Reviewed 11 October 2026. This is a documentation review, not a test. The award record for 2026 is on the award page.
Pages the panel read
- n8n home
- n8n pricing
- n8n integrations directory
- n8n marketing integrations
- n8n ElevenLabs integration
- n8n MCP server
- n8n AI agents
- n8n workflow templates
Scores
| Dimension | Score | Checks |
|---|---|---|
| Tool Access | 80 of 100 | 4 documented, 0 mentioned, 1 not found |
| Task Setup | 90 of 100 | 4 documented, 1 mentioned, 0 not found |
| Running and Oversight | 100 of 100 | 5 documented, 0 mentioned, 0 not found |
| Billing Clarity | 100 of 100 | 5 documented, 0 mentioned, 0 not found |
The total is the plain sum of the four dimensions, out of 400. Each check is worth 20 points when documented in detail, 10 when mentioned only, and 0 when nothing was found.
Checklist
Tool Access: 80 of 100
How many outside tools the builder connects to, and whether its public pages name them.
| Check | Finding | What the documentation says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Names specific third-party integrations on a public page | Documented | The integrations directory lists a large set of named apps, including Google Sheets, Gmail, Slack and HubSpot. | n8n integrations directory |
| Connects search engines or SEO data | Not found | No SEO data integration was found in the marketing category. | n8n marketing integrations |
| Connects social or community platforms | Documented | The marketing category lists X, LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook triggers, with descriptions. | n8n marketing integrations |
| Connects sales or contact data | Documented | Sales and CRM nodes are named, including Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Copper. | n8n marketing integrations |
| Connects media generation (image, video or voice) | Documented | An ElevenLabs node covers text-to-speech and speech-to-text. An image-generation node is listed. | n8n ElevenLabs integration |
Task Setup: 90 of 100
How a person turns a goal into a working agent without wiring each tool by hand.
| Check | Finding | What the documentation says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starts from a plain-language task description | Documented | Describe the agent, and n8n drafts its instructions, tools and setup. | n8n AI agents |
| Picks or connects tools without manual wiring | Mentioned | Tools come from workflows and integrations. The page does not explain how a tool is picked. | n8n AI agents |
| Offers ready-made templates or workflows | Documented | A large workflow library and a set of AI agent templates are published. | n8n workflow templates |
| Has a visual, no-code builder | Documented | Agents are built by connecting modular nodes in the visual builder. | n8n AI agents |
| Connects outside AI agents over MCP, SDK or API | Documented | The instance MCP server works with Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Pricing lists API and CLI control. | n8n MCP server |
Running and Oversight: 100 of 100
Whether the agent keeps working on a schedule, asks a person before outside actions, and shows what it did.
| Check | Finding | What the documentation says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on a schedule or continues in the cloud | Documented | Agents can run on a schedule. Always-on, event-watching agents are listed as not yet available. | n8n AI agents |
| Asks a person to approve before outside actions | Documented | Sensitive tools pause for human approval before they run. Manual approval nodes are listed. | n8n AI agents |
| Keeps a run history the user can open | Documented | Sessions and execution logs record inputs, tool calls, outputs and errors. | n8n AI agents |
| Shows which tool or step was used, and why | Documented | Sessions record tool calls, and the canvas traces each step. | n8n AI agents |
| Supports team sharing or several users | Documented | Shared projects, unlimited users and role-based access are on the pricing page. | n8n pricing |
Billing Clarity: 100 of 100
Whether the free start, the price and the usage are stated in public.
| Check | Finding | What the documentation says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| States a free way to start | Documented | The self-hosted community edition is free. The hosted plan has a trial. | n8n pricing |
| Shows plans or rates on a public page | Documented | Plan prices are shown per month, billed annually. | n8n pricing |
| Uses one balance or one bill across the tools | Documented | Priced on workflow executions, with all integrations included on every plan. | n8n pricing |
| Shows how much credit or usage each task used | Documented | Execution counts are shown in an insights dashboard. | n8n pricing |
| Says no credit card is needed to start | Documented | The cloud trial says no credit card is required. | n8n pricing |
What the documentation does not cover
- Tool Access: connects search engines or seo data
Where the panel stopped
The panel read public documentation only. It did not buy the product, run a task, or compare real results. Documentation is not performance: a product may do things it does not publish, and a product that performs well but publishes little will score low here. That limit is stated on every research file.
Compare this file with the ranking page, where the same scores appear. Any difference between the two is an error, and should be reported through the corrections log.
Published 2026‑10‑11 · Panel review of public documentation, October 2026