N8n vs. node-red

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Post by daniel-payne » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 11:19 AM UTC

N8n vs. node-red
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Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by adastra22 » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 11:45 AM UTC

Self-hosted vs cloud is the bigger differentiator here.

Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by daniel-payne » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 11:49 AM UTC

adastra22 wrote: post #2

Self-hosted vs cloud is the bigger differentiator here.

They both have cloud and self hosting options, I use self-hosted a lot. I find n8n is more suited to tying into cloud services. I found n8n a bit more difficult to setup when i wanted to host things on my file system.

Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by lvl155 » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 12:36 PM UTC

It pains me to see all these “node” based automators charging you an arm and a leg. I can’t wait till people see the obvious and just replace them with a few prompts to Claude Code or similar.

Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by monatron » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 12:51 PM UTC

lvl155 wrote: post #4

It pains me to see all these “node” based automators charging you an arm and a leg. I can’t wait till people see the obvious and just replace them with a few prompts to Claude Code or similar.

I self-host n8n and get a ton of mileage out of it. Doesn't cost me a dime.

Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by SOLAR_FIELDS » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 12:54 PM UTC

lvl155 wrote: post #4

It pains me to see all these “node” based automators charging you an arm and a leg. I can’t wait till people see the obvious and just replace them with a few prompts to Claude Code or similar.

What n8n gives is a nice gui. They’re going after the people who use Zapier, not the people who use Claude code

Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by sokoloff » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC

What is an “antigenic AI” or “antigenic workflow” in this context?

It’s used so consistently that I’m not sure if it’s just careless editing or if it’s something new I don’t know about.

Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by Havoc » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 1:02 PM UTC

Isn’t there something more native to the AI landscape?

I know both make for excellent all purpose digital glue but would think that’s last resort

Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by qsort » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 1:06 PM UTC

Do these tools still make sense when you can have an agent-type setup like Claude Code or any of the competitors do that kind of low level work?

I know that vibe coding isn't quite there yet, but I wonder if low-code solutions like those are really saving any time at this point. What's the advantage if not velocity?

Re: N8n vs. node-red

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Post by _pdp_ » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 1:06 PM UTC

It is worth pointing out that both of them are workflow tools first. The AI agent part is expressed though steps where a model is invoked. This opens the door to a number of issues including vulnerabilities.

My personal, and my I say biased, opinion is that these tools do not deliver on the agentic promise. AI agents require a completely different approach.