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Composio vs n8n

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Composio

$29/mo Free tier

Tool and auth platform that connects AI agents to 1,500+ apps through managed OAuth and one MCP endpoint. Free plan with 100,000 tool calls a month, Pro from $29/mo. Best for recruiters and builders who want Claude or Codex to act in Gmail, Slack, their ATS and LinkedIn without wiring each app.

Where Composio fits

  • Recruiters connecting Claude to their ATS, inbox and calendar
  • Builders shipping agents that act in users' apps
  • Teams that want one MCP endpoint for every tool

n8n

€20/mo Free tier Free trial

Workflow automation you can self-host free or run on n8n Cloud. Cloud Starter is €20/mo billed annually; n8n publishes prices in euros.

Where n8n fits

  • Technical teams that want to self-host for free
  • Builders who prefer per-execution billing
  • Teams that want to drive workflows from Claude via MCP
  • Companies under 100 staff looking at Business

At a glance

DetailComposion8n
Starting price$29/mo€20/mo
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underWorkflow automationWorkflow automation

Where they pull apart

Composio

Stands out: One managed MCP endpoint can give an agent authorized access to Gmail, Slack, an ATS and LinkedIn at once, with Composio holding and refreshing every token.

Watch out: Its LinkedIn tools run on LinkedIn's official API, so they post and read your own analytics but cannot search people or send messages. Past the free allowance, tool calls and triggers are metered, and some actions add small add-on charges.

Not the right fit for

  • Recruiters who need LinkedIn messaging or search
  • Non-technical users who want ready workflows
  • Teams that want flat, unmetered pricing

n8n

Stands out: Billing counts full workflow executions, not individual steps, and the Community edition is free to self-host.

Watch out: Cloud prices are published in euros only. The Cloud trial is capped at 1,000 executions, and unused AI Assistant credits do not roll over.

Not the right fit for

  • Buyers who need a USD Cloud price
  • Non-technical users who will not work with nodes

Pros and cons

Composio

  • 100K free tool calls a month
  • 1,500+ app toolkits
  • Handles OAuth for every app
  • LinkedIn tools cover posting, not outreach
  • Usage billing past the free tier
  • Setup is more technical than Zapier

n8n

  • Free self-hosted Community edition
  • Billed per execution, not per step
  • MCP server and public API
  • Cloud prices published in euros only
  • Cloud trial capped at 1,000 executions
  • Unused AI credits do not roll over

What each one costs

Composio

$29/mo

Composio's Hobby plan is free with 100,000 tool calls and 50,000 triggers a month, unlimited connected accounts and 3 team members, hard-capped with no card. Pro is $29/mo with a $29 monthly usage credit, unlimited team members and spend controls; past the free amounts tool calls cost $0.0003 each and trigger events $0.003. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM, customer-managed keys and SLAs on custom pricing. Instant Tools are billed separately from your Composio balance. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 21 Oct 2026

n8n

€20/mo

Cloud Starter is €20/mo and Pro €50/mo, both billed annually (about 17% more month to month). Business is €667/mo billed annually and runs self-hosted. The Community edition is free to self-host, and Enterprise is quoted. n8n publishes these prices in euros. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Composio or n8n for free?
Composio and n8n carry a free tier on our listing. n8n offers a free trial.
Does Composio or n8n have an MCP server?
Composio and n8n ship a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 21 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?