n8n vs Tray.ai
One of twelve models named n8n first on the direct prompt; zero named Tray.ai. n8n was named by twelve of the twelve models and Tray.ai by eight and n8n carries 44 labels and Tray.ai 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Berlin, Spain, founded 2019. Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the workflow automation and ipaas page.
By framing
n8nFirst choices, of twelve modelsTray.ai
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, n8n and Tray.ai were named in the same answer twenty-seven times, of the 121 answers naming n8n and the 44 naming Tray.ai. In those answers Tray.ai took the first choice two times and n8n two.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | |
n8n Tray.ai first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, n8n on the left and Tray.ai on the right.The direct prompt
n8n first, Tray.ai not the choice
1 of 12 modelsTray.ai was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
What the models said about n8n
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“n8n ⚠️ SECURITY CONCERNS ... Webhook URLs have been actively abused by threat actors since October 2025” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Excellent if you have genuine DevOps capacity... A trap if you're a non-technical team looking to save money.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Be cautious of Make (Integromat) and n8n ... they expect you to understand data structures like JSON” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“while n8n is the strategic choice if you have technical resources and want to scale without pricing surprises” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Privacy, Custom Code, or AI | n8n | Can be self-hosted securely, easily handles custom JavaScript/Python” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Make or n8n offer the best balance of features and cost, depending on your technical capabilities.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Tray.ai
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid MuleSoft, Workato, and Tray.io (unless you are a major enterprise)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“powerful, but often overkill for smaller teams, and pricing/implementation complexity can be a major caution” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Entirely quote-based pricing with no self-serve option—estimated $595+/month starting point” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Tier 1 Middleware platforms (like Workato, Tray.io, or Microsoft Fabric)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Default choice: Workato or Tray.ai” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“Choose Workato/Tray.io if you are a large company connecting CRMs to ERPs, require audit trails” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.