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Comparison

Flowmage or n8n?
A fair comparison.

n8n is a strong platform with a large community, popular with technical teams. The question isn't what it can do, but who hosts, maintains, secures and builds it.

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Choose n8n if…

  • You have a technical team that wants to host and manage it themselves.
  • You want source-available code and community nodes.
  • You mainly connect international tools and APIs.

Choose Flowmage if…

  • You don't want to run your own servers, updates and security.
  • You work with Dutch software like AFAS, Nmbrs, Magister or TOPdesk.
  • You want a team to build the integrations for or with you.
  • AI must run on models in the Netherlands.

Where the difference is.

01

Self-hosting is self-managing

With self-hosted n8n you're responsible for servers, updates, backups and security. n8n Cloud runs on Azure in Frankfurt. Flowmage runs in Dutch data centres, and we keep it up.

02

Dutch software out of the box

n8n's community is international. For Dutch packages you often build it yourself. In Flowmage AFAS, Nmbrs, Carerix, Magister and TOPdesk are standard.

03

Platform and builders in one

With Flowmage you can hand over the building. The team that makes the platform also builds your integrations. No need to find an agency.

04

Own AI in the Netherlands

In n8n you connect third-party AI services. Flowmage has its own models, trained on Dutch data, in the Netherlands, and the Assistant builds flows from a description.

Side by side.

Companyn8n:n8n, BerlinFlowmage:Connect Stuff, Haarlem
Where your data livesn8n:Self-hosted, or n8n Cloud on Azure in FrankfurtFlowmage:Dutch data centres, not one byte leaves the Netherlands
AIn8n:Connect third-party AI servicesFlowmage:Own models in the Netherlands, nothing logged by default, never trained on your data
Dutch softwaren8n:Often built yourselfFlowmage:Standard connectors for AFAS, Nmbrs, Magister, TOPdesk and 200 more
Who buildsn8n:Your own team, or an expert from the communityFlowmage:We build for you, with you, or you build yourself
Supportn8n:Community and ticket supportFlowmage:Fixed contact, average response within five minutes

n8n details checked in October 2026.

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Ivan Sen, director of Tender-Link (translated)

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Frequently asked questions.

Can I host Flowmage myself?

No. Flowmage always runs in our Dutch environment. So you don't have to run servers, updates or security yourself.

Can I write code in Flowmage?

Yes. You build visually, and add JavaScript or TypeScript where the logic calls for it.

Can we switch from n8n?

Yes. We go through your existing automations, rebuild them in Flowmage and run both side by side for a while. Only when everything checks out do you switch the old ones off.

What does Flowmage cost?

Flowmage has one fixed monthly fee, with unlimited flows and runs. Implementation and support are billed on use. In a demo you get a price that fits your situation.

Rather build than maintain?

In the demo we show how you build flows in Flowmage, and what we can do for you.

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