Lindy vs n8n

Compared on	Lindy From $29.99/user/mo VisitRemove	n8n Free plan · from $20/mo VisitRemove
What it is	AI assistant that works in Slack, email and meetings to handle routine tasks	Workflow automation and AI agent builder you can self-host or use in the cloud
Free plan	No	Self-hosted Community Edition only: free to run on your own server under n8n's Sustainable Use License; there is no free tier on n8n Cloud
Cheapest paid plan	$29.99/user/mo (Plus)Lindy pricing	$20/mo billed annually (Starter)n8n pricing
What it covers	3,000 credits per user per month.	2,500 workflow executions/month, hosted by n8n.
Free trial	First week free for new teammates who join through Slack; direct sign-ups are billed right away	Free trial of n8n Cloud with Pro-level features, capped at 1,000 executions, no credit card required; 14-day free trial of the self-hosted Business plan (credit card required)
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	Web, Self-hosted, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	1,000+ integrations	500+ integrations
Open source	No	Yes, self-hostable
Good for	Triaging an inbox and drafting replies for review Taking meeting notes and sending follow-ups Producing a daily brief from email, calendar and CRM data	Building an AI agent that answers questions from internal documents Automating lead enrichment and CRM updates with custom logic Running automations on a company's own server to keep data in-house
Watch out for	No free plan; the free week applies only to teammates who join through Slack Credits are allocated per seat each month into a shared pool; when it runs low, Lindy pauses Inbox management covers up to 5 inboxes	No free tier on n8n Cloud; free use means self-hosting the Community Edition SSO, Git-based version control and multiple environments require the Business or Enterprise plan Cloud plans cap monthly executions (2,500 on Starter, 10,000 on Pro) and concurrent executions
Made by	Lindy	n8n

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