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Lindy vs n8n

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

Lindy and n8n are both Productivity tools. n8n scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.3 vs 7.7 out of 10), led by feature depth and value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Lindy is available on Slack App and Chrome Extension. Only n8n offers an API.

Best overall

n8n

  • Developers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • Technical Operations Teams
  • IT Teams

Choose Lindy if

  • You want a tool built for inbox and calendar management, meeting follow-up, scheduled reports and briefs, and routine CRM and support updates.
  • Works inside Slack, iMessage and email, so no separate dashboard is needed.
  • 40+ built-in skills and custom skills shared across the whole team.

Choose n8n if

  • You want a tool built for Teams that want self-hostable automation with code-level control and AI agent workflows.
  • Free self-hosted Community Edition with almost the full feature set and no license key.
  • Execution-based pricing counts a whole workflow run as one execution, however many steps it has.
Best for beginners
Lindy
Best for business
Lindy

Features

18 features compared.

  • Skills
    Lindy
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Scheduled Routines
    Lindy
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Meeting Notes
    Lindy
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Inbox and Calendar Management
    Lindy
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Editable Memory
    Lindy
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Approval Gates
    Lindy
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Multi-Channel Access
    Lindy
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Model Choice and Computer Use
    Lindy
    Available
    n8n
    Not available
  • Visual Workflow Canvas
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Code in Any Step
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • AI Agents and RAG
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • MCP Support
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Human-in-the-Loop Approvals
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • 500+ Integrations
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Faster Iteration
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Templates
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Enterprise Controls
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available
  • Flexible Deployment
    Lindy
    Not available
    n8n
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Lindy
    Free trial
    n8n
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Lindy
    Yes
    n8n
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Lindy
    Custom
    n8n
    $0
  • Plans
    Lindy
    3 plans
    n8n
    5 plans

Lindy plans

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations with compliance needs

    • Everything in Team
    • SSO and SCIM
    • audit logs
    • HIPAA with signed BAA
    • dedicated support

  • Free

    $0

    Trial allowance of $50 in credits, no credit card required

    • $50 in free credits valid for 7 days
    • Slack-native teammate
    • 40+ skills
    • meeting notes
    • approvals

  • Team

    $49.99/user/mo

    Teams with pooled monthly credits

    • 5,000 credits per month pooled across the team
    • model selection per task
    • computer use
    • live onboarding
    • credit top-ups

n8n plans

  • Community Edition

    $0

    Self-hosted edition run on your own infrastructure

    • Most of the n8n feature set
    • no license key
    • unlimited workflows

  • Starter

    €24/month

    n8n Cloud for individuals and small projects

    • 2.5K executions/month
    • 1 shared project
    • 5 concurrent executions

  • Pro

    Most popular

    €60/month

    n8n Cloud for growing teams

    • 10K executions/month
    • 3 shared projects
    • up to 50 concurrent executions
    • admin roles

  • Business

    €800/month

    Self-hosted tier with governance features

    • 40K executions/month
    • SSO and LDAP
    • queue mode
    • Git version control

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organizations needing SLAs and custom volumes

    • Custom executions
    • 200+ concurrent executions
    • external secret store
    • log streaming
    • dedicated support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Lindy
7.7overall
n8n
8.3overall

Lindy leads in 1 category and n8n in 4.

  • Ease of Use

    Lindy leads by 0.8
    Lindy
    8.3
    n8n
    7.5

  • Feature Depth

    n8n leads by 1.0
    Lindy
    8.2
    n8n
    9.2

  • Value for Money

    n8n leads by 1.5
    Lindy
    7.0
    n8n
    8.5

  • Performance & Speed

    n8n leads by 0.4
    Lindy
    7.6
    n8n
    8.0

  • Documentation & Support

    n8n leads by 0.9
    Lindy
    7.4
    n8n
    8.3

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Lindy

Pros

  • Works inside Slack, iMessage and email, so no separate dashboard is needed.
  • 40+ built-in skills and custom skills shared across the whole team.
  • Approval gates keep sending and publishing actions under human control.
  • Editable plain-file memory makes the assistant's context inspectable.
  • Claims 1,500+ integrations plus MCP support, with SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance.

Cons

  • Free access is a $50 credit allowance that expires after 7 days, not a lasting free tier.
  • Team pricing starts at $49.99 per user per month, and credit metering makes costs less predictable.
  • Monthly credits do not roll over and actions pause when credits run out.
  • No public API or SDK is documented, and no released native mobile app could be confirmed.

n8n

Pros

  • Free self-hosted Community Edition with almost the full feature set and no license key.
  • Execution-based pricing counts a whole workflow run as one execution, however many steps it has.
  • JavaScript and Python can be used in any step, which suits technical users.
  • More than 500 integrations and over 10,000 community templates.
  • On-premises and air-gapped deployment plus SSO, LDAP and audit logging for enterprises.

Cons

  • Fair-code license is not OSI-approved open source.
  • Business tier starts at about €667 per month billed annually and is self-hosted only for now, with a Cloud waitlist.
  • The Community Edition lacks projects, SSO, Git version control and log streaming.
  • Cloud Starter is capped at 2.5K executions per month and 5 concurrent executions.

Platforms

  • Web
    Lindy
    Supported
    n8n
    Supported
  • Windows
    Lindy
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Lindy
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Lindy
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • Android
    Lindy
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • API
    Lindy
    Not supported
    n8n
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Lindy
    Not supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • Slack App
    Lindy
    Supported
    n8n
    Not supported
  • Chrome Extension
    Lindy
    Supported
    n8n
    Not supported

Integrations

Lindy

18 integrations
  • Slack
  • Gmail
  • Google Drive
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • Notion
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe
  • GitHub
  • Linear
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • PostHog
  • Figma
  • Zoom
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zapier

n8n

9 integrations
  • Salesforce
  • Zoom
  • ServiceNow
  • Asana
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Docker

Company

  • Company
    Lindy
    Lindy
    n8n
    n8n GmbH
  • Founded
    Lindy
    2023
    n8n
    2019
  • Headquarters
    Lindy
    San Francisco, CA
    n8n
    Berlin, Germany
  • Listing
    Lindy
    Claimed
    n8n
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Lindy better than n8n?

It depends on your workflow. Lindy is built for inbox and calendar management, meeting follow-up, scheduled reports and briefs, and routine CRM and support updates. n8n is built for Teams that want self-hostable automation with code-level control and AI agent workflows.

What are the key feature differences between Lindy and n8n?

Lindy: AI teammate that handles email, meetings and recurring work across your team's tools. n8n: Build and self-host workflow automations and AI agents with visual nodes and custom code.

Does Lindy or n8n have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Lindy is free trial and n8n is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Lindy or n8n?

Lindy starts at Custom and n8n starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.