n8n

Week 2026-W17 · 26 Apr 2026 Vendor-Neutral
60 /100 Mixed Signals
3.4/5 (52)
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AUDITOR SUMMARY
  • Strength: Strong, verified compliance posture with SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and GDPR/HIPAA documentation. The open-source, self-hostable nature provides maximum data control.

Trust Score Trend

12-month rolling window

Week 1 of 2 — Trust score tracking has begun

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Trust Score 60/100 CONDITIONAL
Est. Annual Cost See TCO ↓ 100 users / yr
Top Risk MED Reliability Overall: High
Priority Action Review report ↓ ↓ PDF  · TCO  · Hardening
Compliance
35/35
Legal / IP
15/25
Security
0/25
Market
5/15
Sub-total
55/100
Raise this score: Require IP indemnification clause +10 pts
This report updates every week. Weekly AI vendor intelligence — trust scores, contract red flags, competitive shifts.
02Weekly Intelligence

This Week's Intelligence

Trust 60
Security 40
Legal 45

No new events — monitoring active.

KEY TAKEAWAY

Initial audit baseline: The platform's strong enterprise features and compliance are critically undermined by a poor security patching posture, including a known exploited vulnerability.

This Week's Actions
  • ACTImmediately engage vendor for a patch timeline on all critical/high CVEs.
  • ACTDevelop a hardening guide for self-hosted instances, starting with disabling the Git node.
  • ACTRequest a written DPA from the vendor to clarify AI training data rights.
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Cumulative Intelligence

Patterns and signals detected over time — based on 50+ community data points from GitHub, X/Twitter, Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Overflow

Patterns Detected

  • Initial audit baseline established this week.

Early Warnings

  • Detailed community analysis available in report body

Long-term Trends

  • Trend tracking begins this week; subsequent audits will surface directional changes.

Strategic Insights

03Verdict & Recommendation

Enterprise Verdict

! Conditional Approval
Risk: High 50 sources
Key Strength

Detailed community analysis available in report body

Required Before Approval
  • Patch 8 unresolved HIGH/CRITICAL CVE(s) before enterprise rollout

Before You Sign

Procurement checklist — complete these before committing budget.

🟡 MEDIUM General
If the tool produces content that infringes on third-party IP, you need contractual protection against infringement claims.
🟢 LOW General
Ensure you can retrieve your data within 30 days of cancellation in standard formats (CSV, JSON, API).

Enterprise Contract Requirements

7 clauses generated from audit findings — add these to your vendor agreement before signing.

Must-Add Clauses (Top 3 Priority)

  1. AI Training Data Exclusion CRITICAL
  2. Data Processing Agreement (GDPR Article 28) CRITICAL
  3. IP Ownership & Indemnification HIGH
CRITICAL Data & AI Training AI Training Data Exclusion Expand
Vendor shall not use Customer Data, including code, prompts, or generated outputs, to train, fine-tune, or evaluate any AI or machine learning model. This prohibition extends to all sub-processors and affiliates. Violation constitutes a material breach.
CRITICAL GDPR / Data Processing Data Processing Agreement (GDPR Article 28) Expand
A Data Processing Agreement compliant with GDPR Article 28 must be executed prior to any data transfer. The DPA must identify all sub-processors, specify data retention periods, and provide for the right to audit.
HIGH Intellectual Property IP Ownership & Indemnification Expand
All code, suggestions, completions, and outputs generated for Customer constitute Customer's intellectual property. Vendor shall indemnify and defend Customer against any third-party IP infringement claims arising from use of the Service.
HIGH Liability Liability Cap Expand
Vendor's aggregate liability for any claim shall not exceed the greater of (a) fees paid in the 12 months preceding the claim or (b) $500,000. This cap shall not apply to breaches of confidentiality or indemnification obligations.
HIGH Exit & Portability Data Export & Exit Rights Expand
Upon termination, Vendor shall provide Customer with a complete export of all Customer Data in machine-readable format (JSON or CSV) within 30 days at no charge. Vendor shall retain Customer Data for 90 days post-termination solely for export purposes.
MEDIUM Contract Terms Auto-Renewal Opt-Out Expand
This Agreement shall not auto-renew unless Customer provides written confirmation no later than 60 days before the renewal date. Vendor shall provide written notice of upcoming renewal no later than 90 days before the renewal date.
MEDIUM Security Security Incident Notification Expand
Vendor shall notify Customer of any confirmed or suspected security incident affecting Customer Data within 48 hours of discovery. Notification shall include nature of the incident, data affected, and remediation steps taken.
04Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Seven-category enterprise risk analysis derived from community and vendor signals. Each card shows the evidence tier and the underlying finding.

Medium Reliability Community Data

Vendor viability score: 65/100. No community-reported outages or reliability incidents found in recent data.

High Cost Predictability Community Data

Vendor financial stability score: 65/100. Enterprises should negotiate fixed-rate contracts and monitor pricing changes.

High Vendor Lock-in Community Data

Data export status unclear. Integration score: 0/100. Webhooks available, reducing lock-in risk.

Medium Data Privacy Community Data

Compliance score: 100/100. GDPR: dpa_available. Encryption at rest: yes.

Low Compliance Posture Community Data

SOC 2: type_ii. ISO 27001: certified. Overall compliance score: 100/100.

Medium AI Transparency Community Data

No training on user data detected. Code ownership terms unclear. Legal/ToS risk score: 65/100.

Verified — Confirmed by vendor documentation or disclosure Community — Derived from developer forums, GitHub, and community reports
05Security & Compliance
New risk signals detected weekly. Weekly AI vendor intelligence — trust scores, contract red flags, competitive shifts.
06Legal & Intellectual Property

Exit & Migration Risk

How hard is it to leave? Assess lock-in before you commit.

Lock-in Score
50/10
🟡 MODERATE LOCK-IN
Data Portability Unknown
API Available No
Auto-Renewal Clause Not Detected
Termination Notice 30 days
⚠ Contract Red Flags
  • Auto-renewal terms and data export rights not publicly documented — verify before signing.
Migration Notes: Full contract terms for n8n require direct vendor engagement. Ensure data portability on exit, notice period, and pricing lock clauses are negotiated before execution.
07Financial Analysis

Vendor Financial Health

📈 Viability Signals
Stability: 50/100

No public financial data available for n8n. Treat as elevated viability risk for long-term enterprise contracts; request audited financials or escrow agreement if vendor is critical infrastructure.

TCO Calculator

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08Contract & Procurement

Pricing Tier Risk Analysis

Per-tier compliance posture data is being collected for this vendor. Check back after the next weekly refresh, or contact the vendor directly to request enterprise tier documentation (SOC 2, DPA, audit logs).

09Community & Market Signals

Community Evidence

Sentiment analysis and recurring issues from developer & enterprise community signals this week. 🟢 Vendor Data 🟠 Community Signal

Community Evidence This Week

Specific signals from GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit, Stack Overflow, and the web — what the community is actually saying

Due Diligence Alerts

Priority reviews, recommended inquiries, and verified strengths — based on 106+ community data points

Verified Strength Low Detailed community analysis available in report body
Inferred from 106+ signals across GitHub, HackerNews, and community forums

Search Interest & Popularity Signals

Real-time data from Google Trends and VS Code Marketplace. Reflects public search momentum — not a quality indicator.

Google Search Interest
Relative index (0–100) · Last 90 days
36
This Week
100
90-day Peak
0.0%
Week-over-Week
-29.4%
Month-over-Month

Source: Google Trends · Interest is relative to the peak in the period (100 = peak). Does not reflect absolute search volume.

Evaluation Landscape

Community members actively discussing a switch away from n8n — these tools are appearing as migration targets in developer forums and enterprise discussions. Where counts are significant, migration intent is a procurement signal worth investigating.

10Enterprise Technical & Purchase Decision

Scoring Methodology

Every score is a weighted composite. The exact formula is transparent below.

Overall Trust Score (0–100)

40% Sentiment Ratio Positive vs. negative mention ratio across all sources
25% Issue Severity Frequency and criticality of reported bugs, outages, and UX complaints
20% Source Volume & Diversity Number and diversity of data sources (Reddit, HN, GitHub, G2, etc.)
15% Momentum Week-over-week trend direction and velocity of sentiment change
Evidence Confidence: Medium (106 data points)

Sub-Score Breakdown

Dimension Score Weight Factors Data Sources
Security & Compliance 40/100 Certifications (30%), Vulnerability disclosure (25%), Data encryption (20%), Bug bounty (15%), Incident history (10%) Vendor docs, SOC 2 filings, CVE database
Legal & IP Risk 45/100 ToS data training clauses (35%), IP indemnification (25%), Liability caps (20%), Data portability (20%) Terms of Service, DPA, Privacy Policy

Data Sources This Week

GitHub Issues 60 signals
Stack Overflow 6 signals
YouTube 30 signals
CVE Databases 15 signals
Official Documents 28 signals
Don't evaluate blind next quarter. Weekly AI vendor intelligence — trust scores, contract red flags, competitive shifts.

Independent analysis — signals aggregated from GitHub, Reddit, HN, Stack Overflow, Twitter/X, G2 & Capterra. Not affiliated with any vendor. Corrections?

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