Here’s the difference between N8N and Alation. The comparison is based on pricing, deployment, business model, and other important factors.
n8n is the provider of free open workflow automation tool. The offered tool can self-host, extend, and used with third-party web applications or custom in-house tools to automate repetitive tasks.
Alation provides a data cataloging platform. It automatically builds a catalog of useful data documentation, covering all of the data sources, and allows users to collaborate and work on the data. It processes enterprise unstructured data by centralizing knowledge into a single place using machine learning and human analysts. The search can be made using keywords in plain English. Enables users to access relevant information (including experts, lineage, keys and indexes, relevant queries) and documentation on all tables, across the organization’s data sources. The clients include PepsiCo, Dow, Fox Networks, BMW and others.