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StackStorm vs n8n: catalog facts
StackStorm	n8n
Free Free and open source.	Freemium Free self-hosted community edition, with paid cloud and enterprise plans.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Event-driven rules as well as multi-step workflows Integrates with existing tools and processes	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
A server platform that takes work to deploy and maintain Aimed at operations teams rather than individual users	Source-available license is not a standard OSI open-source license Self-hosting requires managing your own infrastructure and updates
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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