Side-by-side comparison · Automation & Workflows
n8n vs Parabola vs Relevance AI
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
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At a glance
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.
Pick it if: Operations and finance teams at ecommerce and logistics businesses who live in spreadsheets.
Pick it if: Sales and revenue operations teams at growing companies who want AI agents doing research, prep and admin.
Overview
| Attribute | n8n | Parabola | Relevance AI |
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| In one line | Build automations and AI agents on a visual canvas, then host them yourself for free. | Automates messy operations data jobs like reconciliations, reports and invoice audits. | Build a team of AI agents for sales, support and ops work, without writing code. |
| Pricing model | Open source | Freemium | Paid |
| Starting price | €20/mo | Free | See website |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | n8n | Parabola | Relevance AI |
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| Overall rating | 4.5Winner | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | n8n | Parabola | Relevance AI |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | No | – | – |
| Desktop app | No | – | – |
| Browser extension | No | – | – |
| API access | Yes | – | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | Yes | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | – | – |
| Makes images | No | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | – | – |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | – | – |
| Works in many languages | – | – | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 10/ 17 | 6/ 17 | 7/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | n8n | Parabola | Relevance AI |
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| Plans | Community Edition Free (self-hosted) Anyone comfortable running software on a server. | BasicOur pick Free One person automating their own reports. | EnterpriseOur pick Custom Teams rolling out agents across a department. |
StarterOur pick €20/mo billed yearly A small business that wants n8n hosted for them. | Business Custom Operations and finance teams. | ||
Pro €50/mo billed yearly Teams running several business-critical workflows. | |||
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 pick | 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. | Start on the free Basic plan to rebuild one report you do every week. If the team needs to share and govern Flows, ask for a Business proof of concept, which is free if it doesn't prove value. | There is only one public option now: talk to sales for an Enterprise quote. Ask for a usage cap and clear reporting on credit spend in the contract. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, n8n, Parabola or Relevance AI?
n8n scores highest overall in our ratings (n8n 4.5/5, Parabola 4.0/5 and Relevance AI 3.7/5). n8n is best for AI agents that act on email or chat and self-hosted automation. Parabola is best for inventory and order reconciliation and shipping and parcel invoice audits. Relevance AI is best for sales research and meeting prep and post-call follow-ups and CRM updates.
Which is cheaper, n8n, Parabola or Relevance AI?
n8n: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at €20/mo. Parabola: It's free to use. Relevance AI: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote.
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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