n8n vs Motion Comparison 2026
Both cover project management. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
At a glance
- n8n starts cheaper, at $20.
- Neither has a free tier.
Side by side
n8n | Motion | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $20 | From $29 |
| Pricing model | Free trial, then paid | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing | Not stated | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Yes | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
| Runs on (they differ) | Web, macOS, Windows, Linux | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
n8n
Automation you can host on your own server
n8n is a workflow automation tool whose source is public and which you may run on your own machine, which matters when the data passing through is a subscriber list or a client's files. Nodes cover the usual services and a code node covers everything else, so a workflow does not stop dead at the first thing nobody built an integration for. Cloud plans are billed by workflow executions rather than by task, so a long chain costs the same as a short one. Self-hosting is free under its own licence.
Only on this side
- Covers dm & comment automation
Motion
Builds the day's schedule from the task list
Motion takes a list of tasks with deadlines and durations and writes them into the calendar itself, then rewrites the plan every time a meeting lands or something slips. The pitch is that deciding what to do next is the work you keep redoing, so a tool should do it. It suits somebody juggling a shoot schedule, client deliverables and a publishing calendar in one head. It is priced per seat and there is no free plan, only a trial.
Only on this side
- Covers scheduling & booking
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