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.
Read the n8n pagen8n vs Windmill
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 Windmill if platform teams who will run Community Edition at $0 (≤50 users, 3 workspaces) and only buy EE when they need SAML, audit, or more than 10 SSO users. Skip n8n if someone who only wants a chat window, or a non-technical team
Best for
n8n Wiring tools together
Windmill Scripts → endpoints / workflows / UIs you can self-host
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
Windmill $0 · /month. Unlimited executions. 3 workspaces. Max 50 users. 10 SSO users. 4 groups. 10 GiB object storage. 100 email triggers/day. 100 app guests / 30 days. Discord support
Lowest paid
n8n Cloud Starter €20/mo yearly
Windmill Enterprise Edition $20/mo
Next step up
n8n Cloud Pro €50/mo yearly
Windmill Compute units $100/mo
Coding agent
n8n AI agents on the canvas
Windmill
Runs where
n8n Local; you host it
Windmill Local; you host it
Watch out
n8n You operate the graph
Windmill Community caps SSO at 10 and workspaces at 3
Last checked
n8n 2026-10-19 · n8n.io/pricing
Windmill 2026-10-22 · windmill.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Windmill if
platform teams who will run Community Edition at $0 (≤50 users, 3 workspaces) and only buy EE when they need SAML, audit, or more than 10 SSO users.
Read the Windmill page