Ironclad vs n8n

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Ironclad

AI contract lifecycle management for legal, procurement, sales and IT teams

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n8n

Visual workflow automation and AI agent builder, cloud or self-hosted

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Choose Ironclad if…

you need an API to build on
you're in its core audience: legal operations teams, general counsel

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

FeatureI

IroncladN

n8n

Pricing modelContact for pricingFreemium

Starting price——

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Trains AI on your content—No

Data retention—Execution data deleted automatically based on account's retention settings

Security and compliance—SOC 2, GDPR

GitHub stars—208.8K

Contract repository—

PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Self-hosted

CategoryLegalWorkflow Automation

Rank in its category#5 of 10#2 of 9

CompanyIronclad, Inc.n8n GmbH

Based inUnited StatesGermany

Founded2014—

Part of——

What the free plans include

Ironclad

No free plan.

n8n

Free trial of n8n Cloud: 1,000 executions
5 concurrent executions
180-second execution timeout
1 team project

Key features

I Ironclad

Contract creation, review, signing, storage and analysis in one platform
Ironclad Agent grounded in your contracts and deal history
No-code Workflow Designer with conditional logic
Central searchable contract repository
Smart Import for uploading legacy contracts
AppExchange-approved Salesforce integration
CLM API and Clickwrap API
Encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256)

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

From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.

Ironclad

Custom QuoteCustom

n8n

Community EditionFree (self-hosted)

Starter€20/mo billed annually

Pro€50/mo billed annually

Business€667/mo billed annually

EnterpriseCustom

Strengths and limitations

Ironclad

Covers the full contract lifecycle from creation to fulfillment
Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant and Q1 2025 Forrester Wave for CLM
Security is included at no extra cost, with AES-256 encryption at rest
Public CLM and Clickwrap APIs for developers