Suede AI Agent Studio vs n8n Hosted, client-ready, and paid per call.
n8n is a node-based workflow tool you run in n8n's cloud or host yourself. Suede AI Agent Studio is a hosted agent platform with the client business built in: a CRM, an AI receptionist, an SEO workspace and a free audit that opens sales, plus agents you build from a sentence, on a canvas or in TypeScript. Eligible agents you publish take payment per call.
How does Suede AI Agent Studio compare with n8n?
n8n is a node-based workflow automation platform with a hosted cloud and a free, self-hosted Community Edition, with AI Agent nodes, MCP support and human approval for tool calls.
| Feature | Suede AI Agent Studio | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/month One hosted Studio plan with 3 client workspaces. No execution tier and no server bill beside it. | Varies Plans include Starter, Pro, Business and Enterprise. See n8n's pricing page for current pricing. |
| How you start | Free audit Sign in and build: the website audit and dry runs are free, and there is no instance to stand up first. | Self-host or trial Free Community Edition to self-host, or a cloud trial capped at 1,000 executions. |
| Billing unit | Usage, not executions No monthly execution quota. A run bills its model and priced tool calls, and a logic-only run costs nothing. | Executions Plans set monthly workflow executions, with unlimited users and workflows. |
| What one run counts as | Its actual cost A run that only routes, filters or formats data is free. You pay for the model and priced tool calls it makes. | One execution An execution is one run of a whole workflow, however many steps it takes, and it counts toward the plan quota. |
| Client work on the free edition | 3 client workspaces Built to run agents for the businesses you serve, each client in its own workspace with brand, audits and reports. | License limits Community Edition is licensed for internal business, non-commercial and personal use. |
| Build style | Sentence, canvas or code A node canvas like n8n's with 113 node types, plus a one-sentence draft and a TypeScript SDK that pushes agents from the terminal. | Node canvas Workflow canvas with an AI Agent node, MCP client and server triggers, and human approval for tool calls. |
| CRM and pipelines | Built in No CRM node to wire up: contacts, pipelines, one inbox, calendars and invoices live in the same workspace as the agents. | Not listed No built-in CRM on n8n's pricing page. |
| AI phone answering | AI receptionist Answers business calls, takes the caller's details and saves a message or tries your team. | Not listed No AI phone answering on n8n's pricing page. |
| SEO and AI search visibility | Built in Keyword research, rank tracking and checks on whether ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity quote a client's site. | Not listed No rank tracking or AI answer checks on n8n's pricing page. |
| Sell an agent per call | Native, opt-in Eligible published agents enable x402 payments, and settled calls route USDC to your payout wallet. | Not listed No per-call seller payout on n8n's pricing page. |
n8n facts come from n8n's own site. n8n pricing varies: see n8n's pricing page. The Suede column reads from the live plan and catalog: see Suede pricing.
n8n facts read on from n8n.io/pricing, docs.n8n.io/sustainable-use-license and blog.n8n.io/build-without-limits-everything-you-need-to-know-about-n8ns-new-pricing.
What do n8n's plans include beside Suede AI Agent Studio?
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| n8n Community Edition | Varies | Self-hosted under the Sustainable Use License: internal business, non-commercial and personal use |
| n8n Starter | Varies | 2,500 workflow executions a month |
| n8n Pro | Varies | 10,000 workflow executions a month |
| n8n Business | Varies | 40,000 workflow executions a month, self-hosted |
| n8n Enterprise | Varies | Custom executions, hosted or self-hosted |
| Suede AI Agent Studio | $99/month | Hosting, 3 client workspaces, the CRM, AI employees and the agent builder. No execution quota: runs draw on usage credit. |
n8n pricing varies. For current n8n plans, see n8n's pricing page.
What do buyers ask before they switch?
Does Suede AI Agent Studio count executions like n8n?
No. n8n counts each full workflow run as one execution against the plan's monthly quota. Suede has no execution quota: a run bills its model and priced tool calls, and a logic-only run costs nothing.
Can I run client work on Suede AI Agent Studio without a commercial license?
Yes. n8n's free Community Edition is licensed for internal business, non-commercial and personal use. The Suede Studio plan is built for client work, with 3 client workspaces and per-call sales for agents you publish.
What is the difference between n8n and Suede AI Agent Studio?
n8n is a workflow tool you host yourself or run in its cloud. Suede AI Agent Studio is hosted for you and adds the client business around the agents: a CRM, an AI receptionist, an SEO workspace, a free prospect audit and per-call payments for agents you publish.
How does n8n pricing compare with Suede AI Agent Studio?
n8n pricing varies, and n8n's own pricing page lists its current plans. The Suede AI Agent Studio plan is $99 a month with 3 client workspaces and the SEO Fix Plan, and runs draw on usage credit at your plan's rate. Hosting and the model come with the studio, so there is no server to run.
Can developers write agents in code on Suede AI Agent Studio?
Yes. Install @suedeai/agents, define an agent in one TypeScript file, test it locally and push it live with the suede CLI. The Code view shows any canvas agent as TypeScript too.
Does Suede AI Agent Studio support MCP?
Yes. Eligible published agents are served as tools on the Suede MCP endpoint, so Claude and other MCP clients call them directly.
Where do you go from here?
Build your first agent today. Then put it to work for a client.
Describe the job in a sentence, watch the studio draft it, and test it free in a dry run before it goes live.
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