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n8n Business Automation

What is n8n about?

n8n is a workflow automation tool based on a fair code distribution model. This means that n8n has visible source code that is available for self-hosting. In addition, users can add their own functions, logic and applications. n8n has more than 300 different workflow automation nodes.

Companies that rely on workflow automation are the target audience for n8n. With n8n software, users can connect a wide variety of web applications via APIs and trigger workflows using various triggers without any programming knowledge. It is possible to synchronize data between more than 90 applications, create powerful workflows and create custom integrations (nodes).

The free and open node-based workflow automation tool can be hosted by the user and is easy to extend. With n8n, users can go beyond simple integrations and create multi-level workflows by combining both third-party APIs and their own internal tools. In this way, users are provided with easy-to-use automation that ties together all the pieces of systems that would otherwise be very complex and disconnected.

With n8n, it is an iPaaS platform. That is, it is a cloud automation tool with the goal of connecting cloud applications (such as Office365, Hubspot, Asana and and). In this way, apps can share data and information with each other that would otherwise have to be moved manually with many individual clicks. The purpose of such platforms: By automating small, administrative and time-consuming steps, the people behind the computer have more time for other, more fulfilling tasks.

IPaaS can be used for a wide range of purposes: Marketing, HR, CRM, sales, administration, accounting and many other areas can be integrated, making iPaaS attractive to a wide range of businesses. Of course, this hasn't just caught n8n's attention. The tool competes with the likes of Zapier, Make or PowerAutomate.


The future of workflow automation

Manual workflows can easily lead to disruption or slowdown of operations. Businesses are susceptible to a variety of bottlenecks that lead to inefficiencies due to lack of visibility and reliance on employees. Automating workflows is a safeguard against potential obstacles. Automation doesn't just save time. Repetitive tasks are completed automatically, cannot be forgotten, and do not require additional time. Of course, this is not limited to the area of workflow automation. The same benefits also arise when automating other processes. Automation of subscription management, recurring billing and recurring payments, for example, can also lead to massive time and cost savings in subscription business models.


Highlights:

Multiple triggering: A workflow can be started in n8n by multiple triggers and then merge into one process.

The modular design: The interface of n8n convinced us completely. We know this modularity in a similar form from Make and have long since learned to appreciate it. Especially when the demand is to be able to automate without much programming knowledge, this detail is very important. Which tools are used, which functions are executed and what happens afterwards is immediately apparent.

Fast app development: Yes, n8n does not yet have the mass of apps supported by n8n. But new apps can be added very quickly, either by n8n itself or by having good programming skills yourself. Especially if you host n8n.io yourself, you can do just about anything you want with the code and extend it as you like via JSON or Javascript. We like that!

Export as JSON: In n8n whole processes can be exported as JSON. This way, duplicating processes or using them as templates is very easy. A feature that is available in many other tools, but is almost nowhere a reality in this simplicity. This is not least a merit of the open source model of n8n, in which we still see a lot of potential in the coming months.


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