What is n8n?
N8n (pronounced n-eight-n) helps you connect any app to any other app and manipulate data without code.
Let me explain the features of n8n using an example use case.
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When a new employee joins a company, you need to issue them an account in the company's systems. Invite them to a workspace, create a Jira account, create a Slack account, etc. This may be fine for a small number of people, but if you have a large organization with dozens of new employees joining every week, granting them permissions can take up a whole day.
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You can save all this time by building the following workflow. All you have to do is fill out the questionnaire with the information needed to issue an account to new employees and submit it. You can create a workflow that automatically issues an account based on the contents of the questionnaire. You can also give different permissions depending on whether they are a manager or not, and automatically update the team they belong to in their Slack profile.
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You can create a workflow that creates an account and grants permissions in one click without any programming knowledge. n8n is a tool that allows you to focus more on other productive tasks.
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As another example, you can create a detection system that uses AI to determine if there are vulnerabilities when you upload a PR to Github and notify you of them. Developers can easily create this without having to write any separate code. In fact, it would be much more helpful if you know how to code.
N8n features
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Customizable: Highly flexible workflows and the option to build custom nodes.
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Convenience: Use n8n or cloud hosting options with npm or Docker to handle the infrastructure.
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Privacy-centric: Self-host n8n for privacy and security.
Community (Self-Hosting) vs. Enterprise
The Community Edition includes n8n, which is almost the entire feature set, except for the features listed here. The Community Edition does not include these features:
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Shared ( workflows , credentials ) (Only the instance owner and the user who created them can access the workflows and credentials)
All of these features are available in the Enterprise Cloud plans, including the self-hosted Enterprise Edition. Some of these features are available in the Starter and Pro Cloud plans.
