Hi everyone,
We are currently using a self-hosted instance of n8n (Community Edition) and want to ensure we are fully compliant with the license terms to avoid any future “cost traps.”
Our Setup:
We use n8n for a single, specific workflow.
It serves as a temporary “bridge” or middleware for a product currently under development.
Our application sends data to n8n via a webhook, n8n processes/enriches the data, and returns a response to our application.
Our Concern:
The final output of our product is intended for a third-party client. While we are not selling n8n as a service, providing a dashboard for clients to build workflows, or embedding the n8n UI, we are technically using it to power a feature of a commercial product.
Our Questions:
Does this “middleware” use case (processing data for a commercial product) fall under the FairCode/Community Edition license?
At what point would this transition into a “Sustainable Use” or Enterprise requirement? We are not an “External Service Provider” in the sense that we offer n8n itself; we only use its output.
We want to stay compliant while keeping our overhead low during this development phase.
Thanks for your help!
Best regards,
Lorenz