Our take
Pick Appsmith if ops / eng teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (5 users, 5 workspaces, 3 Git repos, no card) while they bind a first Table to a query, then land on Business at $15/user/month when they need unlimited Git and custom roles — or start the 15-day Business trial on a self-hosted license key. Pick n8n if technical ops, DevOps, and automation engineers who need to connect SaaS apps, internal APIs, and LLM
Best for
Appsmith An admin desk you start at $0 / 5 cloud users
n8n Wiring tools together
Free plan
Appsmith $0 · up to 5 users. 5 workspaces. Git version control with 3 repos. Google SSO. 3 standard roles. Public apps. Community support
n8n $0 · no license fee. You run Docker or npm. Choose n8n describes a free Registered Community email unlock (folders, debug in editor, custom execution data). SSO, Git, environments, and similar extras need a paid Business/Enterprise license key
Lowest paid
Appsmith Enterprise $2
n8n Cloud Starter €20/mo yearly
Next step up
Appsmith Business $15/user/mo
n8n Cloud Pro €50/mo yearly
Coding agent
Appsmith
n8n AI agents on the canvas
Runs where
Appsmith Local; you host it
n8n Local; you host it
Watch out
Appsmith Free is 5 cloud users and 3 Git repos
n8n You operate the graph
Last checked
Appsmith 2026-10-22 · appsmith.com/pricing
n8n 2026-10-19 · n8n.io/pricing
ops / eng teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (5 users, 5 workspaces, 3 Git repos, no card) while they bind a first Table to a query, then land on Business at $15/user/month when they need unlimited Git and custom roles — or start the 15-day Business trial on a self-hosted license key.
Read the Appsmith pagetechnical ops, DevOps, and automation engineers who need to connect SaaS apps, internal APIs, and LLM tools — especially teams that want self-host / data residency.
Read the n8n page
