n8n Workflow Automation Service
Senior engineers building n8n workflows, custom nodes, and self-hosted automations that replace Zapier at scale.
When n8n Beats Zapier
n8n is the open-source workflow automation platform that has quietly taken market share from Zapier. The visual workflow editor is comparable. The node library is broad. The catch: n8n is self-hostable, which means no per-execution pricing, no data leaving your infrastructure, and the ability to write custom nodes when the built-in ones do not fit.
For teams running thousands of workflow executions per day, Zapier becomes prohibitively expensive. A modest n8n self-hosted setup runs the same workload for a fraction of the cost. For teams with sensitive data (healthcare, fintech), keeping workflows on-prem is often a compliance requirement.
Where n8n stretches further than Zapier is custom logic. n8n nodes can contain arbitrary JavaScript or Python. Workflows can branch, loop, transform JSON at any step. Integrations that do not exist as built-in nodes can be written by your team. The expressiveness is closer to a programming language than to Zapier's linear "if X then Y" flows.
Production n8n requires real engineering. Self-hosting on Docker is easy; running production workloads requires a Postgres backing store, Redis queue, worker scaling, monitoring, secret management, and disaster recovery. We have rescued n8n deployments where the SQLite default was corrupting under load.
AsyncForge has senior engineers shipping production n8n deployments. Submit workflow design, custom nodes, self-hosting setup, Zapier migrations, or full automation builds. Light 4 days, Standard 48 hours, Pro 1 day.
What You Get
Self-hosted setup
Postgres + Redis backing, worker scaling, secrets management, automated backups. Docker Compose or Kubernetes.
Custom nodes
TypeScript-based custom nodes for integrations that do not exist. Published to your team's internal registry.
Workflow design
Production workflows with error handling, retries, idempotency, and observability. Not "happy path only" demos.
Zapier migration
Audit existing Zapier zaps, recreate as n8n workflows, validate output parity, cut over. Cost savings documented.
Queue + scaling
Worker mode with Redis-backed queue. Horizontal scaling of execution workers. Long-running workflows handled.
Monitoring
Execution metrics, error alerting, audit logs. Sentry / Datadog wired in via custom nodes.
Technologies We Use
How It Works With AsyncForge
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Plan picked.
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Workflows, custom nodes, hosting, migrations.
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Tested, deployed, documented.
Iterate
Unlimited revisions.
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