Apify vs n8n
Cheapest paid tier each vendor publishes. Free plans are listed above; tiers priced on request are not plotted because there is no figure to plot.
Where they differ
From the pricing tiers and capability tags we track. A capability missing on one side means we have not recorded it there, not that the tool cannot do it.
At a glance
Apify and n8n both appear in this directory's automation listings. Prices below were read from the vendors' own pages, most recently on November 9, 2026. Paid plans start at $19/mo on Apify and $20/mo on n8n. We track ai agents on Apify and no code on n8n; both cover app integration and developer api. No score and no winner: the facts do the picking.
Capability tags are factual labels we assign when a tool is added; they describe what a tool does, not how well it does it.
Checked against the vendors. Written from each vendor's own site and last re-checked there: Apify on November 9, 2026 · n8n on October 26, 2026. Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so confirm anything that decides your purchase on the vendor's page.
Apify
Marketplace of tools for web data and AI
Apify is a cloud platform featuring thousands of serverless web scraping and data extraction tools called Actors. It provides real-time web data for AI models, competitor research, and lead generation.
n8n
Connect apps and automate workflows visually with code optionality
n8n is a source-available workflow automation platform, licensed as fair-code rather than open source, that connects applications and services. Workflows automate tasks and move data between systems. They are built in a visual editor, with custom code available on any step.
Also in automation
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- Building no-code web scrapers from text prompts
- Running browser automation tasks through an AI agent CLI
- Extracting structured data from dynamic and authenticated websites
Key features
Apify
- Thousands of ready-to-run Actors for web data and automation
- Hosted Model Context Protocol server for AI agent integration
- Scalable cloud storage designed for web scraping
- IP proxy rotation and anti-blocking solutions
n8n
- Visual workflow builder
- Hundreds of pre-built integrations
- Custom JavaScript code execution
- Self-hosted and cloud options
- Data transformation capabilities
What each one does well
Apify
- ✓ Scraping websites and extracting structured data
- ✓ Feeding live web content into AI models and LLMs
- ✓ Automating workflows across social media, e-commerce, and search engines
n8n
- ✓ Self-hosting automation to keep data on your own infrastructure
- ✓ Workflows that mix visual building with custom JavaScript
- ✓ Building custom data pipelines between services and databases
People also ask
Which is cheaper, Apify or n8n?
Apify is cheaper: paid plans start at $19/mo for Apify and $20/mo for n8n.
Does Apify or n8n have a free plan?
Apify has a free plan, and n8n publishes no free plan.
What is the difference between Apify and n8n?
Apify and n8n are both tracked for app-integration, developer-api, workflow-automation. Of the capabilities they do not share, only Apify is tracked for ai-agents, and only n8n is tracked for no-code, templates.
How much do Apify and n8n cost?
Apify: free plan, then $19/mo. n8n: from $20/mo.
Answers are generated from the tracked plans and capability tags shown above, so they move when the vendors' pages do.
Full fact sheets, FAQs, and discussion links: Apify · n8n · all automation tools