(Sorry: off topic) Question about this n8n thing

Ok, yes, a bit of searching would help but......

From what I've read, it is ..... similar to Node-red.
I know I'll get biased answers here, but I just wanted to ask where it stacks up to NR?

Similar, worse, better, alternative?
Compatible?

It isn't that similar to Node-RED, more like the flow based low-code tools built into other apps such as Unreal Engine. It doesn't really work on quite the same principals as Node-RED.

Also, it runs on a freemium model, only some things are available for free, many of the integrations are not (as I remember anyway, been a while since I looked at it in detail).

I've long looked at Node-RED alternatives. But there isn't anything quite like Node-RED. And no, that isn't a biased view, that is my Enterprise Architects view. N8N, at least the commercial version, does have some good integrations with other services and may suit some people looking for a more traditional compute model. But if you want a true open source, totally free to use, low-code, message-style flow compute tool, there is, I don't believe anything like Node-RED.

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Thanks.

Appreciate the info.