n8n consultants for teams done bridging apps by hand.

n8n is a workflow automation platform used to connect business apps and run multi-step processes without manual work, things like logging emails to a CRM, routing new leads, generating documents, or sending alerts. Workflows can branch on conditions, run custom code, and call AI models where a step needs it.

n8n has a free, self-hosted Community edition that includes most features, but your business provides and maintains the server. n8n Cloud is a paid, fully managed service billed by workflow execution, where one execution is a single run of a whole workflow no matter how many steps it has. Current prices are on n8n's pricing page.

n8n Cloud suits most small businesses because n8n handles hosting, updates, and scaling. Self-hosting suits businesses that need full control over where their data lives and have someone to handle updates, backups, and security. Whispers Lab recommends one during the Automation Audit based on the data involved, the budget, and who will maintain it.

Yes. An n8n workflow can send text or documents to an AI model to classify, extract, or summarize, then use the result in later steps. Whispers Lab adds AI only where a plain rule can't do the job, because rules are cheaper and more predictable. Neither of our two published n8n builds needed AI.

After a Whispers Lab build, you get documentation, video walkthroughs, and an error workflow that alerts a named person when a run fails. Automation Care starts at $500 a month for ongoing monitoring and fixes; AI Growth Partner starts at $1,250 a month when you also want one standard new workflow each month.

Whispers Lab starts with a $250 Automation Audit that maps which workflows are worth building. Builds are quoted as a fixed price with no hourly billing, and the $250 is credited toward the build. n8n's own subscription or server costs are separate and estimated during the Audit.