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n8n

Open Source

Workflow automation platform with strong self-hosting support and broad integration coverage.

Curated by Tiberiu ArvaStale

Sustainable Use LicenseVersion 2.35.3Released 2026-08-14200,670
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Strengths

  • Large integration catalog
  • Strong workflow automation ecosystem
  • Low-code orchestration builder

Practitioner note

Often the fastest path for ops-heavy teams that want broad integrations and self-hosting, though complex enterprise controls may need extra discipline around change management.

Warning

n8n: n8n uses a Sustainable Use License, not MIT or Apache 2.0. It is more accurately described as source-available.

Governance posture

Reviewed 2026-05-26
PartialData residency

n8n Cloud currently EU-only; self-hosted gives customer-controlled residency.

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YesDeployment model

Self-hosted (primary OSS mode), n8n Cloud (EU SaaS), or hybrid. (self-hosted, saas, hybrid)

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PartialAudit logging

Execution insights and log streaming; enterprise Cloud adds access logs; no immutable audit log for self-hosted OSS.

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YesSOC 2

Annual independent SOC 2 audit; SOC 3 public report; SOC 2 Type II to enterprise customers.

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NoISO 27001

ISO 27001 not held; absent from the n8n security page / Trust Center.

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UnknownISO 42001

Not mentioned in n8n public compliance documentation.

N/AEU AI Act

Workflow automation tooling, not itself an AI system. (role: not-applicable)

YesLicense risk

Sustainable Use License (source-available, fair-code, not OSI); EE features under a separate license. (medium)

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License history

Verified license transitions for n8n, newest first. Relicensing is tracked as a first-class procurement risk — see the license-change feed for all tracked tools.

n8n uses a Sustainable Use License, not MIT or Apache 2.0. It is more accurately described as source-available.

  1. More open

    Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause to Sustainable Use License

    Replaced the Commons Clause restriction with n8n's fair-code Sustainable Use License, explicitly permitting paid consulting/support. Both states are source-available, not OSI-approved.

    n8n: Announcing the new Sustainable Use License

EU AI Act obligations

Risk tier: Not applicable · as of 2026-08-23

Source-backed information mapped from n8n's tracked risk tier — not legal advice. Obligations depend on how your organisation deploys the system; see the full obligation reference and timeline.

This record's EU AI Act risk tier is marked not applicable, so no tier-specific obligations attach. Deployers embedding it in an AI system in scope of the Act should assess that system's own tier.

Change history

Source-backed and auto-detected events for this tool, newest first.

  1. Release

    n8n 2.30.7 added provenance-attested source linting for community packages and fixed SES request signing.

    Release n8n@2.30.7 · n8n-io/n8n
  2. Release

    n8n 2.30.6 required execution mode for MCP workflow executions, tightening workflow execution behavior.

    Release n8n@2.30.6 · n8n-io/n8n
  3. Release

    n8n released 2.29.10 with an editor bug fix to keep AI Assistant thread state intact during editor hand-off.

    Release n8n@2.29.10 · n8n-io/n8n
  4. Release

    n8n 2.29.9 shipped as a maintenance release following the 2.29 line, with release metadata published on GitHub.

    Release n8n@2.29.9 · n8n-io/n8n
  5. Release
    n8n 2.17.0 pre-release expands AI-builder integration fixes

    n8n published pre-release 2.17.0 on April 13 with AI-builder credential-context changes plus fixes across PostHog, NASA, Peekalink, Clearbit, and Uptime Robot integrations.

    Releases · n8n-io/n8n
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    lastRelease: 2026-07-31 → 2026-08-14

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    version: 2.33.3 → 2.35.3

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    version: 2.29.10 → 2.33.3

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    lastRelease: 2026-06-05 → 2026-07-10

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    version: 2.23.4 → 2.29.10

    From snapshot diff 2026-06-07 → 2026-07-17.

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