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Browse AI vs n8n

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Browse AI

3.9

From $19/mo

Best overall

n8n

4.5

From €20/mo

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At a glance

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Ecommerce, marketing and sales teams that need data from other websites without writing code.

n8n4.5
Best overallBest value

Pick it if: Teams that want full control of their data and automations, or anyone building AI agents on a budget who doesn't mind getting a bit technical.

Overview

AttributeBrowse AIn8n
In one lineScrape data from websites and track changes, set up by pointing and clicking.Build automations and AI agents on a visual canvas, then host them yourself for free.
Pricing modelFreemiumOpen source
Starting price$19/mo€20/mo
Free plan Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeBrowse AIn8n
Overall rating3.94.5Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.5
3.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.0
5.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.5
5.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
3.5
4.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeBrowse AIn8n
Access & platform
Free plan Yes Yes
Mobile app– No
Desktop app– No
Browser extension Yes No
API access Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No Yes
AI abilities
Works with your files– Yes
Understands images– Yes
Makes images No No
Makes video No No
Writes code No Yes
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style– No
Works in many languages––
Capabilities score7/ 1710/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeBrowse AIn8n
Plans

Free

Free

Testing a robot or two.

Community Edition

Free (self-hosted)

Anyone comfortable running software on a server.

Personal

$19/mo billed yearly, or $48 monthly

One person monitoring a few sites.

StarterOur pick

€20/mo billed yearly

A small business that wants n8n hosted for them.

ProfessionalOur pick

$69/mo billed yearly, or $87 monthly

Teams scraping several sites regularly.

Pro

€50/mo billed yearly

Teams running several business-critical workflows.

Premium

From $500/mo billed yearly

High-volume or protected sites.

Business

€667/mo billed yearly

Larger teams that need SSO and version control, self-hosted.

Enterprise

Custom

Companies that need an SLA and dedicated support.

Which plan to pickTest on Free first to make sure your target sites work. Professional suits most business use because of the site and user limits; pay yearly if you are sure, as monthly costs much more.If you have anyone technical on hand, self-host the Community Edition on a small server and pay nothing. Otherwise Starter on the cloud is the right place to begin, and 2,500 executions covers a lot when each run of a long workflow counts as one.

Key features

AttributeBrowse AIn8n
Standout features
  • Point-and-click robots
  • Monitoring and alerts
  • Pre-built robots
  • Send data anywhere
  • API
  • AI agent nodes
  • Self-host for free
  • Code when you need it
  • Per-execution pricing
  • Thousands of templates
  • MCP support

Pros and cons

AttributeBrowse AIn8n
Pros
  • Very easy to set up without code
  • Scheduled monitoring with change alerts
  • Free plan to test on your own target sites
  • Connects to Sheets, Airtable and automation tools
  • Free to self-host with no execution limits
  • The best tool here for AI agents and multi-step reasoning
  • Per-execution pricing on cloud is kind to long workflows
  • Huge template library and an active community
  • Code steps and the HTTP node mean you are rarely stuck
Cons
  • Robots can break when a site changes layout
  • Sites with bot protection may fail or use extra credits
  • Credits run down faster than expected on multi-page jobs
  • Some users report billing issues after cancelling
  • Steeper learning curve than Zapier or Make, with JSON everywhere
  • Self-hosting is a real job: updates, backups and security are on you
  • No free cloud plan, only a trial
  • The fair-code licence limits reselling it as a service
  • Business plan is self-hosted only and priced for larger companies

Who each one is for

AttributeBrowse AIn8n
Best for
  • Competitor price monitoring
  • Pulling listings into a spreadsheet
  • Alerts when a web page changes
  • Building lead lists from directories
  • AI agents that act on email or chat
  • Self-hosted automation
  • Unlimited runs on your own server
  • Custom code steps when you need them
You'll find it used by
  • Ecommerce teams
  • Marketers
  • Sales teams
  • Researchers
  • Recruiters
  • Developers
  • Ops teams
  • Agencies
  • Technical founders

Questions people ask

Which is better, Browse AI or n8n?

n8n scores highest overall in our ratings (Browse AI 3.9/5 and n8n 4.5/5). Browse AI is best for competitor price monitoring and pulling listings into a spreadsheet. n8n is best for AI agents that act on email or chat and self-hosted automation.

Which is cheaper, Browse AI or n8n?

Browse AI: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19/mo. n8n: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at €20/mo.

Which is easier to use, Browse AI or n8n?

Browse AI rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Ecommerce, marketing and sales teams that need data from other websites without writing code.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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