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hyreflow vs n8n

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

Starting price

hyreflow

$49/mo Free tier

For agency recruiters who already live in Claude or ChatGPT: hyreflow lets the assistant run your sourcing databases, enrichment waterfalls, sequencer and recruiting CRM in one request, and asks before it spends a credit or writes a record. Free with 25 credits, then from $49/mo for 500 credits.

Where hyreflow fits

  • Agency recruiters who already use Claude, ChatGPT or Codex daily and want it to act on their real tools
  • Small recruitment agencies running signal-based business development across Apollo, a sequencer and a recruiting CRM
  • Desks that already pay for Apollo, Lusha or ZoomInfo and want to reuse those keys without markup
  • Recruiters working a dormant database or speccing a candidate out to many target companies

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

Detailhyreflown8n
Starting price$49/mo€20/mo
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
Free trialNot on recordYes
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underSourcing, Lead generation, Outreach, Workflow automationWorkflow automation

Where they pull apart

hyreflow

Stands out: It has no interface of its own to learn. hyreflow plugs into the assistant you already use over MCP or a CLI and drives your existing Bullhorn, Loxo or Recruit CRM, your Lemlist or Instantly account and your Apollo or ZoomInfo keys, so one prompt such as 'shortlist this spec, write each a message and park them in the CRM for approval' spans the whole stack. Calls on your own keys and every CRM or sequencer write cost nothing.

Watch out: You pay in credits, and a credit's value depends on the method: paid calls range from 0.01 to 13.9 credits, so a phone reveal costs far more than an email check, and the vendor tells you to dry-run unfamiliar steps before a bulk pull. Many connectors are bring-your-own-key only, including Apollo, ZoomInfo and every CRM and sequencer, so you still pay those vendors. It is a new product with no Capterra reviews yet.

Not the right fit for

  • In-house talent teams that want a finished ATS with its own interface
  • Recruiters who do not use an AI assistant and do not want to install a connector or CLI
  • Buyers who need a fixed per-seat price rather than metered credits

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

hyreflow

  • Works inside the AI assistant you already use instead of adding another app
  • Your own vendor keys, CRM writes and sequencer calls cost no credits
  • Approval gates and spend caps before any credit is spent or record written
  • Free plan with 25 credits and every tool unlocked, no card needed
  • Credit cost varies widely by method, so spend is harder to predict than a seat price
  • Many connectors, including Apollo, ZoomInfo and every CRM, need your own paid account
  • New product with no independent reviews yet

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

hyreflow

$49/mo

Free gives 25 credits on signup with no card and every tool unlocked for one seat. Starter is $49/mo for 500 credits and up to 2 seats, Essential $189/mo for 2,000 credits and up to 5 seats, and Pro $449/mo for 5,000 credits and up to 10 seats; Enterprise is quoted. A credit works out at roughly $0.09 to $0.10 on a plan, unused credits roll over up to twice the monthly allotment, and top-ups cost $0.10 to $0.12 a credit. Calls made on your own vendor keys, and all sequencer and CRM writes, cost no credits; bringing your own data provider keys needs Essential or above. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 28 Sep 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 hyreflow or n8n for free?
hyreflow and n8n carry a free tier on our listing. n8n offers a free trial.
Does hyreflow or n8n have an MCP server?
hyreflow 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 28 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?