StitchOps vs n8n
n8n stops where the API stops.
Keep n8n for self-hosted, developer-friendly API workflows. Add StitchOps for the rest.
Two different jobs.
n8n
n8n is a self-hosted workflow engine developers like: code nodes, a large integration library, and control over where it runs.
StitchOps
StitchOps adds governed execution for the systems n8n reaches only through screen automation: a signed agent on a worker VM, typed browser and desktop actions, credentials referenced from a vault, and step-level evidence. AI-authored paths become deterministic workflows.
Side by side.
| n8n | StitchOps | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps with an API | Strong. Large integration library, code nodes. | Supported through API actions, so one workflow can cross both kinds. |
| Systems with no API | Limited. Possible with custom browser code, without custody or evidence. | Browser and desktop automation from an agent on a worker VM in your environment. |
| Desktop and terminal apps | Limited. Custom code on the host. | UI Automation, image, OCR, and terminal actions in the same workflow as the portals. |
| Credentials in your vault | Stored in n8n. | Referenced from 1Password, Keeper, or the StitchOps vault. Resolved on the worker. Never shown to the model. |
| Evidence per step | Execution log per workflow. | Step-level status, timing, redacted inputs and outputs, and evidence references on every run. |
The difference
An agent inside your network.
Browser, desktop, terminal and directory actions run from a worker VM in your environment, with credentials referenced from your vault and every step logged. That is the part no API-shaped tool reaches.
How it executes →Worker
worker-01 · connected
- Windows Server 2022 · signed installer
- outbound only · TLS 1.3 · 0 inbound ports
- unattended session · dedicated VM
Capabilities
- browser
- desktop
- terminal
- file
- ldap / ad
Systems reached today
- DealerCONNECTbrowser14
- Dealertrackbrowser9
- DMS thick clientdesktop6
- On-prem ADldap22
- Report sharefile3
Secrets
31 references resolved on worker · 0 values sent to control plane
Better together.
Keep n8n for the API-side orchestration. Call StitchOps for the portal and desktop steps that need vaulted credentials and evidence, and continue the n8n workflow with the typed result.
n8n and StitchOps, asked directly.
Can I keep n8n and add StitchOps?
Yes, and that is the recommended shape. n8n orchestrates the API side; StitchOps runs the governed portal and desktop steps with vaulted credentials and evidence, and returns a typed result.
Why not do browser automation in an n8n code node?
You can, but credentials end up in the node, there is no confirmation gate, and evidence is whatever you log yourself. StitchOps gives you credential references, gates on destructive steps, and step-level evidence.
Is StitchOps self-hosted like n8n?
The agent runs in your environment on a worker VM. The control plane is a multi-tenant cloud service with tenant isolation on every route.
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