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Most automation tools make a deal with you: use our platform, send your data through our servers, pay us per task, and we’ll make the connections easy.

n8n offers different terms.

n8n is open-source workflow automation software you run yourself. You install it on your own machine or a server you control. Your data flows through your infrastructure. There’s no per-task pricing, no vendor lock-in, and no request to trust a third-party platform with your API credentials, customer emails, or business logic.

That’s the headline. But it’s not why I use it.