LangChain vs n8n

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

The short answer

n8n is the stronger AI pick in AI Agents: it has a visibility score of 22 versus 10.4 for LangChain, and ranks ahead in 60% of the answers that name both.

Choose LangChain if…

You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)
Stateful multi-agent orchestration via state graphs
Strong open-source adoption with large download numbers
Suited to enterprise agent loops

Choose n8n if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (22 vs 10.4)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 17% positive)
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	LangChain	n8n
Visibility score	10.4%	22%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in AI Agents	#12	#5
Share of voice	2.7%	4.4%
Mentions this run	18	30
Positive in AI answers	17%	57%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

LangChain 0pp · n8n 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

n8n leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

12.6%

27.2%

AI Mode

13.3%

7.6%

Perplexity

5.2%

31.3%

LangChainn8n

Head to head in AI answers

10 engine answers name both brands

4LangChain ranked higher

6n8n ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	LangChain	n8n
What are the best AI Agents tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#13	#4
Best AI agent platform for startups	ChatGPT	#9	#2
Compare the leading AI Agents platforms	AI Mode	#2	#9
Compare the leading AI Agents platforms	Perplexity	#7	#10
Alternatives to the most popular AI agent platform	ChatGPT	#7	#1
Best AI agent platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#14	#1
Official website of the top AI agent platform vendors	ChatGPT	#24	#22
Where can I sign up for an AI agent platform?	ChatGPT	#2	#3
Where can I sign up for an AI agent platform?	AI Mode	#12	#2
Who makes the most used AI agent platform?	Perplexity	#2	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	LangChain	n8n
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $39 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS), hybrid (SaaS control plane with self-hosted data plane), or self-hosted in the customer's VPC	Hosted on n8n Cloud or self-hosted on-prem or with Docker.
Integrations	—	2000+
Compliance	—	SOC 2, GDPR
Support	Community forum, Support portal, Email support, Slack	Forum support on all plans, Email support on Enterprise, Dedicated support with SLA on Enterprise
Founded	2023	2019
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	Berlin, Germany
Employees	201–500	51–200
Funding	Series B, led by IVP	Series C · $240M raised
Best for	Teams building agents that need control over models, context, memory and deployment, and the ability to test, govern and improve them in production	Technical teams that want the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.