Side-by-side comparison — features, pricing, pros and cons
ClickUp is an all-in-one productivity platform with AI features for project management, docs, and team collaboration. ClickUp Brain adds AI assistance for writing, summarizing, and automating workflows across your workspace.
Open-source workflow automation platform under a fair-code license with the best AI/LangChain integration of any automation tool. Self-host for unlimited free executions on a $5-20/month VPS, or use managed cloud hosting. Backed by $180M Series C at a $2.5B valuation in October 2025, n8n has 70+ dedicated AI nodes for building LLM pipelines, agent workflows, and RAG systems.
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Category | Project Management | Workflow Automation |
| Description | ClickUp is an all-in-one productivity platform with AI features for project management, docs, and team collaboration. ClickUp Brain adds AI assistance for writing, summarizing, and automating workflows across your workspace. | Open-source workflow automation platform under a fair-code license with the best AI/LangChain integration of any automation tool. Self-host for unlimited free executions on a $5-20/month VPS, or use managed cloud hosting. Backed by $180M Series C at a $2.5B valuation in October 2025, n8n has 70+ dedicated AI nodes for building LLM pipelines, agent workflows, and RAG systems. |
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| ClickUp Brain AI | ||
| Project management | ||
| Docs and wikis | ||
| Time tracking | ||
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| Whiteboards | ||
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| 70+ AI and LangChain nodes (most AI-capable automation platform) | ||
| Self-hosted option with unlimited executions on any server or VPS | ||
| Full JavaScript and Python code execution nodes | ||
| Visual workflow builder with drag-and-drop interface | ||
| 400+ integrations including HTTP request node for any REST API | ||
| Fair-code license — modify, self-host, and distribute without vendor lock-in | ||
| Docker and Kubernetes deployment with official Helm charts | ||
| AI agent nodes: chain LLMs, memory, tools, and data sources visually | ||
| Webhook triggers, cron schedulers, and 50+ event-based triggers | ||
| Enterprise SSO, RBAC, and audit logs on hosted plans | ||
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