Self-hosted, you own it
Capabilityn8n is open source and self-hostable with Docker. We deploy it into your own cloud, the workflows live in your infrastructure, and there is no per-task platform fee or vendor that can hold your automations hostage.
n8n Automation
Workflow automation on n8n that you own and self-host
n8n is the right choice when your automations are part of your operation and you want to run them in your own infrastructure. When a hosted automation tool serves you better, we will say exactly that.
Oronts designs, builds, and self-hosts n8n automations and AI workflows from Munich: node-based workflows, custom nodes and code steps, webhooks, and queue mode for scale. You keep the workflows and host them in your own cloud, with no per-task platform fee.
Automation flow active
Webhook triggerin
Transform datafn
AI enrichmentai
Notify + syncout
The stack we build on
n8n
When n8n is the right call
Choose n8n, the open-source, source-available (fair-code) workflow automation platform, when your automations are part of your operation and you want to own them in your own infrastructure. It fits when a per-task SaaS automation tool becomes a ceiling on cost or control: you build workflows in a node-based visual editor with 400+ integrations, drop into JavaScript or Python code steps when the visual nodes are not enough, expose webhooks, call AI models, and run agentic workflows. You self-host it with Docker in your own cloud, and queue mode handles scale when the volume grows. The trade is that self-hosting means you run the infrastructure, so it rewards teams that want ownership over a managed convenience. Where a hosted automation tool covers the need, we will tell you plainly in the first call.
- Self-hosted with Docker in your own infrastructure: you own the workflows
- Node-based visual editor with 400+ integrations across common systems
- Code steps in JavaScript or Python when the visual nodes are not enough
- AI-native: call models, build agentic workflows, and wire AI into your processes
Proof before promises
400+ integrations out of the box
CapabilityThe node-based editor ships with more than 400 integrations across common SaaS, databases, and APIs, so most connections are configuration rather than custom code. Where a node is missing, an HTTP request node or a custom node covers it.
Code when visual is not enough
CapabilityVisual nodes handle the common path, and code steps in JavaScript or Python handle the rest. We build custom nodes and code steps where the logic is yours, so a workflow is never blocked by what a node does not expose.
AI-native workflows
Capabilityn8n can call AI models and run agentic workflows as first-class steps. We wire AI into your processes where it earns its place: extraction, routing, drafting, and decisions inside a workflow you can read and control.
How an n8n workflow runs
A trigger starts the run, your logic flows through nodes and an optional AI step, and the result fans out to the systems and APIs you already use.
Trigger
- Webhook
- Schedule
- App event
Nodes
- Transform
- Route & filter
- Code
AI step
- Classify
- Extract
- Draft
Integrations
- CRM & DB
- Your APIs
- Apps & tools
A trigger fires the workflow, each node transforms or routes the data, an AI step adds judgment where a fixed rule will not do, and integrations push the outcome to your tools. You self-host the whole flow, so the data and the logic stay in your own infrastructure.
What we do with n8n
Automation implementation
Complete workflow builds: triggers and webhooks, the node graph, error handling and retries, and the integrations your process needs, designed to be readable and operable by your team rather than a black box.
AI workflows and agents
AI steps inside your workflows: model calls for extraction, classification, drafting, and routing, plus agentic flows where a workflow makes decisions. Built with guardrails and audit so AI runs inside a process you control.
Custom nodes and code steps
Where the 400+ built-in nodes do not cover your case, we build custom nodes and JavaScript or Python code steps, so your specific logic and internal APIs are first-class parts of the workflow, not a workaround.
Integration and webhooks
Your systems connected through n8n: SaaS tools, databases, internal APIs, and inbound webhooks wired cleanly, with idempotency and error handling so a re-run is safe and a failure is visible rather than silent.
Self-hosted deployment
n8n deployed with Docker into your own cloud or container platform, with queue mode for scale, observability, and upgrade paths, so the system is operable by your engineers and not dependent on us to keep it running.
Migration from SaaS automation
Moving workflows off a per-task SaaS automation tool onto self-hosted n8n, rebuilt cleanly as node graphs with the same outcomes, so you stop paying per task and run the automations in infrastructure you control.
Fixed scope
Request the reviewn8n automation review
Two to four days: we review your n8n setup or your plans for one, assess workflow design, integrations, error handling, and scaling risks, and deliver a written engineering assessment with a concrete roadmap.
Fixed price, scoped to your system. Request the exact quote.
Built for your team
Automation touches core systems, so each role weighs it differently.
CTOs and IT leaders
You want automation you self-host, not another SaaS holding your data.
Self-hosted n8n in your cloud, your workflows and your data, no lock-in.
Enterprise and procurement
Automations that touch core systems need audit and control.
Audited, permission-aware workflows, on-prem capable, AVV and TOM readiness.
Agencies and partners
Your client needs reliable automation delivered under your brand.
White-label n8n engineering, with a human in the loop on consequential steps.
How we deliver n8n
From fit check to a launched, owned automation: scoped, built, and supported by senior engineers, with the workflows and the roadmap in your hands.
01
Discovery & fit
We scope the processes you want to automate, the systems involved, and the volume, and confirm self-hosted n8n is the right fit before committing. If a hosted automation tool serves you better, we say so here.
- Process map
- System inventory
- Volume & SLAs
02
Workflow design
We design the workflows as node graphs: triggers, the integration map, AI steps where they earn their place, and the error handling and idempotency the process needs, before any build starts.
- Node graph
- Integration map
- Error handling
03
Build & custom nodes
We build the workflows, plus custom nodes and JavaScript or Python code steps where the built-in nodes do not cover your case, with documentation so your team can read and extend them.
- Workflows
- Custom nodes
- Code steps
04
Deploy & self-host
We deploy n8n with Docker into your own cloud, configure queue mode for scale, and wire up observability, so the system runs in infrastructure you control rather than a vendor platform.
- Docker deploy
- Queue mode
- Observability
05
Handover & run
We hand off the workflows, the deployment, and a runbook so you operate it without us in the loop. An optional retainer covers maintenance, upgrades, and on-call to an agreed SLA target.
- Workflows
- Runbook
- Optional retainer
n8n as a workflow tool and an automation platform
n8n is two things at once, and which one you lean on shapes the build.
Open source and self-hostable
n8n is open source and source-available under a fair-code license, and it runs on infrastructure you control. You self-host it with Docker in your own cloud and keep the workflows. There is no per-task platform fee and no hosted product that gates running or changing what you build. For teams sensitive to data residency, the data flows through systems you operate.
Visual first, code when needed
n8n builds workflows in a node-based visual editor with 400+ integrations, so the common path is configuration. When the visual nodes are not enough, JavaScript or Python code steps and custom nodes take over in the same workflow. The decision is how much of your case is standard integration versus bespoke logic, and we build both and tell you honestly which dominates yours.
AI-native and built to scale
n8n can call AI models and run agentic workflows as first-class steps, so AI is part of the process rather than bolted on. Webhooks handle inbound events and queue mode handles volume when the workload grows. We design the workflows so AI runs with guardrails and the system scales without a rewrite.
Hosted automation SaaS, self-run n8n, or n8n with Oronts
The same job gets very different outcomes depending on the tool and who engineers it. This is where a per-task hosted automation tool stops, where self-running n8n leaves you, and what changes when we build and own the hard parts with you.
Scroll sideways to compare all three columns.
| Zapier | Make | n8n + Oronts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosting and data residency in your cloud | |||
| Cost model that is not per task or per operation | |||
| Code escape hatch (JavaScript or Python steps) | |||
| AI workflows and agentic steps | |||
| Open source, source-available platform | |||
| Custom nodes for your own systems | |||
| Production deployment and observability | Vendor-run | Vendor-run | |
| Senior engineering team behind it |
A check means the capability is there out of the box. A minus means it is partial or needs work. Text cells say what it actually takes.
Where n8n earns its place
Concrete automation situations, and the outcome self-hosted n8n plus our engineering delivers.
Operations
Manual hand-offs between CRM, ERP, email and spreadsheets that someone copies by hand every day.
Self-hosted n8n workflows that move and transform the data automatically, with error handling and a clear audit trail.
Product / AI
You want LLM steps, retrieval and approvals inside real business processes, not a chatbot in isolation.
AI workflows where a model drafts or classifies and a human approves the high-stakes steps, all in your own n8n.
Finance / IT
Zapier or Make cost scales with every task and your data leaves the EU.
A migration to self-hosted n8n you own and run in your EU infrastructure, with flat infrastructure cost instead of per-task pricing.
Engineering
An integration needs custom logic or an API with no off-the-shelf connector.
Custom nodes and code steps so the workflow does exactly what the business needs, version-controlled like the rest of your stack.
Compliance / DPO
Automation touches personal or regulated data and a US SaaS will not sign what you need.
n8n in your tenancy with an AVV (Art. 28 GDPR) and TOM, so data processing stays auditable and in-region.
Scaling teams
A few critical automations have grown into a fragile web nobody fully understands.
Queue-mode n8n with monitoring, documented workflows and ownership handed to your team.
What your buying committee needs to check
The ownership, hosting, and support facts a procurement and IT review will ask about, answered up front and without fabricated certifications.
- Workflow ownership
- Built on open-source n8n. Every workflow, custom node, and code step we write is yours: it lives in your infrastructure and your repository, with no Oronts license gate on running or changing it.
- Hosting in your cloud
- Deployed with Docker into your own AWS, Azure, GCP, or container platform. n8n is self-hostable by design, so there is no mandatory vendor cloud and no per-task or per-operation platform fee.
- Data residency
- Your automation data and any personal data flow through systems you operate, in the region you choose. Nothing routes through a vendor automation cloud unless you decide it should.
- Data and AVV
- Your data stays in your infrastructure under your control. We sign a German Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag (AVV) and design GDPR-conscious data flows where we touch personal data.
- Support
- Founder-led, senior-only delivery from Munich. After handover, an optional technical retainer covers maintenance, upgrades, and on-call to an agreed SLA target. No retainer is required to keep running what you own.
- Exit
- Because it is standard n8n plus documented workflows and custom nodes, any competent n8n or Node team can take over. We hand off the workflows, code, deployment docs, and architecture notes so leaving us is never a rebuild.
Who owns what
How responsibility splits across the delivery chain on an n8n engagement.
| Responsibility | Oronts | Your agency / partner | You | Cloud provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow build and custom nodes | Oronts owns Workflow build and custom nodes | |||
| Workflows and IP | You owns Workflows and IP | |||
| Hosting and infrastructure | You owns Hosting and infrastructure | Cloud provider owns Hosting and infrastructure | ||
| Automation and customer data | Oronts owns Automation and customer data | You owns Automation and customer data | ||
| Security and patching | Oronts owns Security and patching | Your agency / partner owns Security and patching | ||
| Acceptance and sign-off | You owns Acceptance and sign-off | |||
| Incident response | Oronts owns Incident response | Your agency / partner owns Incident response |
When n8n is not the right call
- A handful of simple, low-volume connections between mainstream SaaS tools: a hosted automation product ships faster and costs less to run than self-hosting an open-source platform.
- A team with no engineering capacity and no plans to acquire it: self-hosted n8n rewards infrastructure ownership, and without someone to run deploys and upgrades, a managed tool serves you better.
- A pure off-the-shelf need where a vendor template already covers the case end to end: paying to own and host a flexible platform only makes sense when you will actually use the flexibility.
Who you're working with
HRB 288224
Registered in Munich
15+
Years, founder-led
DE · EN · AR
Delivery languages
2
Open source on GitHub
EU
Data residency, Frankfurt
AVV/DPA
Ready to sign, Art. 28
Engagement levels
Oronts works with serious teams that need senior delivery, not low-cost outsourcing.
- Production Pilot
- from 25k EUR
- Custom software and AI projects
- from 50k EUR
- Ongoing technical retainers
- from 15k EUR/month
Exact pricing depends on scope, responsibility, delivery speed, team size, integrations, support expectations and production risk.
Funding programs such as Digitalbonus Bayern may cover part of eligible digitalization projects; Oronts can support with the technical project description and application preparation.
n8n questions, answered directly
Ownership, control, and cost model. n8n is open source and self-hostable, so the workflows run in your own infrastructure with no per-task or per-operation fee, and you keep data residency in your cloud. Zapier and Make are hosted products that charge per task and route your data through their platform. The price of n8n is that you run the infrastructure. For a handful of simple connections, a hosted tool serves you better, and we say so in the first call.
Yes. The node-based editor with 400+ integrations covers the common path, and JavaScript or Python code steps plus custom nodes handle bespoke logic and your own internal APIs in the same workflow. n8n can also call AI models and run agentic workflows, so it is an automation platform, not only a connector.
Yes. n8n can call AI models and run agentic workflows as first-class steps, so AI is part of the process: extraction, classification, drafting, routing, and decisions inside a workflow you can read and control. We build these with guardrails and audit so AI runs inside a process you own, not a black box.
n8n self-hosts with Docker in your own cloud or container platform. For volume, queue mode separates the workflow execution from the main process so the system scales horizontally. We deploy it with observability and upgrade paths so your engineers can run and grow it without us in the loop.
Your team can: everything ships as standard n8n plus documented workflows, custom nodes, and a runbook. If you want us to maintain it, that is what the technical retainer covers. Because it is open source and self-hosted, any competent n8n or Node team can take over, so leaving us is never a rebuild.
n8n engineering, published
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Founder-led, senior-only delivery from Munich. Scope your n8n automation project in one conversation.