n8n is a workflow automation platform that pairs AI capabilities with business process automation, allowing technical teams to work with the flexibility of code at the speed of no-code. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and develops its platform under a fair-code licence with source code openly visible.
The product is offered in two forms. n8n Platform is the self-hosted version, designed for organisations that want data sovereignty and control over their workflows, including on-premises deployments behind firewalls; it supports more than 500 integrations. n8n Cloud is the managed alternative, providing cloud-native scalability for AI-driven automation without platform-imposed limits. Technical areas covered by the work include workflow automation, AI agents, no-code and low-code development, API integration, business process automation, enterprise orchestration and self-hosted infrastructure.
The platform has accumulated over 175,000 GitHub stars and an active developer community of more than 650,000. Enterprise customers include Wayfair, Vodafone, Microsoft, SEAT, Zendesk, Paddle, Delivery Hero and Meta, spanning e-commerce, telecommunications, software, automotive, fintech and food delivery, among other sectors.
The company positions itself against rigid, closed-source alternatives, emphasising user control, open source and developer community involvement alongside support for both self-hosted and cloud-native deployment models.
