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n8n vs. Bolt.new

A practical comparison of n8n and Bolt.new across pricing, GDPR, EU AI Act risk, and workflow fit.

n8n

n8n

Open-source automation with AI nodes

DSGVO: conformEU-AI-Act: limitedFree tier

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Bolt.new

Full web apps from prompts — in the browser

DSGVO: partialEU-AI-Act: limitedFree tier

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Factorn8nBolt.new
PricingFree tierFree tier
GDPRconformpartial
EU AI Actlimitedlimited
Data residencyeuus
Use casesCode, Multimodal, Build & code, AutomateCode, Multimodal, Build & code, Brainstorm
Data quality
Updated6/15/20266/15/2026

Choose n8n when

Berlin-based, source-available. Self-host or cloud. Native AI nodes for LangChain, OpenAI, Anthropic, vector DBs.

Choose Bolt.new when

Generates React/Next.js/Vite apps incl. backend, in WebContainer. Very fast from whiteboard to running app.

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