N8n.io – Workflow automation alternative to Zapier
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderThanks a lot for posting! Even though I had actually planned to post it later myself ;-) Happy to see my project finally live on hacker news! n8n is a free node-based "Open Source" (Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause) Workflow Automation Tool. It can be self-hosted, easily extended, and so also used with internal tools. Currently, there is no hosted version yet but you can sign up on the website if you are interested to get informed once it is…
IMHO, N8n isn't great if you care about security. It's not that the tool itself is inherently insecure - it's more about how users are encouraged to use it. Nearly all workflows built using N8n that I've seen face some kind of prompt injection vulnerability. This is primarily because, in most cases, you configure the LLM by directly inserting external data into the system prompt. As many of you know, the system prompt has the highest execution priority, meaning instructions…
I skimmed the fair-code license and it… makes sense.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 946
- Total comments
- 297
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-08 | N8n.io – Workflow automation alternative to ZapierFirst breakout · Best thread | tablet | 728 | 196 |
| 2022-06-02 | N8n: Automate Without Limits | memorable | 21 | 2 |
| 2025-03-27 | Flexible AI workflow automation for technical teams | wertyk | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-05-03 | N8n – Flexible AI workflow automation for technical teamsLatest 20+ point return | XCSme | 195 | 99 |