Platform Expertise
n8n — Workflow Automation & AI Integration
Most businesses run on more systems than they can manage manually. CRM, website, email platform, ad accounts, accounting software, project management. The data across these systems overlaps significantly, and keeping it consistent requires either expensive integrations or time-consuming manual work.
n8n changes that equation. EXPRE is a specialist n8n agency. We use n8n to connect your systems, automate your processes, and build AI-powered workflows that free your team to focus on work that requires human judgement rather than human patience.
What n8n Does
n8n is an open-source workflow automation platform. It connects to over 400 services via native integrations and to any system with an API via generic HTTP nodes. Workflows are built visually, with logic nodes for conditions, loops, data transformation, and error handling alongside service-specific nodes.
n8n runs on your own infrastructure or on n8n’s cloud service. Self-hosting gives full control over your data. Nothing leaves your environment unless you explicitly send it outward. This matters for businesses with data sensitivity requirements or significant volumes where cloud automation pricing becomes prohibitive.
n8n vs Zapier
Zapier works for simple two-step automations. n8n is built for everything more complex, and the differences are structural.
Zapier charges per task. For high-volume workflows, costs escalate quickly. n8n self-hosted has no per-task pricing — infrastructure costs are fixed regardless of how many automations run.
n8n supports JavaScript code nodes. Any transformation or logic that the visual builder cannot express is handled in code. Workflows can be version-controlled in Git, deployed via CI/CD pipelines, and managed programmatically. For teams that want automation infrastructure treated with the same rigour as application code, this is the right approach.
Workflows We Build
Lead Management
Contact form submissions, chatbot conversations, and ad lead forms flow into CRM with source tracking, duplicate checking, lead scoring, and team assignment. High-scoring leads trigger immediate notifications.
Content Automation
RSS feeds, news sources, or internal data trigger content publication to websites, social channels, or newsletters automatically. Editorial review steps included where human oversight is required.
Reporting and Analytics
n8n pulls data from multiple sources on a schedule, aggregates and transforms it, and delivers formatted reports to email or Slack. Your team gets the insight without the manual data-pulling exercise.
ERP and CRM Synchronisation
Product information, inventory levels, customer records, and order data stay consistent across systems without manual intervention or CSV imports. Data quality maintained automatically.
AI Integration Workflows
Data passes through AI processing as part of a larger workflow. Content gets classified, summarised, or generated as part of an automated sequence. Human review triggers when AI confidence falls below a threshold.
eCommerce Workflows
WooCommerce, Shopify, and Magento connected to fulfilment, accounting, and marketing platforms. Inventory synchronisation, order processing, and customer communication sequences automated end to end.
Connecting AI with n8n
n8n integrates natively with OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and other AI services. AI processing becomes a step in any workflow rather than a separate tool. A customer enquiry arrives by email, n8n categorises it using AI, routes it to the right team member, and drafts a response for review. All automated.
AI-powered data extraction, classification, and generation fit naturally into n8n workflow architecture. The combination of workflow orchestration and AI reasoning produces automation that handles variation and edge cases more effectively than pure rules-based systems.
Hosting and Deployment
EXPRE deploys n8n on your cloud infrastructure, on-premise servers, or n8n cloud depending on requirements. Self-hosted deployments are containerised with Docker for reliability and portability.
Monitoring is configured from day one. Workflow execution logs, failure alerts, and performance dashboards give visibility into automation health. When a workflow fails, the right person is notified immediately with enough context to diagnose the issue.
We also regularly audit and take over existing n8n installations. The first step is always a workflow audit to understand what exists, what it does, and what state the documentation is in.
Common Questions
How difficult is n8n to learn for non-technical users?
The visual interface is accessible for understanding workflows and making minor adjustments. Building new workflows or handling complex logic typically requires developer involvement. We build with non-technical maintainability in mind.
What is the cost of n8n compared to Zapier?
n8n self-hosted has infrastructure costs only, typically 50 to 200 pounds per month depending on scale. Zapier pricing starts at 50 pounds per month and escalates significantly with volume. For meaningful automation workloads, n8n self-hosted is substantially cheaper.
Can n8n connect to systems without an API?
For systems without an API, n8n works with file-based exchange, email-based workflows, or database-level connections. It is rarely a dead end.
How reliable are n8n automations?
With proper error handling, retry logic, and monitoring, n8n workflows are highly reliable. The key is building reliability in from the start. EXPRE builds monitoring into every workflow.
Can you take over management of existing n8n workflows?
Yes. We regularly audit and take over existing n8n installations. The first step is always a workflow audit to understand what exists, what it does, and what state the documentation is in.
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