n8n vs Zenphi

n8n

• Technical teams that want to host their automation on their own servers
• Developers who mix visual workflows with JavaScript or Python
• Building AI agents where every step can be inspected

Zenphi

• Google Workspace admins automating onboarding, offboarding and access reviews
• Approval and document workflows that need a full audit trail
• Organizations that want a flat price that does not grow with user count

n8n

• n8n Cloud has no free plan; the free option is self-hosting the Community Edition, which you run and maintain yourself.
• The Community Edition leaves out SSO, projects, environments, Git version control and workflow sharing.
• The Business plan is self-hosted only and starts at €667 a month, billed annually.
• The pricing page showed prices in euros when checked; no US dollar price list was found on n8n's site.

Zenphi

• zenphi.com shows no plan prices. The figures here are from Zenphi's Google Cloud Marketplace listing, and a quote from its sales team may differ.
• Plans are sized by flows: 10 on Pro and 30 on Ultimate. Extra capacity is sold as Flow Packs, priced on request.
• Runs are not metered, but the Fair Use Policy sizes Pro for 3,000 flow runs a month and Ultimate for 9,000.
• AI steps use your own AI provider account or Zenphi AI credits, and document AI services such as invoice parsing are charged per page.

n8n

Visual builder with code steps

Workflows are built on a canvas, and JavaScript or Python can be written anywhere in them. Single steps can be re-run and earlier data replayed while debugging.

AI agents

Agents are assembled from AI nodes on the same canvas, with each step of their reasoning open to inspection and the option to require human approval.

Self-hosting

n8n can run on your own infrastructure with Docker, including air-gapped setups. The Community Edition is free; Business and Enterprise add SSO, environments and Git version control.

Execution-based pricing

One run of a whole workflow counts as a single execution, however many steps it has. Going over the plan quota does not stop workflows, but overage charges may apply.

Integrations and custom APIs

The homepage cites 500+ integrations, including Google Sheets, Slack and OpenAI, and other services can be reached through custom API connections.

Shared projects

Shared projects group workflows for a team: 1 on Starter, 3 on Pro, 6 on Business and unlimited on Enterprise. Pro adds admin roles and workflow history.

Zenphi

Visual workflow builder

Workflows are assembled from drag-and-drop steps: triggers, conditions, forms, approvals, documents and integrations. Long processes can be split into reusable subflows.

ZAIA workflow assistant

ZAIA drafts a workflow from a plain-English description or an uploaded process diagram, and explains which step of a broken workflow failed and how to fix it.

AI steps and agents

Gemini, OpenAI or Claude models extract, classify and summarize inside a workflow. AI Studio builds agents that staff talk to in Google Chat and that trigger workflows.

Google Workspace actions

Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Docs, Forms, Calendar, Groups, Vault and the Admin Console are built-in actions, which covers admin work such as user provisioning and offboarding.

Approvals with an audit trail

Approval chains can be sequential, parallel or conditional, with deadlines and escalation. Approvers respond with one click from an email, and each decision is logged.

Documents, forms and tables

Documents, slides and PDFs are generated from Google Docs or Word templates, PDF forms can be filled, and Zenphi Forms and Tables collect and store workflow data.

n8n

• Community Edition€0

  Self-hosted from GitHub. Almost the complete feature set, without SSO, projects, environments, Git version control or workflow sharing.

• Starter€20

  per month, billed annually, for 2,500 executions

  Hosted by n8n. Unlimited steps per workflow, 1 shared project, 5 concurrent executions, and agents, MCP and AI nodes.

• Pro€50

  per month, billed annually, for 10,000 executions

  Hosted by n8n. 3 shared projects, up to 50 concurrent executions, 7 days of insights, admin roles and workflow history.

• Business€667

  per month, billed annually, for 40,000 executions

  Self-hosted only. 6 shared projects, SSO with SAML and LDAP, multiple environments, Git version control, queue mode and 30 days of insights.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Hosted or self-hosted. Custom executions, unlimited shared projects, 200+ concurrent executions, external secret store, log streaming and SLA support.

Zenphi

• Pro$600

  per organization / month on Google Cloud Marketplace, monthly term

  1 workspace and 10 flows, unlimited seats and guests under a fair use policy, AI agents, forms, tables, document generation and 60 days of audit history.

• Ultimate$2,084

  per month on Google Cloud Marketplace, 1-year subscription

  Up to 5 workspaces and 30 flows, a central admin panel, multi-region support, custom branding, priority support and 90 days of audit history.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited workspaces and flows under fair use, AI governance, an access audit trail, and private cloud or an on-premises gateway on application.

n8n

• Annual discount

  Save 17% with annual billing

  n8n's pricing page shows a 17% saving when a plan is billed annually instead of monthly. The prices listed here are the annual rates.

• Startups

  Start-up Plan: 50% off Business

  Companies with fewer than 20 employees can check whether they qualify for the Start-up Plan, which takes 50% off the Business plan.

Zenphi

• Startups

  6 months free, then 6 months at 50% off

  Zenphi for Startups gives the Pro plan free for 6 months and then 6 months at half price to new customers under 2 years old with fewer than 10 employees and at most $2M raised.

• Education

  Discounts for educational institutions

  Zenphi's education page says it offers substantial discounts to educational institutions. The amount is not published.