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n8n.io · Workflow automation · checked 2026-10-11

43/100DBand D

Rank 12 of 41 in Workflow automation, where the median is 30.

Public transparency score, not a product or security rating. Latest check: 2026-10-11. How the score works.

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Overview

5 days since the newest dated result, 5 since the oldest. 12 of 12 criteria have a measured result in the last 30 days. Failed checks and undated results are excluded.

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n8n

n8n.io · Workflow automation

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
D 43of 100 Rank 12 of 41

Published commitments5 of 9 found

Measured behaviour1 of 3 found

Checked 2026-10-11. Every line links the page we found it on. A cross means we found nothing at the addresses we checked, not that the vendor has no such document. A transparency score, not a product rating.

Downloads include all checks, source URLs, dates and the snapshot ID for your procurement file. We do not issue badges.

The label is the whole measurement in one object: every criterion with its weight, the band, and the date. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.

Every line in it links the page we found the result on, or lists the addresses we checked. A cross means we found nothing there, not that n8n has no such document.

Where n8n sits in Workflow automation

  1. A0 0%
  2. B1 2%
  3. C4 10%
  4. D8 20%
  5. E14 34%
  6. F14 34%
41 vendors with a score; 2 more without a score because we could measure too little. Bands have fixed thresholds, see how the score works.

The band of n8n is marked. Vendors without a score are the ones where we could measure too few criteria to rank them – a gap on our side, counted separately.

What n8n states

The exact figures and names we read off the pages linked below, with the sentence they stand in. This is what they publish, not what we verified about their systems.

Gaps, heaviest first

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Data processing agreement (DPA)

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No data processing agreement found.

Checked 8 addresses on 2026-10-11.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://n8n.io/legal/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://n8n.io/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://n8n.io/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  4. https://n8n.io/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://n8n.io/legal/data-processing-addendum – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://n8n.io/legal/gdpr – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://n8n.io/trust/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://n8n.io/privacy/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Data processing agreement in Workflow automation: 9 of 42 companies

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Subprocessors: the published list

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No subprocessor list found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-10-11.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://n8n.io/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://n8n.io/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://n8n.io/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://n8n.io/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  5. https://n8n.io/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://n8n.io/privacy/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://n8n.io/legal/subprocessor-list – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Subprocessor list in Workflow automation: 7 of 42 companies

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Status page with incident history

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No public status page found.

Checked 3 addresses on 2026-10-11.

Show the 3 addresses we checked
  1. https://status.n8n.io/ – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://n8n.io/status – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://n8n.io.statuspage.io/ – Could not be fetched: fetch failed.

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Across the market: Status page with history in Workflow automation: 12 of 42 companies

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HTTPS enforced with HSTS

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No enforced HTTPS with HSTS found.

  • HSTS max-age 0 seconds.
    Show the exact wording

    max-age=0; includeSubDomains

    Read at https://n8n.io/
  • HSTS options includeSubDomains.
    Show the exact wording

    max-age=0; includeSubDomains

    Read at https://n8n.io/

Checked 2 addresses on 2026-10-11.

Show the 2 addresses we checked
  1. http://n8n.io/ – redirects to https://n8n.io/
  2. https://n8n.io/ – HSTS max-age=0

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Across the market: HTTPS enforced with HSTS in Workflow automation: 28 of 43 companies

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Third-party requests seen on the first load, before any interaction.

  • Third-party hosts we saw on the first load 6 cloudflareinsights.com, cookie-script.com, googletagmanager.com, paddle.com, plausible.io, windows.net.
    Show the 6 exact wordings

    static.cloudflareinsights.com

    Read at https://n8n.io/

    cdn.cookie-script.com

    Read at https://n8n.io/

    www.googletagmanager.com

    Read at https://n8n.io/

    cdn.paddle.com

    Read at https://n8n.io/

    plausible.io

    Read at https://n8n.io/

    n8niostorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net

    Read at https://n8n.io/

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-11.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://n8n.io/ – third-party requests before any interaction: cdn.cookie-script.com, cdn.paddle.com, n8niostorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net, plausible.io, static.cloudflareinsights.com, www.googletagmanager.com

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Across the market: No third-party tracking before consent in Workflow automation: 3 of 42 companies

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Uptime SLA with a figure

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No uptime figure found.

Checked 6 addresses on 2026-10-11.

Show the 6 addresses we checked
  1. https://n8n.io/legal/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://n8n.io/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://n8n.io/legal/service-level-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://n8n.io/trust/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://n8n.io/uptime – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://n8n.io/legal/uptime-sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Uptime SLA with a figure in Workflow automation: 6 of 41 companies

Evidence

The full source lists sit behind these two groups, so that the answer above stays readable.

Published, with a source 6
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Data location: where they say data is hosted

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The hosting location is stated on a public page.

  • Locations named next to the hosting wording European Union. This does not establish the company’s headquarters.
    Show the exact wording

    The physical hardware powering n8n, and the data stored by the platform, is currently hosted in the European Union.

    Read at https://n8n.io/legal/security/

Source: https://n8n.io/legal/security/ · checked 2026-10-11

Across the market: Data location stated in Workflow automation: 12 of 41 companies

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Public pricing with figures

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Actual numbers on a public page.

Source: https://n8n.io/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-11

Across the market: Public pricing in Workflow automation: 27 of 41 companies

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Notice before subprocessors change

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The vendor commits publicly to giving notice before the list changes.

Source: https://n8n.io/legal/sub-processors/ · checked 2026-10-11

Across the market: Notice before subprocessors change in Workflow automation: 10 of 41 companies

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Certifications named (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

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SOC 2 or ISO 27001 named on a public page.

  • Named on that page SOC 2 (not counted: the sentence does not carry it). The sentence we kept does not carry this finding on its own, so it counts in no list and no figure.
    Show the exact wording

    Compliance n8n aligns its security program to SOC 2, a standard framework for security compliance.

    Read at https://n8n.io/legal/security/

Source: https://n8n.io/legal/security/ · checked 2026-10-11

Across the market: Certifications named in Workflow automation: 24 of 41 companies

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security.txt (RFC 9116)

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Served at /.well-known/security.txt.

Source: https://n8n.io/.well-known/security.txt · checked 2026-10-11

Across the market: security.txt (RFC 9116) in Workflow automation: 7 of 39 companies

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Named privacy contact (DPO or privacy address)

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A data protection officer or a dedicated privacy address is named.

Source: https://n8n.io/legal/privacy/ · checked 2026-10-11

Across the market: Named privacy contact in Workflow automation: 27 of 41 companies

History

100 0 2026-10-04: 43 of 1002026-10-11: 43 of 100 2026-10-04 2026-10-11
Score over the last 2 runs we measured n8n in: 43 (2026-10-04), 43 (2026-10-11).

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n8n

6 found · 6 not found · 0 not measured across 12 public checks.

12 of 12 criteria have a measured result from the last 30 days. Oldest dated result: 2026-10-11.

Investigate 6 open evidence questions
  1. Data processing agreement

    Please share the current data processing agreement for the product and plan we are considering, including its annexes and signing process.

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  2. Subprocessor list

    Which subprocessors apply to our product, what does each process, and in which countries? Please share the current list.

    Inspect this check
  3. Status page with history

    Where can we review incident history for the service we will use, and how do we subscribe to incident updates?

    Inspect this check
  4. Uptime SLA with a figure

    Which availability commitment applies to our plan? Please include the measurement window, exclusions and credit claim process.

    Inspect this check
  5. HTTPS enforced with HSTS

    How is HTTPS enforced on the product and sign-in domains we will use? Please distinguish those domains from the public website.

    Inspect this check
  6. No third-party tracking before consent

    Which third-party requests occur before a visitor makes a choice, and for what purpose? Please distinguish the public website from the product.

    Inspect this check

Compare

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Compared with

Each comparison lists only the criteria where the two differ, with the source for every one. All comparisons.