Pick n8n if
technical ops, DevOps, and automation engineers who need to connect SaaS apps, internal APIs, and LLM tools — especially teams that want self-host / data residency.
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Our take
Pick n8n if technical ops, DevOps, and automation engineers who need to connect SaaS apps, internal APIs, and LLM tools — especially teams that want self-host / data residency. Pick StackAI if ops and IT teams who will burn Free’s 500 runs on two projects and then talk to sales for Enterprise seats, SSO, and on-prem — there is no public mid-tier dollar card. Skip n8n if someone who only wants a chat window, or a
Best for
n8n Wiring tools together
StackAI A governed internal agent IT will actually deploy
Free plan
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
StackAI $0 · /month. 500 runs / month. 2 projects. 1 seat. Community Discord. Data loaders: web scrape, file upload, Google Drive, Notion. Outputs: text / image / audio. Slack bot, Chrome extension, REST API
Lowest paid
n8n Cloud Starter €20/mo yearly
StackAI Not published by the vendor
Next step up
n8n Cloud Pro €50/mo yearly
StackAI
Coding agent
n8n AI agents on the canvas
StackAI Knowledge bases
Runs where
n8n Local; you host it
StackAI Local or hosted
Watch out
n8n You operate the graph
StackAI Free is 500 runs / 2 projects / 1 seat
Last checked
n8n 2026-10-19 · n8n.io/pricing
StackAI 2026-10-22 · stack-ai.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick StackAI if
ops and IT teams who will burn Free’s 500 runs on two projects and then talk to sales for Enterprise seats, SSO, and on-prem — there is no public mid-tier dollar card.
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