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n8n vs Langflow: catalog facts
n8nLangflow
Freemium

Free self-hosted community edition, with paid cloud and enterprise plans.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Self-hostable community edition gives full control over data and workflows
  • Combines no-code nodes with the flexibility to drop into custom code when needed
  • Visual canvas plus built-in API and MCP server output
  • Supports a large library of LLMs, vector databases and tools
  • Source-available license is not a standard OSI open-source license
  • Self-hosting requires managing your own infrastructure and updates
  • Requires separate access to whichever LLM providers or local models you connect
  • Complex workflows can require developer-level setup
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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