Switching from n8n? Your code is already half written.
Build the same automations in Claude Code. Ship them on Rotor.
Why teams leave
Why teams leave n8n
The canvas hits a ceiling on real workflows.
Self-hosted means you run the queue. Cloud means surprise bills.
Every debug session burns Claude Code tokens.
Migration
What you keep
Your workflow logic. Most of it is one HTTP call away in code.
Your connections. Every API is a one-liner.
Your team. Workspace vault keeps shared secrets where they belong.
Upgrade
What changes
Code instead of canvas.
Claude Code instead of clicking.
Production-grade durability instead of “hope it runs”.
The math
How the math works
n8n Cloud Starter: $20/mo for 2,500 executions, 5 concurrent.
Rotor Starter: $29/mo for 20,000 step-runs, unlimited seats.
If your average workflow has 8 steps, Rotor delivers ~3x more workflow runs at almost the same price.
Plus retries that don’t bill you twice. Plus secrets in your vault.
How Rotor compares to n8n
| Feature | Rotor | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| TypeScript authoring | Yes | No |
| No canvas required | Yes | No |
| Step-level retry (not job-level) | Yes | No |
| Encrypted secrets vault | Yes | No |
| MCP callable in production | Yes | No |
| Per-step memoization | Yes | No |
| Audit trail | Yes | No |
Rotor
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| Volume | Rotor | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| 20,000 step-runs / mo | $29/moStarter | n8n Cloud Starter $20 (2,500 executions) |
| 100,000 step-runs / mo | $99/moPro | n8n Cloud Pro ~$170/mo |
30-day money back on any Rotor plan.
Switch in an afternoon
Install the Rotor SDK: npm i rotor-sdk
Rewrite your trigger as a TypeScript workflow function
Replace n8n nodes with step.run() calls
Move credentials to the Rotor workspace vault
Deploy with npx rotor@latest init
Verify run history in the Rotor dashboard