Compare 3 free alternatives to n8n for Background Jobs. Every one of their free tier limits side by side, with the read and catalogue dates we hold.

Best n8n Alternatives with Free Tiers (2026)

3 free alternatives in Background Jobs. Sorted by pricing stability.

Current n8n Situation

Risk Level: stable
Category: Background Jobs
Pricing Page: n8n.io/pricing/

Recommended Migration Targets

These alternatives were identified from n8n’s pricing changes as recommended replacements.

Pipedream recommended
Free
Workflow Automation Read and confirmed 2026-09-24
Zapier recommended
Free
Workflow Automation Read 2026-09-25 · catalogue date 2026-07-27
Make stable recommended
Free Forever
Workflow Automation Read 2026-09-19 · catalogue date 2026-04-19
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-19, found a change we then refused to record, because it restated the terms we already publish. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.

All Free Alternatives (3)

2 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 1 are demoted with the reason named, and 0 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.

Free
Workflow Automation Read and confirmed 2026-09-24
Free
Workflow Automation Read 2026-09-25 · catalogue date 2026-07-27
Make stable
Free Forever
Workflow Automation Read 2026-09-19 · catalogue date 2026-04-19
−1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-19, found a change we then refused to record, because it restated the terms we already publish. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor.
Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
date
2026-09-30
query_key
alternative-to:n8n
seed
c5401dfa150524d336f1e776f84a3fe165a43432f1ff967248b56cf042aa2c6f
tie_count
2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best free alternatives to n8n?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 3 free alternatives to n8n, each listed below with its tier, category and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Of those, 2 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 1 is demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
Is n8n's free tier still available?
Yes, n8n currently offers a free tier (Self-Hosted). All 2 records we hold were our own errors and have been withdrawn.
How many free alternatives to n8n exist?
There are 3 free alternatives to n8n tracked on AgentDeals across the Background Jobs, Workflow Automation categories.
Has n8n changed their pricing?
All 2 records we hold were our own errors and have been withdrawn.

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