jobs, data syncing, and notifications efficiently. What I like most about n8n is its flexibility and full control over workflows. The visual editor makes complex logic easy to build, and being self-hosted keeps data secure. It’s powerful, customizable, and doesn’t lock you into rigid automation rules. I also enjoy how well n8n handles complex logic, error handling, and custom API integrations. The open-source ecosystem and active community make it easy to extend and troubleshoot workflows. It feels reliable, scalable, and well-suited for both simple and advanced automations. These features make n8n especially valuable because I can build advanced workflows with conditions, loops, and branching without external scripts. Error handling lets me catch failures, retry steps, or send alerts, which makes automations more reliable. Custom API integrations allow me to work with almost any service, even ones without native support, all in a single workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve for complex workflows and advanced expressions can feel overwhelming at first. Debugging large workflows can get tricky when many nodes are involved. Better built-in documentation and clearer error messages would make the experience smoother. The initial setup was also a little complex. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use n8n for automating day-to-day manual and repetitive tasks, which saves me a lot of time and helps me schedule tasks with fixed timelines. It has a vast majority of integrations, and almost everything is possible to automate. The Agentic AI feature, webhooks, and data manipulation tools are especially valuable to me. I enjoy using a variety of AI agents and customizing the system prompts to provide exact and expected results. The setup was challenging, but it was fun and a learning experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've only faced this challenge with handling errors. The errors could be described more clearly. Also, there's no AI feature for the self-hosted n8n version. It would be great if we had a BYOK AI agent feature for self-hosted n8n. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use n8n to build many automation systems within the organization, and by creating automations, we have reduced the staff's workload and enabled them to work more efficiently. I love n8n's flexible structure and its ability to run many workflows simultaneously without issues. It integrates with numerous applications, making it possible to create incredible solutions. Its user-friendly interface and drag-and-drop workflow creation make it truly easy to use. We deployed it using Docker, and the installation process was easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While n8n is very flexible and powerful, one downside is that it can have a steeper learning curve compared to more polished no-code tools. Building complex workflows often requires a good understanding of logic, data structures, and sometimes JavaScript, which may be challenging for non-technical users. Additionally, managing and debugging large workflows can become difficult as they grow, especially without advanced visualization or built-in version control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.