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n8n vs Gemini Notebook

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

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Gemini Notebook

Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources

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Verdict

n8n is listed under Productivity and Gemini Notebook under AI Assistants. Gemini Notebook scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.7 vs 8.3 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only n8n offers an API. Only Gemini Notebook is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

Gemini Notebook

  • Students
  • Researchers
  • Educators
  • Analysts

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.

Choose Gemini Notebook if

  • You want a tool built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.
  • Answers cite the uploaded sources, so claims can be checked against the original text.
  • Free Standard tier with 100 notebooks and 50 sources per notebook.
Best for beginners
Gemini Notebook
Best for business
n8n

Features

19 features compared.

  • Visual Workflow Canvas
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Code in Any Step
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • AI Agents and RAG
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • MCP Support
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Human-in-the-Loop Approvals
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • 500+ Integrations
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Faster Iteration
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Templates
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Enterprise Controls
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Flexible Deployment
    n8n
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Source-grounded chat
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Audio Overviews
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Video Overviews
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Study tools
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Multiple source types
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Cloud computer
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Gemini app sync
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    n8n
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    n8n
    Freemium
    Gemini Notebook
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    n8n
    Yes
    Gemini Notebook
    Yes
  • Starting price
    n8n
    $0
    Gemini Notebook
    $0
  • Plans
    n8n
    5 plans
    Gemini Notebook
    5 plans

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

Gemini Notebook plans

  • Standard

    $0

    Free with a Google Account

    • 100 notebooks
    • 50 sources per notebook
    • Audio Overviews
    • Chat with citations

  • Plus

    $4.99/month

    Through the Google AI Plus subscription

    • 200 notebooks
    • 100 sources per notebook
    • Early access to features
    • 2x higher usage than Free

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $19.99/month

    Through the Google AI Pro subscription

    • 500 notebooks
    • 300 sources per notebook
    • Higher Gemini model access
    • Priority access to new features
    • Watermark removal
    • 4x higher usage than Free

  • Ultra 5x

    $99.99/month

    Through the Google AI Ultra subscription

    • 500 notebooks
    • 500 sources per notebook
    • Highest Gemini model access
    • 5x higher usage limits than AI Pro
    • Cloud computer for code execution

  • Ultra 20x

    $199.99/month

    Through the Google AI Ultra subscription at the higher tier

    • 500 notebooks
    • 600 sources per notebook
    • Highest Gemini model access
    • 20x higher usage limits than AI Pro
    • Cloud computer for code execution

Our ratings

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

n8n
8.3overall
Gemini Notebook
8.7overall

n8n leads in 0 categories and Gemini Notebook in 0, with 1 tied.

  • Ease of Use

    n8n
    7.5
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    n8n
    9.2
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Tied
    n8n
    8.5
    Gemini Notebook
    8.5

  • Performance & Speed

    n8n
    8.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    n8n
    8.3
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    n8n
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Audio Overview Quality

    n8n
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.7

  • Source Handling

    n8n
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.6

  • Output Formats

    n8n
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

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

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.

Gemini Notebook

Pros

  • Answers cite the uploaded sources, so claims can be checked against the original text
  • Free Standard tier with 100 notebooks and 50 sources per notebook
  • Wide range of outputs, including Audio Overviews, Video Overviews, mind maps, flashcards, quizzes and slide decks
  • Accepts PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs and Google Slides
  • Available on web, iOS and Android, and synced with the Gemini app

Cons

  • Works from the sources you add and is not built for live web news search
  • Higher limits require a Google AI subscription; Ultra starts at $99.99 per month
  • The cloud computer for code execution started with Ultra and Workspace AI Ultra Access customers, with Pro rollout still described as upcoming
  • No public API for the consumer product, and the renamed brand can make older guides and app listings confusing

Platforms

  • Web
    n8n
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Windows
    n8n
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • macOS
    n8n
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • iOS
    n8n
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Android
    n8n
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • API
    n8n
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    n8n
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported

Integrations

n8n

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

Gemini Notebook

4 integrations
  • Google Docs
  • Google Slides
  • YouTube
  • Gemini app

Company

  • Company
    n8n
    n8n GmbH
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
  • Founded
    n8n
    2019
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
  • Headquarters
    n8n
    Berlin, Germany
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
  • Monthly users
    n8n
    Not listed
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
  • Listing
    n8n
    Claimed
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is n8n better than Gemini Notebook?

It depends on your workflow. n8n is built for Teams that want self-hostable automation with code-level control and AI agent workflows. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.

What are the key feature differences between n8n and Gemini Notebook?

n8n: Build and self-host workflow automations and AI agents with visual nodes and custom code. Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources.

Does n8n or Gemini Notebook have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, n8n or Gemini Notebook?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.