n8n vs Tines

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Fair-code workflow automation with native AI nodes

An AI-powered workflow and automation platform used by security and IT teams to orchestrate intelligent workflows and agents at scale.

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Description

n8n is a source-available automation platform with 400+ integrations and LangChain-powered AI nodes.

Tines is an AI-powered workflow and automation platform designed to help security, IT, and cross-functional teams build robust workflows. By connecting to any external service that offers an API, Tines enables secure credential management, programmatic folder organization, and audit log tracking. Its robust REST API allows teams to dynamically automate stories, manage folders, and orchestrate tools at scale.

Key features

• Cited synthesis
• Custom source allow-lists
• Team workspaces

• AI-powered workflows and agents
• REST API for automated programmatic access
• Secure credential management
• Automatic audit log capturing
• Folder and resource organization
• Pre-built workflow templates
• Custom connection builder
• Guided learning paths with badges

Pros

• Self-hostable and source-available
• 400+ integrations
• Native LangChain and AI nodes
• Visual workflow builder
• JavaScript and Python code nodes
• Fair-code license
• Active open community
• Powerful branching and error handling

• Provides a robust REST API with endpoints of data and functionality.
• Integrates with 1Password to securely automate credential management.
• Can connect to any product as long as that favorite product offers an API.
• Automatically captures an audit log every time a user changes data in their tenant.
• Supports creating multiple credential types such as AWS, HTTP Request, JWT, and OAuth.
• Offers guided learning paths for all levels, enabling users to earn Tines certifications.
• Gives users access to hundreds of pre-built workflows for inspiration and starting templates.
• Allows programmatically creating, getting, updating, and deleting folders to organize workflow data.

Cons

• Steeper learning curve than Zapier
• Self-hosting takes ops effort
• Community edition has feature limits
• Debugging complex flows is hard
• UI less polished than paid rivals
• Docs gaps in advanced features
• Enterprise features gated
• Slower than raw code at scale

• No specific pricing plan details are disclosed on the provided pages.
• Connecting with favorite products is restricted to products that offer an API.
• REST API use is constrained by rate limits, with most APIs having a limit of 5000 per minute.
• All requests to the Tines REST API strictly require authorization and authentication.
• No native mobile apps (such as iOS or Android) are explicitly listed as supported platforms.

Pricing plans

• Starter—
  • • Unlimited users
  • • Unlimited workflows
  • • Every integration
  • • Forum support
• Pro—
  • • Everything in Starter plan
  • • Unlimited users
  • • Unlimited workflows
  • • Every integration
• Business—
  • • Everything in Pro plan
  • • For companies with < 100 employees
  • • Custom nodes available in self-hosted
  • • Custom actions when workflow fails
• Enterprise—
  • • Everything in Business plan
  • • Custom number of workflow executions
  • • For strict compliance and governance needs
  • • Dedicated support
• Start-up Plan—
  • • 50% off the Business plan
  • • All features from the Business plan
  • • Forum support
  • • Available for self-hosted deployments
• Community Edition—
  • • Standard self-hosted version
  • • Available on GitHub

• Community EditionUSD0
  • • Unlimited viewers
  • • Unlimited parallel workflow runs
  • • Unlimited integrations
  • • Workflow essentials
• Business—
  • • Everything in Community, plus extended capabilities
  • • Extended capacity
  • • 100+ builders
  • • Flexible hosting options
• Enterprise—
  • • Everything in Community, plus extended capabilities
  • • Extended capacity
  • • 100+ builders
  • • Flexible hosting options

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