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n8n vs Zenity

Q: Do they support MCP and A2A?

n8n can act as an MCP client and server. Zenity says it can block or modify a coding agent’s dangerous tool call through native agent hooks. First-party A2A in n8n is not publicly documented. Whether Zenity supports A2A isn’t publicly documented.

n8n

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

Zenity AI Agent Security & Governance Platform

Security and governance platform for AI agents, aimed at security teams

n8n says teams build and run AI agents and workflows on it; Zenity is an AI agent security and governance platform.⁠^{Source 1, Source 2, Source 3} n8n can be self-hosted or run on n8n Cloud; Zenity is SaaS and says it catalogs agents and can block actions on Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and coding agents.⁠^{Source 2, Source 3, Source 4, Source 5, Source 6}

By Blocks.ai teamLast checked 2 October 2026

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 check what agents do: n8n workflows can require human approval before an AI Agent node runs a tool, and Zenity says it can check agent actions against your rules.⁠^{Source 7, Source 8}
Where they differ: Teams build and run agents in n8n.⁠^{Source 1, Source 2} Zenity says it inventories agents on platforms such as Copilot Studio and Agentforce.⁠^{Source 5} Building agents in Zenity isn’t in Zenity’s public docs.
Running both: Zenity says any agent that emits OpenTelemetry or gen_ai spans can connect to it.⁠^{Source 9} Neither vendor publicly documents using the two together.

Public sources · checked 2 October 2026

Offered
Preview
Not publicly documented

n8n

Build agents: OfferedLangChain-based AI Agent node⁠^{Source 10}
Host and run agents: OfferedYour infrastructure or n8n’s⁠^{Source 1}
Identity and access: Not publicly documented
Registry and governance: PreviewAgents stored in projects⁠^{Source 11}
Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedMCP client for external tools⁠^{Source 12}
Agents across organizations: Not publicly documented

Zenity

Build agents: Not publicly documented
Host and run agents: Not publicly documented
Identity and access: Not publicly documented
Registry and governance: OfferedAI Observability agent inventory⁠^{Source 5}
Traffic between agents, tools, and models: OfferedTool-call blocking for coding agents⁠^{Source 13}
Agents across organizations: Not publicly documented

At a glance

n8nZenity

What it doesn8n says teams build AI agents and workflows visually or with code.⁠^{Source 1} They run on n8n Cloud or self-hosted.⁠^{Source 2}Zenity says it finds agents in your environment, can check agent actions against your rules, and logs agent activity.⁠^{Source 5, Source 8}

Agents it coversAgents built in n8n, with AI Agent nodes in workflows or, in preview, the Agent Builder.⁠^{Source 7, Source 10, Source 11} Managing agents built elsewhere is not publicly documented.Zenity says it covers agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Salesforce Agentforce, homegrown agents on platforms such as AWS Bedrock, and coding agents such as Cursor.⁠^{Source 5, Source 13}

Where it runsFully managed n8n Cloud, hosted on Microsoft Azure, currently in the EU, or self-hosted on your own infrastructure, on premises, or in a private cloud.⁠^{Source 2, Source 4, Source 14}Software as a service, shown on AWS Marketplace as deployed on AWS.⁠^{Source 3} Self-hosting isn’t in Zenity’s public docs; its product docs require a login.⁠^{Source 15}

Pricing modelBy monthly workflow executions, with unlimited users on paid plans.⁠^{Source 16} The self-hosted Community edition is free; Enterprise is priced through sales.⁠^{Source 16, Source 17}Custom pricing on its main AWS Marketplace listing; a Security Hub Extended listing shows usage prices per resource and per million tokens.⁠^{Source 3, Source 18}

Maturityn8n’s changelog dates Agents (preview) to September 2026.⁠^{Source 19} A new minor version ships most weeks, with a stable version for production.⁠^{Source 19}Zenity announced AWS Marketplace availability in January 2026.⁠^{Source 20} It says GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex coverage reached general availability in August 2026.⁠^{Source 9}

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 2} Its AI nodes implement LangChain’s JavaScript framework.⁠^{Source 10} Its Agents feature, in preview, keeps agents in n8n projects alongside workflows.⁠^{Source 11}

Zenity AI Agent Security & Governance Platform

Zenity is a security and governance platform for AI agents, spanning SaaS, homegrown cloud platforms, and end-user devices.⁠^{Source 3} Zenity says AI Observability catalogs agents and Runtime Boundaries can check agent actions against your rules.⁠^{Source 5, Source 8} It is delivered as software as a service.⁠^{Source 3}

The differences that matter

Building and running agents
n8n
Teams build agents in n8n with LangChain-based AI nodes or, in preview, the Agent Builder, and run them on n8n Cloud or self-hosted.⁠^{Source 2, Source 10, Source 11}
Zenity
Zenity says it covers agents that run elsewhere, such as in Microsoft Copilot Studio, ChatGPT Enterprise, Salesforce Agentforce, or Cursor.⁠^{Source 5, Source 13}
n8n’s Agents feature is in preview, and n8n says these agents can make mistakes and their behavior may change.⁠^{Source 11}
Controlling what agents do
n8n
Workflows can require human approval before an AI Agent node runs a tool; in preview, agents can pause for approval before sensitive tools.⁠^{Source 7, Source 11}
Zenity
Runtime Boundaries can check agent actions in real time; Zenity says it can block actions only on Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and coding agents.⁠^{Source 6, Source 8}
n8n says access to an agent, in preview, follows n8n roles; Zenity says its Boundaries rules can use Okta attributes such as active status and role.⁠^{Source 8, Source 21}
Hosting and deployment
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 2, Source 4, Source 14}
Zenity
Zenity is delivered as software as a service, deployed on AWS per its AWS Marketplace listing.⁠^{Source 3} A self-hosted option isn’t in Zenity’s public docs.
n8n says it can run self-hosted and air-gapped on a private network.⁠^{Source 22} Air-gapped self-hosted installs use a license certificate; otherwise the license key must ping n8n’s license server daily.⁠^{Source 16, Source 23}

For security teams

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

n8nZenity

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 24}Delivered as SaaS on AWS, per its AWS Marketplace listing.⁠^{Source 3} Monitored agents’ network needs aren’t in Zenity’s public docs.

IdentitySAML sign-in on Business and Enterprise plans, OIDC on Enterprise.⁠^{Source 25, Source 26} Per-agent identity from n8n is not publicly documented.Zenity says rules can reference Okta attributes such as role.⁠^{Source 8} Issuing agent identities isn’t in Zenity’s public docs.

Access changes and revocationn8n disconnects a revoked OAuth MCP client at once.⁠^{Source 24} In preview, unpublishing stops users, channels, and schedules running an agent.⁠^{Source 11}Zenity says its kill switch immediately disables an agent’s tool and data access.⁠^{Source 8} It says rules can shut agents down.⁠^{Source 8}

Audit trailEnterprise plans can stream events to syslog, a webhook, or Sentry.⁠^{Source 27} In preview, agent conversations are kept as sessions.⁠^{Source 11}Zenity says it logs agent messages and tool calls, and can stream audit log events to Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel.⁠^{Source 5, Source 9}

Compliancen8n says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report, available to enterprise customers; others get SOC 3.⁠^{Source 14, Source 28}Zenity says it has SOC 2 Type II, is ISO 27001 compliant, and announced FedRAMP “In Process” in March 2026.⁠^{Source 29, Source 30}

Full comparison

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

n8n and Zenity compared on 18 criteria
What it is
	n8n	Zenity
What it is and who it’s for	n8n says it is a platform to build AI agents and workflows visually or with code, on your infrastructure or n8n’s.⁠^{Source 1} Enterprise targets strict compliance needs.⁠^{Source 16}	A SaaS security and governance platform for AI agents spanning SaaS, homegrown cloud platforms, and end-user devices, which Zenity aims at security teams.⁠^{Source 3, Source 31}
Maturity	A new minor version most weeks, with a stable version for production.⁠^{Source 19} n8n’s changelog dates Agents (preview) to September 2026; their behavior may change.⁠^{Source 11, Source 19}	Zenity announced Azure Marketplace (now Microsoft Marketplace) availability in March 2025 and AWS in January 2026.⁠^{Source 20, Source 32, Source 33}
Control
Agent registry and discovery	Agents, in preview, live in an n8n project alongside workflows.⁠^{Source 11} A registry of agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented.	Zenity says AI Observability scans and catalogs agents in SaaS platforms, custom builds, and on laptops, with their permissions and tool access.⁠^{Source 5}
Identity and access control	Project roles set what a user can do in a project (self-hosted Community must be registered).⁠^{Source 34} SAML on Business and Enterprise, OIDC on Enterprise.⁠^{Source 25, Source 26}	Zenity says Boundaries rules can reference Okta attributes such as active status, role, and department.⁠^{Source 8} Issuing agent identities isn’t in Zenity’s public docs.
Ownership, policy, and revocation	Human approval can be required before an AI Agent node runs a tool.⁠^{Source 7} Agents (preview) can be unpublished, so users, channels, and schedules can’t run them.⁠^{Source 11}	Zenity says rules can allow an action, block it, or shut the agent down, but it blocks inline only on Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and coding agents.⁠^{Source 6, Source 8}
Audit log and observability	On Enterprise, log streaming can send events to syslog, a webhook, or Sentry.⁠^{Source 27} Agent sessions (preview) show messages, tools used, and pending approvals.⁠^{Source 11}	Zenity says it logs agent messages, tool calls, retrievals, and handoffs.⁠^{Source 5} It says its audit log events can stream to Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel.⁠^{Source 9}
Connection
How agents connect	The MCP Server Trigger node exposes a URL.⁠^{Source 35} For cloud-based clients of its built-in MCP server, n8n says to make the instance publicly accessible.⁠^{Source 24}	Zenity says agents emitting OpenTelemetry or gen_ai spans can connect, with an Evaluate API for inline enforcement.⁠^{Source 9} Network needs: not in Zenity’s public docs.
Agents across organizations	The MCP Server Trigger node can expose n8n tools to external AI agents.⁠^{Source 12} Another organization’s agents, under its control: not publicly documented.	Not in Zenity’s public docs; its product docs require a login (checked 2 October 2026)⁠^{Source 15}
Protocol support	Can act as an MCP client, and as an MCP server through a trigger node or a built-in instance server.⁠^{Source 12, Source 24, Source 35} First-party A2A support is not publicly documented.	Zenity says custom agents can connect by emitting OpenTelemetry or gen_ai spans.⁠^{Source 9} Whether Zenity supports A2A isn’t publicly documented.
Frameworks, models, and clouds supported	AI nodes implement LangChain’s JavaScript framework, with your choice of agent, LLM, and memory.⁠^{Source 10} Managing agents built elsewhere is not publicly documented.	Zenity says it blocks inline on Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and coding agents; elsewhere, such as Agentforce, it offers detection and posture only.⁠^{Source 6}
Operations
Deployment options and data residency	n8n Cloud runs on Microsoft Azure, with data stored in Frankfurt, Germany.⁠^{Source 14, Source 16} Self-hosted n8n can run on premises or in a private cloud.⁠^{Source 4}	Software as a service, shown on AWS Marketplace as deployed on AWS.⁠^{Source 3} Regions, data residency, and self-hosting aren’t in Zenity’s public docs.
Compliance attestations	n8n says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report, with annual independent audits.⁠^{Source 14, Source 28} Enterprise customers get the SOC 2 report; others, the SOC 3 report.⁠^{Source 14}	Zenity says the company holds SOC 2 Type II certification and is ISO 27001 compliant.⁠^{Source 29} It announced FedRAMP “In Process” status in March 2026.⁠^{Source 30}
Support and SLA	Dedicated support on Enterprise only, with guaranteed response times available through SLAs.⁠^{Source 16} An uptime SLA percentage is not publicly documented.	Zenity’s terms commit to at least 99.9% monthly uptime, with commercially reasonable efforts.⁠^{Source 36} Support requests go through Zendesk in business hours.⁠^{Source 36}
Time and effort to get running	A 14-day n8n Cloud trial with Pro features, or a one-step local setup that needs Docker.⁠^{Source 4, Source 37} Paid self-hosted plans activate with a license key.⁠^{Source 17}	Zenity says it has custom-agent guides for Cribl, LiteLLM, and Kong, and a Cursor plugin.⁠^{Source 9, Source 38} Prerequisites aren’t in Zenity’s public docs.
Pricing model and public prices	Paid plans: by monthly workflow executions, unlimited users.⁠^{Source 16} Cloud Starter $20 and Pro $50 a month, billed annually.⁠^{Source 16} Self-hosted Community edition is free.⁠^{Source 17}	Main AWS listing: custom pricing.⁠^{Source 3} Security Hub Extended listing: Observability $130 per resource a month, Runtime Protection $16 per million tokens a month.⁠^{Source 18}
Building
Agent building tools	A visual editor with JavaScript or Python anywhere in a workflow, LangChain-based AI nodes, and the Agent Builder, in preview.⁠^{Source 1, Source 10, Source 11}	Not in Zenity’s public docs; its product docs require a login (checked 2 October 2026)⁠^{Source 15}
Model access	AI workflows can connect providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and combine models.⁠^{Source 39} Bring-your-own-LLM uses your own API credentials.⁠^{Source 40}	Zenity says its threat detection combines rules mapped to OWASP LLM and MITRE ATLAS with LLM-based detections.⁠^{Source 41} The models used aren’t in Zenity’s public docs.
Integrations and ecosystem	n8n’s homepage says over 500 integrations, and n8n lists 600+ community-built templates for agentic workflows.⁠^{Source 1, Source 42} A built-in registry of MCP servers.⁠^{Source 43}	Zenity says its signals can show in Microsoft Agent 365 and findings in AWS Security Hub Extended; it is on the Cursor Marketplace.⁠^{Source 38, Source 44, Source 45}

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 16}
You want pricing by workflow executions with unlimited users on paid plans, and a free self-hosted Community edition to start.⁠^{Source 16, Source 17}
You want to pick your models: providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, with your own API credentials.⁠^{Source 39, Source 40}

Choose Zenity if

Your security team needs one inventory of agents across platforms such as Copilot Studio and Agentforce, which Zenity says it builds.⁠^{Source 5, Source 31}
You want the rule checks Zenity says it runs on agent actions, blocking inline on Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and coding agents.⁠^{Source 6, Source 8}
You need the boundaries Zenity says it enforces on coding agents, such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor.⁠^{Source 13}
You want what Zenity says it offers: audit log events in Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel, or findings in AWS Security Hub Extended.⁠^{Source 9, Source 45}

Questions buyers ask

Can either one manage agents built elsewhere?

n8n’s Agents feature, in preview, keeps agents in n8n projects alongside workflows.⁠^{Source 11} Managing agents built outside n8n is not publicly documented. Zenity says its inventory and activity tracking cover agents in Copilot Studio and Agentforce, and homegrown agents built on platforms such as AWS Bedrock.⁠^{Source 5}

Can I self-host n8n or Zenity?

n8n can be self-hosted on premises or in a private cloud, and the self-hosted Community edition is free.⁠^{Source 4, Source 17} Zenity is delivered as software as a service, deployed on AWS per its AWS Marketplace listing.⁠^{Source 3} A self-hosted Zenity option isn’t in Zenity’s public docs.

Do they support MCP and A2A?

n8n can act as an MCP client and server.⁠^{Source 12, Source 24, Source 35} Zenity says it can block or modify a coding agent’s dangerous tool call through native agent hooks.⁠^{Source 13} First-party A2A in n8n is not publicly documented. Whether Zenity supports A2A isn’t publicly documented.

How is each one priced?

n8n prices by monthly workflow executions; Cloud Starter is $20 a month, billed annually, and the self-hosted Community edition is free.⁠^{Source 16, Source 17} Zenity’s main AWS listing has custom pricing.⁠^{Source 3} A Security Hub Extended listing shows usage prices, such as $130 per resource a month for Observability.⁠^{Source 18}

How we compare

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Sources

50 public sources, each with the date we checked it. Every one opens in a new tab.

Source 1: AI Workflow Automation Platform - n8n n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i
Source 2: Choose how to use n8n n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h
Source 3: AWS Marketplace: Zenity Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i j k l m
Source 4: Host n8n n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h
Source 5: AI Observability | See Every Agent, Know What it Touches | Zenity Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i j k l
Source 6: Zenity's Coverage of the 2026 OWASP Top 10 for LLM Apps Zenity · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 7: Human-in-the-loop for tools n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 8: Runtime Boundaries | The Runtime Boundary for Autonomous AI | Zenity Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i j k
Source 9: From Triage to Full Coverage: The Shift AI Agent Security Took in August Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h
Source 10: LangChain in n8n n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f
Source 11: Build and manage agents n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n
Source 12: MCP Client Tool n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 13: Coding and Personal Agents | Zenity Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 14: Security at n8n n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f
Source 15: Zenity Documentation (login) Zenity · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back:a b c
Source 16: n8n Plans and Pricing n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f g h i j k
Source 17: Compare editions n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e f
Source 18: AWS Marketplace: Zenity AI Security & Governance Platform for Security Hub Extended Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c
Source 19: Changelog n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d
Source 20: Zenity Now Available on AWS Marketplace, Bringing End-to-End Security to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Enterprise AI Agents Everywhere Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 21: Introducing n8n Agents n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 22: n8n for Enterprise n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 23: Manage your license n8n · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 24: Connect to n8n MCP server n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c d e
Source 25: Set up SAML n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 26: Set up OIDC n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 27: Stream logs to external systems n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 28: n8n Trust Center n8n · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 29: Zenity Trust Center Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 30: Zenity Achieves FedRAMP “In Process” Status for AI Agent Security Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 31: Platform | AI Agent Security & Governance Platform | Zenity Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 32: Zenity Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 33: Introducing Microsoft Marketplace - Thousands of solutions. Millions of customers. One Marketplace. - The Official Microsoft Blog Zenity · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 34: Set permissions and roles (RBAC) n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 35: MCP Server Trigger n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b c
Source 36: Zenity Subscription Terms and Conditions (EULA linked from Zenity's AWS Marketplace listings) Zenity · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 37: Try free then choose a plan n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 38: Seeing Every MCP Connection: Zenity Joins the Cursor Marketplace Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 39: Integrate AI n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 40: n8n AI Terms n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 41: AI Detection and Response (AIDR) | See the Threat, Stop the Action | Zenity Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 42: n8n AI agent builder n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 43: MCP servers n8n · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 44: Zenity Now Integrates with Microsoft Agent 365 Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 45: Zenity Selected for AWS Security Hub Extended to Secure Enterprise AI Agents Zenity · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back:a b
Source 46: Your company's private network Blocks.ai · checked 6 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 47: Network requirements Blocks.ai · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 48: Solutions: Agent sprawl Blocks.ai · checked 2 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 49: Solutions: Partner networks Blocks.ai · checked 6 Oct 2026 Back to text
Source 50: Pricing Blocks.ai · checked 7 Oct 2026 Back to text

Where each one sits

These aren’t the same kind of product

n8n

vsZenity

At a glance

What each one is

n8n

Zenity AI Agent Security & Governance Platform

The differences that matter

Building and running agents

Controlling what agents do

Hosting and deployment

For security teams

Full comparison

Which to choose

n8nChoose n8n if

ZenityChoose Zenity if

Questions buyers ask

How we compare

Sources

Zenity

Choose n8n if

Choose Zenity if