n8n Templates review: 13,000+ workflow and AI agent templates (2026)

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n8n Templates is the official library of ready-made workflows for n8n, the Berlin automation platform. It lists 13,490 templates, and 9,337 of them are tagged AI, so it suits small businesses that want a working AI agent to copy and adapt. Most templates are free and about one in ten is paid, from $1. To run them you need n8n Cloud, from €20 a month billed yearly (about £17), or the free self-hosted edition. I rate it ★★★★☆ 4/5.

Last updated 19 October 2026. Written by Annie, a search and digital marketing specialist. Based on the public store, pricing pages and documentation; I did not create an account or test agents. See the editorial policy.

Key facts

  • What it is: The official template library for n8n, where you copy ready-made workflows, including AI agents, into your own n8n
  • Made by: n8n GmbH, Berlin, Germany. Independent, with SAP among its investors since May 2026
  • Launched: The first template was published on 31 August 2019. The oldest paid template still listed dates from 31 March 2024
  • Size: 13,490 templates, of which 9,337 are tagged AI and 4,256 use n8n's AI Agent node (16 October 2026). About 4.9 million visits to the whole n8n.io domain in the three months to September 2026 (Similarweb)
  • Price: 12,173 templates are free. 1,317 are paid, from $1 to $1,999. Running them needs n8n Cloud, from €20 a month billed yearly (about £17), or the free self-hosted Community Edition
  • Best for: Small businesses with a hands-on builder who want proven AI agent workflows to adapt
  • Available in the UK: Yes. n8n Cloud data is stored in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Seller commission: None found on template sales. Creators sell paid templates through their own checkout, and can earn 30% of the n8n Cloud subscriptions they refer for 12 months
  • Our rating: ★★★★☆ 4/5

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What is n8n Templates?

n8n is a tool for building automations and AI agents out of connected steps, called nodes. Templates are finished workflows that other people have built and shared. You copy one into your own n8n, connect your accounts and switch it on.

AI is now most of the library. Of the 13,490 templates, 9,337 sit in the AI category, 1,458 in the "AI Chatbot, Assistant, Agent" group, and 4,256 use the AI Agent node, n8n's building block for an agent that picks and uses tools. Typical jobs are support chatbots, lead qualification, email replies and answering questions from company documents.

Each template page shows a "Use for free" or "Buy for" button. The free button lets you start an n8n Cloud account with the template, import it into an n8n workspace or self-hosted instance you already use, or copy the workflow as JSON to paste into the n8n canvas.

Who owns n8n Templates?

  • The library is run by n8n GmbH, registered at Novalisstr. 10, Berlin. It has no parent company.
  • n8n was founded in Berlin in 2019 by Jan Oberhauser, who is still Founder and CEO. Headquarters are in Berlin.
  • The first template went up on 31 August 2019. It was posted by Jan Oberhauser himself.
  • n8n is private. Its press page says it has raised $240 million from investors including Accel, Sequoia, Highland Europe, Felicis Ventures and NVentures (NVIDIA), plus a strategic investment from SAP.
  • In October 2025 a $180 million Series C led by Accel valued n8n at $2.5 billion. SAP's investment in May 2026 valued it at $5.2 billion.

The library is large and growing fast.

  • 13,490 templates on 16 October 2026. 5,707 of them were published in 2026, which is 42% of the library.
  • 9,337 templates in the AI category and 4,256 using the AI Agent node (16 October 2026).
  • Templates come from 2,910 creators, and 1,197 of them carry the verified badge (16 October 2026).
  • The most viewed template, AI agent chat by the n8n Team, showed 780,399 views on 16 October 2026.
  • About 4.9 million visits to n8n.io in the three months to September 2026, according to Similarweb. Traffic in the latest month was down 12.44% on the month before. That figure is for the whole n8n.io domain, not just the templates.
  • In May 2026 n8n said it had more than 1,400 enterprise customers and 1.7 million monthly active developers and builders.

How much does n8n Templates cost?

Most templates are free. What you pay for is n8n itself, plus the AI models and apps a template uses. My guide to n8n pricing explained covers every plan in full, so here are just the essentials.

Plan or feePriceWhat you get
Free templatesFree12,173 templates you can copy straight away
Paid templates$1-$1,999 each (under £1 to about £1,503). The middle price is $20 (about £15)A template bought from the creator's own checkout page
n8n Community EditionFreeSelf-hosted n8n on your own server, with almost every feature
n8n Cloud free trialFree for 14 days, no card needed1,000 executions to try templates on n8n's servers
n8n Cloud Starter€24 a month, or €20 a month billed yearly (about £21 or £17)2,500 workflow runs a month, AI models without your own API keys
n8n Cloud Pro€60 a month, or €50 a month billed yearly (about £52 or £43)10,000 workflow runs a month, admin roles, workflow history

The pricing page does not say whether VAT is included. n8n takes no commission on paid templates that I could find, because creators sell them through their own checkout pages.

Hidden costs

  • You need somewhere to run n8n. That means a Cloud plan after the 14-day trial, or a server you pay for and look after for the free Community Edition.
  • Most AI templates need a model. You either add your own API key, such as OpenAI or Google Gemini, and pay that provider, or on Cloud Starter and Pro you buy Gateway credits. These are prepaid, charged per request, and top-ups expire after 12 months.
  • Many templates rely on other services, some of them paid. The WhatsApp chatbot needs a WhatsApp Business Account, the document chatbot needs a Pinecone account, and AI agent chat uses SerpAPI for web search.
  • Plans count workflow runs. n8n's own FAQ says a workflow that runs every 5 minutes uses about 8,600-8,900 runs a month, well over Starter's 2,500.
  • n8n Cloud prices are in euros, and paid templates are priced in US dollars.

Best agents to try on n8n Templates

These are free, popular agent templates that fit everyday small business jobs.

AgentMade byWhat it doesPrice
AI agent chatn8n TeamA chat agent with memory that can search the web. The most viewed template in the library, with 780,399 viewsFree. Needs OpenAI and SerpAPI keys
Build your first AI agentLucas PeyrinA starter agent on Google Gemini with weather and news tools, built to show how agents use toolsFree. Needs a free Google AI API key
Building your first WhatsApp chatbotJimleukA WhatsApp sales agent that answers customer questions from your product brochureFree. Needs a WhatsApp Business Account and OpenAI
Create a branded AI-powered website chatbotWayne SimpsonA chat widget for your website that captures leads, books meetings in Outlook and hands over to a person. The widget carries a "Powered By" affiliate linkFree. Needs OpenAI and Microsoft Outlook
RAG chatbot for company documentsMihai FarcasAnswers staff questions from files in a Google Drive folder, and re-indexes files when they changeFree. Needs Google Gemini and Pinecone

Selling your agent on n8n Templates

  • Who can list: Anyone. You sign up for a free account on the n8n Creator Portal, export your workflow as JSON and submit it with a description.
  • Review: n8n reviews every submission. New creators can submit one template at a time and must wait for approval before sending the next. Sticky notes explaining the workflow are mandatory, API keys must not be typed into HTTP nodes, and copying someone else's workflow gets you banned.
  • Verified creators: After 3 approved templates you become verified. You get a badge, a private Discord channel with the product team, batches of up to 4 submissions, and the right to sell paid templates.
  • Paid templates: You set the price and sell through your own checkout. Listings link out to Gumroad, Stripe and PayPal pages. You must track payments and deliver the template yourself, and failing to deliver can get your account suspended. I found no commission or revenue share on these sales.
  • Affiliate earnings: n8n points creators to its affiliate programme, which pays 30% of n8n Cloud subscriptions you refer for the first 12 months. PartnerStack's listing says Cloud sign-ups that come from your templates are credited to you automatically. Payouts go by PayPal once a month, on balances of €100 or more.
  • Caveat: n8n's docs say the creator programme and template marketplace are still being developed, and details are likely to change.

What other people rate it

There are no ratings for the template library on its own, and template pages show view counts but no user reviews. These scores are for n8n as a whole.

  • G2: n8n reviews - 4.7/5 from 319 reviews, checked 16 October 2026.
  • Capterra UK: n8n.io - 4.6/5 from 48 reviews, checked 16 October 2026.
  • Trustpilot: n8n.io - 3/5 ("Average") from 50 reviews, checked 16 October 2026. Trustpilot notes that n8n has not replied to negative reviews.

What's good

  • It is a huge catalogue: 13,490 templates, 9,337 of them tagged AI, and 42% added in 2026 alone.
  • Every listing shows "Use for free" or a "Buy for" price before you click, so there are no surprises on the template itself.
  • n8n reviews every template, and its rules ban copied workflows and API keys typed into HTTP nodes.
  • The same template works on n8n Cloud and on self-hosted n8n, so you can keep your data on your own server if you need to.
  • n8n Cloud stores data in Frankfurt, inside the EU.
  • Official n8n Team templates and verified creator badges make it easier to pick a safe starting point.

What's not so good

  • Templates are starting points, not finished agents. You still connect accounts, add API keys, test and fix.
  • Paid templates are sold off-site through creators' own Gumroad, Stripe or PayPal pages, so n8n does not handle the sale or any refund.
  • There are no star ratings or reviews on templates, only view counts.
  • Prices are in euros and dollars, not pounds, and the pricing page says nothing about VAT.
  • Templates that use community nodes only work on self-hosted n8n, not on Cloud.

Who is it for?

It suits small businesses with one hands-on person, such as an operations lead, a technical founder or a freelancer setting up agents for clients. It is a good fit if you want a support chatbot, a WhatsApp sales agent or a document Q&A bot, and would rather adapt a proven workflow than start from a blank canvas. It also suits firms that want to self-host for control over their data.

Skip it if you want an agent that works the day you sign up, with no setup. Skip it too if nobody on your team is comfortable with API keys, credentials and fixing a workflow when an app changes.

Using it in the UK

  • Availability: I found no country restrictions. You can browse every template without an account.
  • On n8n Cloud: Start the 14-day free trial, which needs no card. Click "Use for free" on a template and send it to your Cloud workspace. Then add a credential for each app it uses, test it and switch it on. Hosted data is stored on servers in Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Self-hosted: Install the free Community Edition on your own server or a cloud provider, using Docker, Docker Compose, npm or n8n's one-line setup. That can be a UK data centre if you choose. Import templates through the "Import template to" option or by pasting the JSON into your canvas. You handle updates and security, and n8n collects usage telemetry unless you opt out.
  • Money: Cloud plans are priced in euros, and paid templates in US dollars. Paddle is n8n's merchant of record and handles VAT checks at payment, but the pricing page does not say whether VAT is included.
  • Privacy: n8n GmbH follows the EU GDPR and uses Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework when data leaves the EU. Its privacy policy was updated on 28 September 2026 and names no UK representative.

Interesting facts about n8n Templates

  • Template number 1, "Insert Excel data to Postgres", was posted by founder Jan Oberhauser on 31 August 2019.
  • The most expensive template costs $1,999 (about £1,503). It automates commercial insurance submissions to carriers.
  • n8n started life as "nodemation". Jan found the name too long to type in the command line, so he shortened it to n8n. It is always written in lower case and said as n eight n.
  • SAP's 2026 investment more than doubled n8n's valuation in under a year, to $5.2 billion, and n8n will be built into SAP's Joule Studio agent builder.

Alternatives to n8n Templates

  • Dify Marketplace - pick it if you want another open-source builder you can self-host, focused on AI chat apps, with free plugins and templates.
  • Relevance AI Agent Store - pick it if you want ready-made sales and marketing agents with less wiring, and data kept in London.
  • Apify Store - pick it if your agent mainly needs web scraping tools that run straight away, or if you want a store that handles payments for sellers.

Our rating

AreaScore
Choice5/5
Pricing clarity4/5
Getting started3/5
Trust and safety3/5
UK fit4/5
Overall★★★★☆ 4/5

n8n Templates is a huge, mostly free library of AI agent workflows, with EU hosting or full self-hosting. It saves hours of building, but it is a starting point for someone hands-on, not a finished agent.

Frequently asked questions

Are n8n templates free?

Most are. 12,173 of the 13,490 templates are free, and the rest cost $1-$1,999 from the creator. You still need n8n to run them, which is free if you self-host or from €20 a month billed yearly (about £17) on n8n Cloud.

Can I sell my own n8n templates?

Yes, once you are a verified creator with 3 approved templates. You set the price and sell through your own checkout, and you must deliver the template yourself. You can also earn 30% of n8n Cloud subscriptions referred through your templates for their first 12 months.

Do n8n templates work on self-hosted n8n?

Yes. You can import a template straight into your own instance or paste its JSON into the canvas. Templates built on community nodes only work on self-hosted n8n.

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