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ZNo-code workflow automation and AI agents across 9,000+ apps for businesses
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Bubble Lab vs n8n
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
B
Choose Bubble Lab if…
- you work on Slack, Discord, WhatsApp
- you're in its core audience: event organizers, paid community operators
N
Choose n8n if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: developers, operations teams
Side by side
Feature Bubble Lab n8n
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$99/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesNo
Data retentionKept per customer agreement; after termination, limited period for export, then may deleteExecution data deleted automatically based on account's retention settings
Security and complianceGDPR, CCPASOC 2, GDPR
GitHub stars—208.8K
Self-hosting—
MCP server—
AI agent builder—
Custom code steps—
Custom connectors—
PlatformsWeb, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, TelegramWeb, Self-hosted
CategoryWorkflow AutomationWorkflow Automation
CompanyBubble Lab, Inc.n8n GmbH
Based inUnited StatesGermany
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
B Bubble Lab
- Attendee enrichment from LinkedIn and the public web
- Plain-English search across guests and members
- Guest matchmaking with reasons and icebreakers
- Automated post-event recaps with guest photos
- Applications, checkout and onboarding
- Community CRM with engagement and revenue data
- Searchable branded member directory
- MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others
N n8n
- Visual workflow builder with optional custom code
- 500+ native integrations plus HTTP for any API
- AI agents, AI nodes and MCP support
- Human-in-the-loop approvals, e.g. via Slack
- Re-run only the failed step
- Version history with Git-based version control
- SSO (SAML), LDAP, RBAC and audit logs
- Cloud hosting or self-hosting with Docker
Plans and prices
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Bubble Lab
Gather$99/mo + 1% of payments processed
Build$499/mo + 1% of payments processed
Engage$799/mo + 1% of payments processed
EnterpriseFrom $1,499/mo + 1% of payments processed
MCP full access add-on$99/mo
n8n
Community EditionFree (self-hosted)
Starter€20/mo billed annually
Pro€50/mo billed annually
Business€667/mo billed annually
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Bubble Lab
- Integrates with Luma, Partiful, Slack, Stripe, Discord and 40+ other tools
- 30-day refundable trial on Build and Engage
- Every plan imports existing data at setup
- MCP access works with any MCP client
- 1% fee on payments processed through Bubble Lab on every plan
- No free plan; entry plan is $99/mo
- Community plans require a one-time setup scoped with the team
- Gather and Build limited to 4 events a month
n8n
- Self-hosted Community Edition available on GitHub
- All plans include unlimited users and workflows
- Cloud trial needs no credit card
- Pricing is per execution, regardless of workflow complexity
- Prices listed in euros for annual billing only
- Business plan is self-hosted only
- Support on non-Enterprise plans is forum only
- Self-hosted licensed features need a daily license server check-in
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