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n8n vs Zapier

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n8n

Agentic Workflows

Self-hostable open-source workflow automation with 400+ integrations and AI nodes.

Open SourceFreemiumPaid

From $20 / mo

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Zapier

Agentic Workflows

Zapier automates AI workflows, agents, and apps across 8,000+ integrations for professionals and teams.

FreemiumPaidEnterprise
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4-P Sovereignty Matrix

n8nDimensionZapier
High
Privacy
Medium
High
Parity
Medium
High
Purpose
High
High
Provenance
Low
HighMediumLow = higher score

Lumen Trust Notes

n8n

n8n's self-hosted option means organisations can run the entire platform on their own infrastructure with zero data leaving their environment, earning a rare High privacy score. Its fair-code open-source model, transparent codebase, and free self-hosted tier make it the most sovereignty-respecting automation platform in this directory. Strongly recommended for data-sensitive organisations, regulated industries, and any team that needs full control over automation data flows.

Zapier

Zapier offers robust data privacy controls, including an opt-out for AI model training, for its cloud-based automation platform. However, as an orchestrator of third-party AI models (e.g., OpenAI, Claude), it cannot provide high provenance for the underlying closed-source AI technologies.

Pricing

n8n

Open SourceFreemiumPaid

From $20 / month

Zapier

FreemiumPaidEnterprise
Non-profit discount available

Disclaimer

Scores are based on publicly available information and Lumen's auditing criteria at the time of assessment. They may not reflect recent changes.

This comparison is not a legal or security audit. Read our full disclaimer.