Airtable vs n8n

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Airtable is the stronger AI pick in Low-Code & No-Code: it has a visibility score of 10.9 versus 1.3 for n8n, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Airtable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (10.9 vs 1.3)
You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27701 or SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA or TX-RAMP Level 2 coverage
User-friendly spreadsheet-database hybrid for no-code work
Collaborative operational data and lightweight workflows

Choose n8n if…

AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 24% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 or GDPR coverage
Avoids vendor lock-in and offers self-hosting

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Airtable	n8n
Visibility score	10.9%	1.3%
Change vs last week	down−1.5%	down−1.6%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#10	#40
Share of voice	3.2%	0.6%
Mentions this run	18	4
Positive in AI answers	24%	57%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Airtable −1.5pp · n8n −1.5999999999999999pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Airtable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

9.4%

1.9%

AI Mode

11.5%

Perplexity

11.8%

Airtablen8n

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

2Airtable ranked higher

0n8n ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Airtable	n8n
What are the best Low-Code & No-Code tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#8	#17
Which Low-Code & No-Code tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#1	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Airtable	n8n
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $20 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Cloud, with US and EU hosting options	Hosted on n8n Cloud or self-hosted on-prem or with Docker.
Integrations	—	2000+
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, TX-RAMP Level 2	SOC 2, GDPR
Support	—	Forum support on all plans, Email support on Enterprise, Dedicated support with SLA on Enterprise
Founded	2012	2019
Headquarters	—	Berlin, Germany
Employees	—	51–200
Funding	Series F · $1350M raised	Series C · $240M raised
Best for	Teams and enterprises that need to build governed, AI-enabled business apps and workflows without writing code.	Technical teams that want the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.