Bardeen
AI Workflow AutomationFreemium
Browser-native AI automation that scrapes pages, enriches records and runs playbooks directly inside Chrome for sales and recruiting teams.
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n8n
AI Workflow AutomationFreemium
Source-available workflow automation you can self-host for free, with per-execution pricing, native AI agent nodes and full code control.
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Pricing
Pricing Comparison
Bardeen
Free$0
100 credits/month, core playbooks, browser scraping
Professional$10/mo
Scheduled automations, premium integrations, AI actions, more credits
Business$15/user/mo
Shared playbooks, admin controls, team analytics, priority support
Enterprise$Custom
Custom credit volume, security review, dedicated onboarding
n8n
Community Edition$0
Self-hosted, unlimited workflows and executions, source available
Starter$20/mo
2,500 executions/month, unlimited workflows and users, AI credits included
Pro$50/mo
10,000 executions, 20 concurrent executions, admin roles, global variables
Business$800/mo
40,000 executions, SSO and LDAP, Git version control, multi-environment
Enterprise$Custom
Unlimited executions, 200+ concurrency, dedicated SLA support, log streaming
Features
Feature Comparison
Bardeen
Browser AutomationWeb ScrapingMagic Box Builder1,000+ PlaybooksLinkedIn ScrapingData EnrichmentAutobooks TriggersScheduled RunsLocal ProcessingCRM SyncForm FillingAI Text GenerationScreenshot CaptureGoogle Sheets ExportChrome ExtensionTeam Playbook SharingScraper TemplatesAdmin Controls
n8n
Self-HostingPer-Execution BillingNode Graph EditorJavaScript NodesPython NodesAI Agent NodesLangChain SupportVector Stores500+ IntegrationsCustom NodesWebhooksSub-WorkflowsError WorkflowsExecution HistoryGit Version ControlEnvironment StagingCommunity NodesSSO and LDAP
Fit
Best For & Not For
Bardeen
✅ Best For
✅Sales development reps and recruiters who spend hours copying prospect data from LinkedIn and web directories into a CRM or spreadsheet
✅Growth marketers who need to pull structured data from websites and SaaS dashboards that expose no public API
✅Solo operators and small GTM teams who want prebuilt playbooks rather than building automation logic from scratch
✅Anyone whose bottleneck is browser-based repetitive work such as scraping, form filling and record enrichment rather than server-side app syncing
❌ Not For
❌Teams needing server-side automations that run reliably when your laptop is closed, since much of Bardeen's power depends on the browser being open
❌Companies wanting a general-purpose workflow engine with routers, loops and error handling across hundreds of backend systems
❌Users who need verified contact data at scale, because enrichment credits are consumed fast and Bardeen is not a dedicated data provider
❌Organisations with strict policies against browser scraping of platforms like LinkedIn, which may conflict with those platforms' terms
n8n
✅ Best For
✅Developers and technical operators who want unlimited executions at near-zero cost by self-hosting on a small VPS
✅Companies with data residency, GDPR or compliance constraints that rule out sending workflow data through a third-party cloud
✅Teams building AI agents and RAG pipelines who need vector stores, memory and multiple model providers inside the same workflow canvas
✅High-volume automation users whose complex multi-step workflows would be prohibitively expensive under per-task or per-credit billing
❌ Not For
❌Non-technical users who want a point-and-click experience, since expressions, JSON handling and node debugging assume real technical comfort
❌Teams with no DevOps capacity, because self-hosting means you own updates, backups, SSL renewal and uptime monitoring
❌Anyone needing the broadest connector library, as n8n ships around 500 integrations versus thousands on Zapier and Make
❌Cloud users who rely on community-built nodes, since n8n Cloud disables community node installation for security reasons
Availability
Platform & Accessibility
Bardeen
chrome-extensionweb-based
n8n
web-baseddesktopapi
Use & Audience
Tasks & Who It's For
Integrations
Integrations
Bardeen
Social Media
LinkedIn
CRM
HubSpotSalesforcePipedrive
Data & Spreadsheets
Google Sheets
Writing & Docs
Notion
Communication
SlackGmail
Database
Airtable
Other
OpenAI
n8n
Database
PostgresAirtablePineconeSupabase
Communication
SlackTelegram
Data & Spreadsheets
Google Sheets
Other
OpenAIAnthropic
Development
GitHub
Writing & Docs
Notion
Webhooks & API
HTTP Request
Use Cases
Real-world Use Cases
Bardeen
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Sanjay is an SDR at a cybersecurity startup and used to spend 90 minutes a day copying LinkedIn prospects into HubSpot. A Bardeen playbook now scrapes and enriches 50 prospects in four minutes, giving him an extra hour of live calling every day.2
Ellie recruits for a design agency and built a playbook that scrapes portfolio sites from a curated list, extracts contact emails and drops everything into Airtable, cutting her sourcing time per role from two days to three hours.3
Hugo runs competitive intelligence at a DTC brand. His scheduled Bardeen scraper checks eight competitor pricing pages every morning and logs changes to a Google Sheet, so his team spotted a rival's 20 percent price drop within hours instead of weeks.n8n
1
Arjun, a backend engineer at a fintech startup, moved 40 Zapier automations to self-hosted n8n on a $5 VPS and cut the team's automation bill from $340 a month to under $10 with no loss in reliability.2
Freya runs data ops at a healthcare analytics firm where patient data cannot leave EU infrastructure. She self-hosts n8n in their own cloud and now automates report generation that compliance had previously blocked entirely.3
Ivan built an internal support agent using n8n's AI agent node connected to a vector store of 900 help articles. It now resolves 62 percent of tier-one tickets before a human ever opens them.Keep Exploring