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Ask Syzzy in plain language. Agents prepare the work and wait for your go-ahead: on every action in Ask mode, and always on payments.
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Syzygia vs n8n
n8n is a workflow automation tool with a visual node editor and AI agent nodes that technical teams can self-host. Syzygia is a managed Agentic Operating System (Agentic OS) with ready-made, role-based agents for business teams. Choose n8n if you want to build and host your own automations; choose Syzygia if you want agents that already know the job.
Reviewed October 2026
How it’s organized
Who does the work, and how it’s organized
Syzygia: a staffed department
Syzzy, your CEO agent, coordinates specialists in each department. They work on schedules, delegate to each other and ask before anything important.
n8n cloud or your own servers
n8n: workflows you build node by node
Technical teams design the flow visually and run it on n8n’s cloud or on their own servers.
Inside Syzygia
What the work looks like in Syzygia
Not a blank chat and not a flowchart: agents with a role, a schedule and a person approving what matters.
Briefs on WhatsApp and email
Scheduled tasks run on their own — like a daily “bills due” report at 08:00 — and land where you already are.
The cost of every execution
Each execution shows the credits it used, and the agent’s tier caps what a single execution can spend.
Point by point
| Topic |  Syzygia | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The Agentic OS for companies Companies hire AI agents into departments, coordinated by Syzzy, a CEO agent — each agent with its own chat, scheduled tasks, live pages and files. | Visual workflow automation A workflow automation tool with a visual node editor, integrations and AI agent nodes. |
| Typical customer | Small and mid-size companies Companies that want ongoing work in finance, sales, marketing or operations handled by role-based agents. | Technical teams who want control Technical teams that want full control over workflows, including self-hosting. |
| Structure | Yes: An org chart of specialists Departments, managers and specialists. Agents delegate to each other and report back. | No: Workflows, node by node Workflows built node by node. |
| Specialists included | Yes: 40+ ready-made roles Agents in the marketplace (most in early-access beta), plus custom agents built for your company. | Partly: Templates, no roles None built in; community and official templates. |
| Who signs off | Yes: You sign off on what matters Ask or Auto mode per conversation; approval steps on payments and optional approval before publishing; every execution logged with its cost. | Partly: Configured per workflow |
| The first week | Yes: No workflows to build Book a demo, hire agents from the marketplace and connect your accounts once. | Partly: You design every workflow Design workflows yourself; self-hosting needs infrastructure skills. |
| Where it lives | Yes: A managed web app Nothing to install or host: you work in the Hub, and agents report back on WhatsApp and email. | Yes: Cloud or self-hosted n8n’s cloud or your own servers. |
| How you pay | From $99/month, credits included Personal $99 or Ramp-up $400 per month with Syzygia Credits included, or a Custom plan; each execution is capped by the agent’s tier. | By executions, or free self-hosted Cloud plans metered by workflow executions; the self-hosted Community Edition is free under the Sustainable Use License (fair-code). |
Which one, for which job
Both are good tools. They are built for different jobs.
Pick n8n if…
- You have engineers and want to own the automation logic and hosting.
- Data must stay on your own infrastructure.
- You need custom flows that no ready-made agent covers.
Pick Syzygia if…
- Business teams should be productive without building workflows.
- You want pages, files, schedules and approvals included, not assembled.
- You prefer a managed service to running servers.
Running both? Engineering can keep n8n for internal plumbing while business teams work with Syzygia agents.
Other comparisons
Same format, same honesty: dated facts, and when the other tool wins.
Questions we hear
Which teams get more out of Syzygia than out of n8n?
When business teams should be productive without building workflows, when you want pages, files, schedules and approvals included rather than assembled, and when you prefer a managed service to running servers.
Is n8n ever the better pick?
When you have engineers who want to own the automation logic and hosting, data must stay on your own infrastructure, or you need custom flows that no ready-made agent covers.
What does each one cost?
n8n’s cloud plans are metered by workflow executions, and the self-hosted Community Edition is free under the Sustainable Use License (fair-code). Syzygia has two monthly plans with Syzygia Credits included — Personal $99 and Ramp-up $400 — and a Custom plan for larger teams; each execution is capped by the agent’s tier.
Do they work side by side?
Yes. Engineering can keep n8n for internal plumbing while business teams work with Syzygia agents.
How do approvals work in Syzygia?
Each conversation runs in Ask or Auto mode; in Ask mode the agent waits for your OK before every action. Payments always wait for a person to approve them in the Hub, and publishing can too: each publishing agent has an “Approval before publishing” setting. Every execution is logged with the credits it used.
Sources
Information about other products comes from their public websites and press coverage as of October 2026, summarized in good faith; products change, so check the vendor’s site for current details. Product names and trademarks belong to their owners and are used only to identify them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us at support@syzygia.io and we’ll correct it.
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