Comp AI vs n8n
A side-by-side comparison of Comp AI and n8n to help you choose the right AI agent platform for your workflows.
Comp AI
These tools solve entirely different problems—Comp AI owns compliance automation with an open-source agent layer, while n8n owns developer-controlled workflow orchestration—so the right pick is purely a function of whether your immediate need is SOC 2 evidence collection or building internal automations.
You are a founder or compliance lead at a small SaaS company chasing SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA and want a Vanta/Drata alternative whose evidence-collection agents you can inspect, fork, or self-host under AGPLv3.
You need a general-purpose workflow automation engine to connect SaaS tools or run AI agent pipelines internally, and compliance certification is not the goal.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Comp AI | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Not published; sales-gated. Free self-host of the AGPLv3 core. | Free (self-hosted), $20/mo Cloud |
| Our Rating | 4.2/5 | 4.3/5 |
| Category | ai orchestration | workflow automation |
| Website | https://trycomp.ai | https://n8n.io |
Comp AI
Open-source compliance automation for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and FedRAMP. Hosted at trycomp.ai; AGPLv3 core agents on GitHub at trycompai/comp.
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation with a visual editor, real self-hosting, and 400+ integrations. Where n8n beats Zapier and Make, and the license catch most reviews skip.