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Head-to-head · workflow automation tools · facts checked 28 Oct 2026

n8n vs UiPath

n8n scores 8.8 to UiPath's 8.6 among the workflow automation tools we rate, and is the better pick for 1 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

n8n
#1 of 11 workflow automation tools
8.8
/ 10
From
$20/mo (Starter, billed yearly)
Free plan
Yes
UiPath
#2 of 11 workflow automation tools
8.6
/ 10
From
$25/mo
Free plan
Yes
The verdict

n8n wins, 8.8 to 8.6

UiPath supports HIPAA compliance and offers data regions across the US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia, India and Japan; n8n does not support HIPAA and hosts only in the EU. UiPath's Basic plan costs $25 a month, close to n8n's Starter plan at $25.92. Both have a self-hosted edition, and both let agents work together and be tested and evaluated before use.

Pick n8n if you want the cheaper self-hosted community edition to start free.

Pick UiPath if you need hipaa compliance and a wider choice of data regions.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Solo builders and startups
Too close to call
n8n 9.4 · UiPath 9.4 on building workflows and pricing
  • Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: n8n $24, UiPath $25
  • Cost of 1,000 five-step runs a month: n8n $24, UiPath not published
Ops teams connecting many apps
Too close to call
n8n 9.0 · UiPath 7.1 on apps it connects to and reliability and control
  • App connectors: n8n 2174 apps, UiPath not published
  • Run history kept on the cheapest plan: n8n 7 days, UiPath not published
AI agent projects
n8n
n8n 10.0 · UiPath 9.0 on ai agents
  • What agents can learn from: Files, website, notion, google_drive, database against Files, google_drive
Enterprise IT and compliance
UiPath
n8n 5.5 · UiPath 8.3 on hosting and security and support
  • Choice of data region: Us, eu, uk, ca, au, in, jp against Eu
  • HIPAA: UiPath yes, n8n no
  • Ways to reach support: Community, ticket against Community
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other workflow automation tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. UiPath leads on 3 of 7 criteria.

AI agents20% of the score
n8n10.0
UiPath9.0
Building workflows20% of the score
n8n10.0
UiPath10.0
Pricing20% of the score
n8n8.8
UiPath8.8
Apps it connects to15% of the score
n8n10.0
UiPath6.0
Reliability and control10% of the score
n8n7.5
UiPath8.8
Hosting and security10% of the score
n8n7.0
UiPath10.0
Support5% of the score
n8n2.5
UiPath5.0
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

What agents can learn from
n8n
n8n
Files, website, notion, google_drive, database
source ↗
UiPath
Files, google_drive
source ↗
Choice of data region
UiPath
n8n
Eu
source ↗
UiPath
Us, eu, uk, ca, au, in, jp
source ↗
HIPAA
UiPath
n8n
No
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Ways to reach support
UiPath
n8n
Community
source ↗
UiPath
Community, ticket
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Monthly price, cheapest paid plan
n8n
$24
source ↗
UiPath
$25
source ↗
Cost of 1,000 five-step runs a month
n8n
$24
source ↗
UiPath
Not published
App connectors
n8n
2174 apps
source ↗
UiPath
Not published
Run history kept on the cheapest plan
n8n
7 days
source ↗
UiPath
Not published
Where they match (11)
BYOK: bring your own model or key
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Agents that work together
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Test and evaluate agents
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Visual builder
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Branching and conditions
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Webhook triggers
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Free plan
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Separate test and live environments
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Self-hosted edition
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
SOC 2
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Does not train AI on your data
n8n
Yes
source ↗
UiPath
Yes
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

n8n

Community Edition
Free
Self-hosted, unlimited workflows
Starter
$24/mo · $20/mo billed yearly
2,500 workflow executions a month
Pro
$60/mo · $50/mo billed yearly
10,000 workflow executions a month
Business
$960/mo · $800/mo billed yearly
Cloud or self-hosted
Enterprise
Custom
Contact sales

UiPath

Free
Free
Try It Now free access, limited in what runs at scale
Basic
$25/mo
Individuals and small teams; limited scale, hosted in European region, UiPath Bronze Support
Standard
Contact Sales
Professional agentic automation for businesses; includes agents, document processing, governance controls, no scale limits
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Company-wide deployments; self-healing UI automation, process mining, BYOM, BYOK, bring own credential vaults and CI/CD

For everything else about each tool, read the full n8n review and UiPath review.

Section 04

n8n vs UiPath: common questions

Which is better, n8n or UiPath?

n8n scores 8.8 and UiPath 8.6 out of 10 among the workflow automation tools we rate. n8n is ahead on aI agents and apps it connects to. UiPath is ahead on reliability and control, hosting and security and support.

Is n8n or UiPath cheaper?

n8n's cheapest paid plan is $20/mo (Starter, billed yearly) and UiPath's is $25/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

Do n8n and UiPath have a free plan?

Yes, both do.

What can UiPath do that n8n cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: hIPAA.

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