Context.dev vs n8n

Context.dev

Pros

• Every credit comes from one pool, so scraping, search, brand and extraction don't need four subscriptions to reason about
• The free tier is usable rather than decorative — 500 credits, 50 brand retrievals and no card
• Overage rates fall as the plan grows, from $15 to $7 per 10K credits
• Make, Zapier, Sheets and Excel integrations put it in reach of people who won't be writing a client

Cons

• Credit-metered across six different products, so forecasting a month's spend takes more arithmetic than a flat seat price
• The free plan simply stops at 500 credits rather than degrading, which is honest but abrupt mid-build
• SSO, custom limits and the 99.9% SLA are Enterprise-only

n8n

Pros

• The free self-hosted Community Edition has no execution caps and includes most integrations
• Mixing visual nodes with real code covers cases pure no-code tools can't reach
• Open source, so nothing about the workflow is locked into a vendor's cloud

Cons

• Self-hosting means owning the uptime, updates and security of the instance yourself
• The node-based canvas has a steeper learning curve than Zapier's linear Zaps
• Enterprise features like SSO and advanced RBAC are pricey relative to the free tier's generosity

Context.dev is the better fit for:

• Feeding an agent clean page text without maintaining a scraping fleet
• Building a RAG index from a documentation site in one crawl
• Pulling logos and brand colours for a directory, CRM or partner page
• Enriching a lead list with industry codes from nothing but a domain
• Watching competitor pricing pages and reacting when they change
• Replacing a stack of single-purpose API subscriptions with one credit pool

n8n is the better fit for:

• Self-hosting an automation platform to keep sensitive data off a third-party cloud
• Writing a custom JavaScript step where a pre-built integration doesn't exist
• Building an AI agent workflow that also needs to touch conventional business apps
• Running high-volume workflows on your own infrastructure without per-task pricing
• Reusing one workflow as a step inside several others
• Moving an automation off a per-task SaaS bill once the volume stops making sense