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n8n vs Okta for AI Agents

n8n

Platform for AI agents and workflows you can see and control, built visually or with code

Okta for AI Agents

Okta offering that gives AI agents a first-class identity so organizations can discover, onboard, protect, and govern them

Short answer

n8n says it is a platform for building AI agents and workflows, visually or with code; Okta says Okta for AI Agents gives AI agents a first-class identity, whether built in-house or on other platforms.⁠Source 1, Source 2, Source 3 n8n can be self-hosted and prices by workflow executions; Okta lets admins set what each agent can access.⁠Source 4, Source 5, Source 6

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Where each one sits

Six layers of running AI agents at a company, and what each product’s own public sources say it covers.

These aren’t the same kind of product

Where they overlap
Both control what an agent can access and can switch one off: in n8n, in preview, through per-tool credentials and unpublishing; in Okta, through resource connections and deactivation.⁠Source 6, Source 7, Source 8, Source 9
Where they differ
Agents are built and run in n8n, with models from providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic; Okta’s docs describe registering custom-built agents and importing agents from builder platforms.⁠Source 1, Source 3, Source 10, Source 11
Running both
Okta says it manages agents from any vendor, and custom-built agents can be registered by hand.⁠Source 3, Source 12
Public sources · checked 2 October 2026
  • Offered
  • Preview
  • Not publicly documented

n8n

  • Build agents: OfferedLangChain-based AI Agent node⁠Source 13
  • Host and run agents: OfferedYour infrastructure or n8n’s⁠Source 1
  • Identity and access: Not publicly documented
  • Registry and governance: PreviewAgents stored in projects⁠Source 8
  • Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedMCP client for external tools⁠Source 14
  • Agents across organizations: Not publicly documented

Okta for AI Agents

  • Build agents: Not publicly documented
  • Host and run agents: Not publicly documented
  • Identity and access: OfferedAgent identity and credentials⁠Source 15
  • Registry and governance: OfferedUniversal Directory with human owners⁠Source 16
  • Traffic between agents, tools, and models: PreviewAgent Gateway for MCP tools⁠Source 17
  • Agents across organizations: Not publicly documented

At a glance

Topicn8nOkta for AI Agents
What it isn8n says it is for building AI agents and workflows, visually or with code, with over 500 integrations.⁠Source 1An Okta product to discover, manage, and secure the AI agent lifecycle in an Okta org; Okta says it gives agents a first-class identity.⁠Source 2, Source 18
Where it runsFully managed n8n Cloud, hosted on Microsoft Azure, currently in the EU, or self-hosted on your own infrastructure.⁠Source 10, Source 19A subscription on an Okta org.⁠Source 20 Okta’s Agent Gateway, in preview, has an Okta-hosted URL.⁠Source 21
Agent identityn8n says access to an agent, in preview, follows n8n roles, and each tool runs with its attached credential.⁠Source 7 Per-agent identity from n8n is not publicly documented.Okta says agents sit in Universal Directory alongside workforce users, with cryptographic credentials.⁠Source 16 One added by hand uses a client ID, secret, key pair, or metadata document.⁠Source 15
Pricing modelBy monthly workflow executions, with unlimited users on paid plans.⁠Source 5 Cloud Starter is $20 a month, billed annually; Enterprise is through sales; self-hosted Community is free.⁠Source 5, Source 22A separate subscription that can be added to an Okta suite plan.⁠Source 2, Source 23 A list price is not publicly documented.
Maturityn8n’s changelog dates Agents (preview) to September 2026.⁠Source 24 A new minor version ships most weeks, with a stable version for production.⁠Source 24Okta announced general availability in a post dated 29 April 2026.⁠Source 25 Okta says customers can request Agent Gateway, in preview, as a research release.⁠Source 12

What each one is

n8n

n8n says it is a platform for building AI agents and workflows, visually or with code, on fully managed n8n Cloud or self-hosted.⁠Source 1, Source 10 Its AI nodes implement LangChain’s JavaScript framework.⁠Source 13 Its Agents feature, in preview, keeps agents in n8n projects alongside workflows.⁠Source 8

Okta for AI Agents

Okta for AI Agents is an Okta product, sold as a separate subscription, to discover, manage, and secure the AI agent lifecycle in an Okta org.⁠Source 2, Source 18 Okta says agents are registered in Universal Directory alongside workforce users; admins can define which resources each can access.⁠Source 6, Source 16

The differences that matter

  1. Building and running agents

    n8n

    Agents can be built in visual workflows with LangChain-based AI nodes, adding JavaScript or Python anywhere; in preview, also in the Agent Builder.⁠Source 1, Source 8, Source 13

    Okta for AI Agents

    Okta’s docs describe two ways in: custom-built agents can be registered by hand, and agents from third-party builder platforms can be imported.⁠Source 3

    n8n AI workflows can connect providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.⁠Source 11 Agent-building tools and included models in Okta for AI Agents are not publicly documented.

  2. Agent identity and access

    n8n

    n8n says access to an agent, in preview, follows n8n roles, and each agent tool runs with the credential attached to it.⁠Source 7

    Okta for AI Agents

    Okta says it gives agents a first-class identity; admins can set which resources an agent may access and, for some resource types, limit token scopes.⁠Source 2, Source 6

    Per-agent identity from n8n is not publicly documented. With n8n’s Microsoft Agent 365 Trigger node, in preview, Microsoft handles identity through Entra ID.⁠Source 24

  3. Where it runs

    n8n

    n8n Cloud is fully managed, currently in the EU; self-hosted n8n can run on your own infrastructure, on premises, or in a private cloud.⁠Source 4, Source 10, Source 19

    Okta for AI Agents

    Okta for AI Agents is a subscription on an Okta org; Okta says its Core SKU registers agents inside the org’s regulated cell.⁠Source 20, Source 26

    Air-gapped self-hosted n8n installs use a license certificate; otherwise the license key must ping n8n’s license server daily.⁠Source 5, Source 27

For security teams

What a security review asks, answered from each vendor’s public documentation.

Topicn8nOkta for AI Agents
Network exposureSelf-hosting can be on premises or in a private cloud.⁠Source 4 n8n says cloud-based MCP clients need a publicly accessible instance.⁠Source 28Whether agents need an inbound endpoint is not publicly documented. Okta’s Agent Gateway, in preview, has an Okta-hosted URL.⁠Source 21
IdentitySAML sign-in on Business and Enterprise plans, OIDC on Enterprise.⁠Source 29, Source 30 Per-agent identity from n8n is not publicly documented.Okta says agents sit in Universal Directory with cryptographic credentials; agent-to-agent tokens are scoped and expire.⁠Source 16, Source 31
Access changes and revocationn8n disconnects a revoked OAuth MCP client at once.⁠Source 28 In preview, unpublishing stops users, channels, and schedules running an agent.⁠Source 8Okta says deactivating an agent immediately blocks new sessions; removing a resource connection denies future access requests to that resource.⁠Source 9, Source 32
Audit trailEnterprise plans can stream events to syslog, a webhook, or Sentry.⁠Source 33 In preview, agent conversations are kept as sessions.⁠Source 8Agent events land in Okta’s System Log; log streaming sends them to Amazon EventBridge or Splunk Cloud.⁠Source 18, Source 34
Compliancen8n says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report, available to enterprise customers; others get SOC 3.⁠Source 19, Source 35Okta says the company holds SOC 2 and ISO 27001; its Core SKU is generally available for FedRAMP and HIPAA.⁠Source 26, Source 36

Full comparison

18 criteria in five groups. Every cell links to its source, or says no public source answers it.

n8n and Okta for AI Agents compared on 18 criteria
n8nOkta for AI Agents
What it is
What it is and who it’s forn8n says it is a platform for building AI agents and workflows, visually or with code.⁠Source 1 The Enterprise plan is for strict compliance and governance needs.⁠Source 5An Okta product to discover, manage, and secure the AI agent lifecycle in an Okta org; Okta says it gives agents a first-class identity.⁠Source 2, Source 18
MaturityA new minor version most weeks, with a stable version for production.⁠Source 24 n8n’s changelog dates Agents (preview) to September 2026; their behavior may change.⁠Source 8, Source 24Okta announced GA in a post dated 29 April 2026.⁠Source 25 On 22 July 2026, Okta said customers could request Agent Gateway, in preview.⁠Source 12
Control
Agent registry and discoveryAgents, in preview, live in an n8n project alongside workflows.⁠Source 8 A registry of agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented.Agents are added by hand or imported from builder platforms.⁠Source 3 Okta says they sit in Universal Directory and can be given human owners.⁠Source 16, Source 25
Identity and access controlProject roles set what a user can do in a project (self-hosted Community must be registered).⁠Source 37 SAML on Business and Enterprise, OIDC on Enterprise.⁠Source 29, Source 30Agents added by hand identify with a client ID, secret, key pair, or metadata document.⁠Source 15 Admins can define the resources each agent can access.⁠Source 6
Ownership, policy, and revocationHuman approval can be required before an AI Agent node runs a tool.⁠Source 38 Agents (preview) can be unpublished, so users, channels, and schedules can’t run them.⁠Source 8Agents added by hand take optional owners, up to five individuals.⁠Source 15 Okta says admins can deactivate an agent and set which agents may call others.⁠Source 9, Source 12
Audit log and observabilityOn Enterprise, log streaming can send events to syslog, a webhook, or Sentry.⁠Source 33 Agent sessions (preview) show messages, tools used, and pending approvals.⁠Source 8Agent events land in Okta’s System Log, which can stream to Amazon EventBridge or Splunk Cloud.⁠Source 18, Source 34 Agent Gateway, in preview, shows 30 days of tool calls.⁠Source 39
Connection
How agents connectThe MCP Server Trigger node exposes a URL.⁠Source 40 For cloud-based clients of its built-in MCP server, n8n says to make the instance publicly accessible.⁠Source 28Okta issues agent-to-agent tokens, and the caller sends its token to the agent it calls.⁠Source 20, Source 31 Agent Gateway, in preview, can be an agent’s remote MCP endpoint.⁠Source 21
Agents across organizationsThe MCP Server Trigger node can expose n8n tools to external AI agents.⁠Source 14 A cross-organization access model is not publicly documented.Not publicly documented (checked 2 October 2026)
Protocol supportCan act as an MCP client, and as an MCP server through a trigger node or a built-in instance server.⁠Source 14, Source 28, Source 40 Built-in A2A support is not publicly documented.MCP servers as agent resources; Agent Gateway (preview) for MCP tools.⁠Source 6, Source 17 Okta for AI Agents’ docs don’t mention the A2A protocol.
Frameworks, models, and clouds supportedAI nodes implement LangChain’s JavaScript framework, with your choice of agent, LLM, and memory.⁠Source 13 Managing agents built elsewhere is not publicly documented.Okta says it manages agents from any vendor, agents built in-house with code such as Python or LangChain, and agents in purchased software.⁠Source 2, Source 12, Source 41
Operations
Deployment options and data residencyn8n Cloud runs on Microsoft Azure, with data stored in Frankfurt, Germany.⁠Source 5, Source 19 Self-hosted n8n can run on premises or in a private cloud.⁠Source 4On an Okta org; Okta says its Core SKU registers agents in the org’s regulated cell.⁠Source 20, Source 26 Okta’s Agent Gateway, in preview, has an Okta-hosted URL.⁠Source 21
Compliance attestationsn8n says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report, with annual independent audits.⁠Source 19, Source 35 Enterprise customers get the SOC 2 report; others, the SOC 3 report.⁠Source 19Okta says the company holds SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications.⁠Source 36 It says its Core SKU is generally available for FedRAMP and HIPAA environments.⁠Source 26, Source 42
Support and SLADedicated support on Enterprise only, with guaranteed response times available through SLAs.⁠Source 5 An uptime SLA percentage is not publicly documented.Okta suites include online support 24 hours a day, five days a week; Premier Success Plans are sold separately.⁠Source 23
Time and effort to get runningA 14-day n8n Cloud trial with Pro features, or a one-step local setup that needs Docker.⁠Source 4, Source 43 Paid self-hosted plans activate with a license key.⁠Source 22An Okta org subscribed to Okta for AI Agents.⁠Source 20 Okta lists prebuilt integrations with Salesforce Agentforce, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and ServiceNow AI Platform.⁠Source 25
Pricing model and public pricesPaid plans: by monthly workflow executions, unlimited users.⁠Source 5 Cloud Starter $20 and Pro $50 a month, billed annually.⁠Source 5 Self-hosted Community edition is free.⁠Source 22Okta says it is a separate subscription; Agent SSO is in core Okta SSO.⁠Source 2 It can be added to a suite plan.⁠Source 23 A list price is not publicly documented.
Building
Agent building toolsA visual editor with JavaScript or Python anywhere in a workflow, LangChain-based AI nodes, and the Agent Builder, in preview.⁠Source 1, Source 8, Source 13Not publicly documented (checked 2 October 2026)
Model accessAI workflows can connect providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and combine models.⁠Source 11 Bring-your-own-LLM uses your own API credentials.⁠Source 44Not publicly documented (checked 2 October 2026)
Integrations and ecosystemn8n’s homepage says over 500 integrations, and n8n lists 600+ community-built templates for agentic workflows.⁠Source 1, Source 45 A built-in registry of MCP servers.⁠Source 46Imports agents from Salesforce Agentforce, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Copilot Studio, and more.⁠Source 41 Okta lists Slack and Notion among Cross App Access apps.⁠Source 2

Which to choose

Choose n8n if

  • You want to build agents and workflows visually, which n8n says it supports, with JavaScript or Python where you need it.⁠Source 1
  • You need to self-host on premises or in a private cloud, with data wherever you host it.⁠Source 4, Source 5
  • You want pricing by workflow executions with unlimited users on paid plans, and a free self-hosted Community edition to start.⁠Source 5, Source 22
  • You want workflows to require human approval before an AI Agent node runs a specific tool.⁠Source 38

Choose Okta for AI Agents if

  • You want agents registered in Okta, which Okta says puts them alongside workforce users, with optional human owners.⁠Source 15, Source 16
  • Your agents come from many vendors and from in-house code, and you want one place to register them.⁠Source 12, Source 25, Source 41
  • You want access requests and certifications for agents, which Okta’s docs say use Okta Identity Governance, an add-on on Okta’s pricing page.⁠Source 23, Source 47
  • You want to control which agents may call other agents, with Okta issuing resource-scoped tokens that expire.⁠Source 12, Source 31

Questions buyers ask

Can each one govern agents built on other platforms?

Okta says it manages agents from any vendor; custom-built agents can be registered by hand, and agents from builder platforms such as Salesforce Agentforce and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore can be imported.⁠Source 3, Source 12, Source 41 For n8n, managing agents built elsewhere is not publicly documented.

Does each one give agents their own identity?

Okta says registered agents sit in Universal Directory alongside workforce users, with cryptographic credentials.⁠Source 16 n8n says access to an agent, in preview, follows n8n roles, and each tool runs with its attached credential.⁠Source 7 Per-agent identity from n8n is not publicly documented.

Do they support MCP and A2A?

n8n can act as an MCP client and server.⁠Source 14, Source 40 Okta can grant agents resources behind MCP servers; its Agent Gateway for MCP tools is in preview.⁠Source 6, Source 17 Built-in A2A in n8n isn’t publicly documented. Okta for AI Agents’ docs don’t mention the A2A protocol.

How is each one priced?

n8n prices by monthly workflow executions, with unlimited users on paid plans, and the self-hosted Community edition is free.⁠Source 5, Source 22 In preview, one agent turn counts as one execution.⁠Source 8 Okta says Okta for AI Agents is a separate subscription.⁠Source 2 Its list price is not publicly documented.

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  2. Source 2: Okta brings first-class identity to AI agents with Agent SSO Okta · checked Back:abcdefghij

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  33. Source 33: Stream logs to external systems n8n · checked Back:ab

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