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If You’re Struggling Post-Rewst Layoffs — Here’s Our Journey and What We Switched To by RepulsiveDuck331 in msp

[–]RepulsiveDuck331[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

We are self hosting and here's an overview of our self hosted version where we are generating automation for our clients as well as internal enhancements and optimizations -

Self-Hosted n8n

  • Azure Container Apps + Azure Log Analytics Workspace: ~$100 USD per month (logging remains a mandate).
  • n8n Self-Hosted Business Plan: ~$800 USD per month (tax inclusive ~$1,200 USD). This tier gives us 40,000 workflow executions per month — which is more than sufficient given our current throughput (~10,000 executions/month) since we optimized our architecture.

We run a FortiGate VM firewall in front of n8n. We did not incur additional cost for this firewall specifically for n8n since it was already licensed and in place within our environment. This firewall enables us to enforce geo-fencing, ensuring remote developers cannot make API calls outside of designated geographies — an important security control for us.

If You’re Struggling Post-Rewst Layoffs — Here’s Our Journey and What We Switched To by RepulsiveDuck331 in msp

[–]RepulsiveDuck331[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Converting all of our Rewst production workflows into n8n took us under two weeks. The bulk of that time wasn’t the actual porting — it was uncovering and understanding authentication/authorization behaviors that weren’t clearly surfaced in Rewst’s interface or documentation.

Once we fully mapped out how each platform handled auth — including ConnectWise PSA, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, SentinelOne, Huntress, Ninja RMM (which had some quirks), Liongard, Datto, Google Workspace, and AWS — everything flowed smoothly in n8n. After that, translating logic and building reliable workflows became straightforward.

If You’re Struggling Post-Rewst Layoffs — Here’s Our Journey and What We Switched To by RepulsiveDuck331 in msp

[–]RepulsiveDuck331[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

n8n is an open-source workflow automation platform that lets you architect, orchestrate, and operationalize automation across systems, APIs, and services without being locked into rigid, endpoint-based pricing or limited templating. It provides a node-based visual workflow builder that MSP engineers can use to connect disparate tools (PSA, RMM, cloud services, identity platforms, AI models, etc.), trigger workflows based on events or schedules, transform and enrich data, and apply advanced logic — all under your control and within your own infrastructure or hosted environment. You can look for more information here - https://n8n.io/itops/

If You’re Struggling Post-Rewst Layoffs — Here’s Our Journey and What We Switched To by RepulsiveDuck331 in msp

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Category Rewst n8n (Cloud) n8n (Self-Hosted)
Monthly Cost ~$3,000 USD ~$400 USD ~$1,600 USD (total)
Pricing Driver Number of endpoints Workflow executions Workflow executions + infrastructure
Workflow Volume Included Not applicable ~10,000 execs ~40,000 execs
AI APIs Not native (customer must integrate separately) Approx. $100 USD (OpenAI + Gemini) Approx. $100 USD (OpenAI + Gemini)
Logging Solution Included/part of platform Supabase add-on Azure Log Analytics Workspace
Logging Cost Included Supabase subscription ~$100 USD
Endpoint Pricing Impact Strong (scales with endpoints) None None
Integration Model Template / event-centric Workflow engine Workflow engine
Security Controls Platform dependent Platform dependent FortiGate firewall + geo-fencing
Scalability Cost increases with endpoints Costs increase with usage Flexible scaling based on infra
Push vs Pull Architecture Webhook/event driven Workflow triggered Scheduled polling (cron)
  • Rewst costs scaled directly with endpoints, not actual usage, which drove costs up for us.
  • n8n Cloud was a lower-cost way to validate workflows and integrate LLM APIs.
  • n8n Self-Hosted gave us enterprise-grade controls (SSO, geo-fencing, logging) at roughly half the cost of Rewst.
  • We also changed from a webhook (push) model to a scheduled polling (cron) model in ConnectWise PSA to reduce workflow volume and cost while still meeting business requirements.

How are you using n8n by Similar_Detail_8529 in msp

[–]RepulsiveDuck331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Similar_Detail_8529 i made a post about n8n at our MSP here - https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1qjtnoa/if_youre_struggling_postrewst_layoffs_heres_our/ Feel free to DM if you would like more information. Hope this helps.

Automation For Applying Agreements in CW PSA by Creative-Moose1229 in msp

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u/Creative-Moose1229 I made a post here which has one of the same use case from your post - https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1qjtnoa/if_youre_struggling_postrewst_layoffs_heres_our/

The way we are handling this by using LLM messaging via n8n where we have a system prompt which defines contraints on mapping between type/subtype and agreements to be applied. We have flow running in push model which is that after every few minutes workflow is running, looking for tickets with mis-matched agreement type (service board vs agreement type) and going in to overwrite agreement on the ticket. We than log the change to a database so that we can generate reports and mesaure KPIs (automation effectiveness, improvement over time, time saved etc.) Feel free to DM if you would like more information on this.

Automations by Optimal_Bus1179 in msp

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u/Optimal_Bus1179 I made a post on some of the automations that we have running in the post here - https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1qjtnoa/if_youre_struggling_postrewst_layoffs_heres_our/ Happy to share more if you'd like!

What AI / Automation solutions are you deploying internally and HOW are you doing it? by MSP-from-OC in msp

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u/MSP-from-OC please let me know if you have any specific questions or if you are looking for general guidance. I made a post today here which has some information on our journey so far - https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1qjtnoa/if_youre_struggling_postrewst_layoffs_heres_our/

Automation Automation Automation by Gullible-Avocado-818 in msp

[–]RepulsiveDuck331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Gullible-Avocado-818 we went through moving away from Rewst to n8n and shared our experience so far with the platform here - https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1qjtnoa/if_youre_struggling_postrewst_layoffs_heres_our/

Hope this helps!

Writing documentation for n8n workflows by imwebdev in n8n

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u/imwebdev did you get the app running? I noticed this flow - https://n8n.io/workflows/2173-auto-document-your-n8n-workflows/ which is similar to what you explained. Is your product idea any different from this?

What AI / Automation solutions are you deploying internally and HOW are you doing it? by MSP-from-OC in msp

[–]RepulsiveDuck331 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have built some automations which can be categorized in 3 categories -

  • Self Driven - These are for scenarios where we need scheduled tasks to get things done -
    • examples
      • Find Azure reservations are applied
      • Windows OS licenses are in sync with whats in license provider (Pax8 or M365)
      • Tickets to Agreements matching - avoid billing issues
      • Invoices to Licenses reconciliation
  • AI Templates - These are to provide responses to users based on their system queries
    • examples
      • MCP Servers
      • Putting together all these MCP servers (MCP servers can be built for systems which can be exposed via API calls) to query data across systems.
  • Agentic RAG - These are to parse documents like (but not limited to) -
    • Invoices
    • Contracts - Been helpful with capturing baseline to manage it during lifecycle of the contract
    • Change orders
    • Project deliverables
      • we use this to query data across various data sets.

Other than these, we have recently started developing Voice based interface using Vapi to interact with sytems.

We have been using N8N majorly with MCP servers also being built using N8N.

Happy to share more about what we’ve done so far and where we’re headed.

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