Build automations visually, host them yourself. The Zapier replacement where you don't pay per task.
Drag and drop 400+ integrations into workflows. Connect your CRM to your email, your forms to your database, your calendar to your Slack. Run unlimited workflows - no per-task charges.
Zapier charges $0.01-$0.10 per task. A moderate automation that runs 50,000 tasks/month costs $250+ on Zapier. On n8n self-hosted, it costs $5/month for the VPS. The visual builder is genuinely better than Zapier's, and you can write custom JavaScript nodes when the built-in ones aren't enough.
Zapier, Make (Integromat), Pipedream, Workato
Here's the setup, step by step. Drag and drop 400+ integrations into workflows. Connect your CRM to your email, your forms to your database, your calendar to your Slack. Run unlimited workflows - no per-task charges.
This is the actual configuration you'll use. Lines you need to edit are highlighted.
services: n8n: image: n8nio/n8n:latest ports: ["5678:5678"] environment: - N8N_HOST=n8n.yourdomain.com ← your domain - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=change-this ← generate a secret - WEBHOOK_URL=https://n8n.yourdomain.com ← same domain, https volumes: - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8nvolumes: n8n_data:
Runs on a $5/month VPS (1GB RAM) for light use. 2GB recommended for heavy workflows.
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