Low-code workflows simplify integrations but documentation can improve
What is our primary use case?
n8n is actually used for many workflows, specific to healthcare and the supply chain industry, though I cannot say anything specific and must remain abstract.
I have used n8n to connect diverse applications across different operating systems and different API calls. However, I am yet to see direct access to queues and Kafka queues.
What is most valuable?
The best features of n8n are its low-code capabilities with everything at your disposal. The connectors are getting enriched, which is beneficial. It's all about these low-code tools. I don't see any difference between this and classical EAI; it's a kind of integration where we are doing extensive integration with different sources and targets, and here we are interacting with different sources and targets to apply the enriched data to the models and everything so that it makes better decisions.
What needs improvement?
They haven't fully helped tailor solutions for our needs. We need to make adjustments, enhancements, and create custom workflows. I'm not saying it is completely ready at this time, but it solved most of our purposes. You cannot ask for everything as these products are getting to a matured stage, so we have to give some time for them to reach maturity.
Regarding integrations, if they can make it more seamless and beef up their workflow constructs, that would be great.
Another improvement would be in making n8n more popular through a similar approach to Kafka's documentation. Kafka has created ten-minute capsules of every use case, covering basics, foundational concepts, and each construct in detail. If a newbie spends at least a week studying the documentation, they'll be equally proficient. Any experienced person, senior developer, or architect who goes through Kafka's documentation and videos will have a good jumpstart. If n8n applies a similar methodology, that would benefit the entire community and help them grow faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have experience with n8n for approximately one plus years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
The initial setup was not complex; it was straightforward.
How are customer service and support?
I did not get much opportunity to deal with their customer service or technical support for n8n.
How would you rate customer service and support?
How was the initial setup?
What about the implementation team?
As a chief principal architect, I maintain a hands-on approach to implementation.
What other advice do I have?
The documentation in general was adequate, though it could definitely be better. However, it was decent enough for what I needed.
On a scale of 1-10, I rate n8n a seven out of ten.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Is there anything N8N can't do? Love this platform, so many cool templates to get you started
What do you like best about the product?
I love that you can build an AI agent and connect to your business software to learn / work with, and best of all, most of the common solutions exist as templates
What do you dislike about the product?
Not much bad to say, it a little bit techie, but so am I, and that opens up the options to customise and build what the business needs
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Currently developing an AI agent to act as a product specialist, in turn once trained and tested this can answer questions from internal staff and customers
Ease of use and debugging is topnotch!
What do you like best about the product?
Wire diagrams explaining the flow and easy to debug easily.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is paid after 14 days of trial , should be open source for basic workflows:)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Automations with AIs
Best product to learn, explore and develop automations.
What do you like best about the product?
The overall concept is easy to grasp and intuitive to an Excel / Sheets person but who is not a full developer.
What do you dislike about the product?
Error handling.
HTTP is my BIGGEST challenge by far.
More native nodes would be extremely helpful.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ETL. RAG.
Saved 15 hours a week for me personally - not to mention other team members.
Catching fraud transactions in real time (data comes from 2 sources and when there is fallout - thats the fraud).
Flexible and Open-Source Workflow Automation Tool
What do you like best about the product?
n8n provides a powerful and flexible way to automate workflows without heavy coding. I like that it’s open-source, self-hostable, and has a wide range of integrations. The visual editor makes it easy to design and understand workflows, while the ability to extend with custom nodes allows advanced use cases. It strikes a good balance between ease of use and developer-level control.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial setup for self-hosting can be a bit technical compared to fully managed solutions. Some integrations require manual configuration or API knowledge, which might be challenging for non-technical users. Also, performance can become slower with very large workflows, so optimization is sometimes needed.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
n8n helps me connect different applications and automate complex workflows without relying on multiple disconnected tools. It reduces manual work, speeds up data processing, and allows me to orchestrate tasks securely across different systems. This saves both time and cost, while also improving reliability and scalability of automation processes.
So usefull
What do you like best about the product?
You can use can create workflow only by asking Claude to build a Json
So basically you can win 10 hours by week by creating fast automation
What do you dislike about the product?
For the moment nothing because there is so much content online to learn and use templates that if you follow the right path you can learn the tool in 2 or 3 weeks
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Scrapping data from Google Maps, LinkedIn , client website
Write report on my prospect
Qualify leads
etc
For me, n8n practically makes tools like Zapier or Make redundant.
What do you like best about the product?
n8n is amazingly intuitive and flexible. It caters to professionals, developers, marketers, and designers alike, making automation accessible without compromising on capabilities. The user interface is clearly structured, workflows are quickly implemented, and there is a wide variety of integrations.
What do you dislike about the product?
Honestly speaking: that I waited so long to try it out. Additionally, with the self-hosted version, you have to take care of updates yourself, which means a bit of extra effort. Otherwise, the entry barrier is surprisingly low, the learning curve is flat, and the community as well as the documentation provide quick help. In retrospect, I could have benefited from the flexibility much earlier.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
n8n solved the problem for me of connecting different tools and systems without expensive third-party services like Zapier or Make. I can automate complex workflows, synchronize data between apps, and map individual processes – exactly the way I need it. This not only saves on licensing costs but also a lot of time in daily life and gives me full control over my automations.
Automate Task easily and save time from repetitive work
What do you like best about the product?
n8n is easy, simple and handy if understood better. We can easily add automation workflows by adding apis and integrate jira, slack and many more
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing that I dislike, Maybe the docs should mention in a betterway so that everybody can understand and adapt quickly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reducing manual intervention in routine tasks, created n8n automation which helped in completing work in secs usually woulstake couple of hours.
The best and simplest no-code automation app
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of installation and connections, the versatility to develop connections via HTTP request.
What do you dislike about the product?
For now, I don't have any bad experiences, we'll see with use and update!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have several cases, but in general we are doing integrations with third-party systems in a simple way.
cheap rather than others. because in integrations price is important
What do you like best about the product?
I like the price, its cheaper than most other tools. For what it gives its actually really good deal.
What do you dislike about the product?
Hard to connect on my own server, docs are a bit confusing sometimes. Took me longer then I thought.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
n8n helps me connect apps without writing code every time. I use it to move data between CRM and sheets, saves me a lot of boring manual work.
