Head to head

n8n vs OpenTag

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

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

OpenTag

$50/mo Free trial

AI coworker that lives in Slack, takes tagged tasks, routes each one to one of 80+ models and offers to run repeated requests on a schedule. $200 free trial; Team is $50/mo for 5,000 shared credits.

Where OpenTag fits

Startups that run operations out of Slack
Teams tired of pulling the same weekly numbers by hand
Companies that want one shared agent instead of per-seat AI licences
Teams that want answers sourced to the threads they came from

At a glance

Detail	n8n	OpenTag
Starting price	€20/mo	$50/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	–No
Free trial	Yes	Yes
MCP server	✓Yes	–No
Public API	✓Yes	–No
Listed under	Workflow automation	Workflow automation

Where they pull apart

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

OpenTag

Stands out: OpenTag is priced per job, not per seat, so everyone in an invited channel shares one coworker. It notices repeated asks and offers to automate them, instead of waiting for someone to build a workflow.

Watch out: Slack is the only generally available platform; Microsoft Teams is invite-only. SOC 2 Type II is in progress, not complete, and the vendor lists job costs as ranges from 25 to 1,250 credits.

Not the right fit for

Teams on Microsoft Teams that need general availability now
Buyers who need a completed SOC 2 report today

Pros and cons

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

OpenTag

One shared seat for the whole workspace
$200 free trial with credits that never expire
Irreversible actions wait for human approval

Microsoft Teams is invite-only for now
SOC 2 Type II still in progress
Credit cost per job varies with the work

What each one costs

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

OpenTag

$50/mo

The free trial includes $200 of usage, 20,000 credits that never expire. Team is $50/mo for 5,000 credits shared across the workspace, with tiers up to $1,000/mo for 100,000 credits and 15% off annual billing; Enterprise is quoted. Credits are charged for the work done, not per seat. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 22 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try n8n or OpenTag for free?

n8n carries a free tier on our listing. n8n offers a free trial. OpenTag offers a free trial.

Does n8n or OpenTag have an MCP server?

n8n ships 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 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?