COMPARED / N8N
LANDA vs n8n: Self-Hosted Automation, With or Without You Running It
A serious tool, and a real question about who maintains it at 2am.
What n8n is.
n8n is a powerful automation platform you can self-host, with proper branching, error handling and code where you need it. For anyone technical it is excellent, and the self-hosted version means your data stays yours.
What LANDA is.
LANDA does the same class of work, and then keeps it running. The distinction is not capability, it is who is responsible when a workflow fails on a Saturday.
Choose n8n when
- You or someone on your team is technical and wants to own it.
- You specifically want self-hosting for cost or data reasons.
- Building it is interesting to you rather than a chore.
Choose LANDA when
- You like the idea and know you will never sit down and build it.
- Something is already running on it and the person who built it has moved on.
- You need it maintained, not just created.
If you are technical, use it. It is a better tool than most people realise and you do not need anyone's help. The thing worth being honest about is that self-hosted anything is a commitment: updates, backups and a failure at an inconvenient hour are all now yours.
Usually it is both.
Some of the best outcomes are built on it and handed over with documentation, so the business owns the work rather than renting it. Ownership is the point of choosing it.