Automation templates
Small-Business Automation Templates for n8n
Short answer
10 n8n workflows for jobs small businesses still do by hand. 3 are free downloads; all 10 are in the Vetted Small-Business Automation Pack. Run together at our stated volumes they need 969 n8n executions a month. None has been run on a live account yet, and each one says "Not yet tested" until it has.
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Free templates
01
Website lead form to CRM contact + Slack alert
A website form submission becomes a HubSpot contact and a Slack alert. If HubSpot fails, the lead is emailed to you instead.
Tested on: Not yet tested · n8n only for now
03
New Google review to AI-drafted reply, approved by you
Each new Google review gets an AI-drafted reply that is emailed to you first. Nothing is posted until you click Approve; decline and the review stays unanswered.
Tested on: Not yet tested · n8n only for now
09
New blog post to AI-drafted social posts, queued after approval
Each new post in your RSS feed gets AI-drafted LinkedIn, X and Facebook posts that are emailed to you. Approved drafts go to a posting-queue sheet; nothing is published automatically.
Tested on: Not yet tested · n8n only for now
The pack
Vetted Small-Business Automation Pack
For owners and small teams who would rather import a validated, documented workflow than build their own.
What is included
- All 10 n8n workflow files, including the 3 free ones.
- A README per template: what it does, apps and accounts, numbered setup, approval and error behavior, limits.
- A running-cost estimate per template from the Vetted Price Index, with plan, source and verification date.
- A setup guide and a cost cheat sheet.
Not included yet: Make versions. They ship only after passing Make's own validator. Tested on: Not yet tested.
Checkout is not open yet. The pack goes on sale once the checkout provider is set up.
All 10 templates
- 01Website lead form to CRM contact + Slack alertFree · HubSpot, Slack, Gmail
- 02Stripe payment to QuickBooks sales receipt + thank-you emailIn the pack · Stripe, QuickBooks Online, Gmail
- 03New Google review to AI-drafted reply, approved by youFree · Google Business Profile, OpenAI API, Gmail
- 04Weekly KPI digest from Stripe, Google Analytics and HubSpotIn the pack · Stripe, Google Analytics 4, HubSpot, Gmail
- 05Inbound email triage with AI categories, labels and tasksIn the pack · Gmail, OpenAI API, Google Tasks
- 06Appointment booked to 24-hour email and 1-hour SMS remindersIn the pack · Calendly, Gmail, Twilio
- 07Quote with no reply after 3 days to a polite follow-up sequenceIn the pack · Google Sheets, Gmail
- 08New client onboarding to Notion page, checklist and welcome emailIn the pack · Notion, Gmail
- 09New blog post to AI-drafted social posts, queued after approvalFree · RSS feed, OpenAI API, Gmail, Google Sheets
- 10Overdue QuickBooks invoice to polite reminder escalationIn the pack · QuickBooks Online, Gmail
What the platform costs
All 10 at the volumes on their pages: 969 executions a month fit n8n Cloud Starter (2,500 executions a month): €20/mo billed annually. n8n counts one run of a whole workflow as one execution, however many steps it has. Make bills per module action instead, so a Make estimate needs the finished blueprints.
| Plan | executions a month | Billed annually | Billed monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 2,500 | €20/mo | Not published |
| Pro | 10,000 | €50/mo | Not published |
Last verified on n8n's pricing page · full n8n pricing
| Plan | credits a month | Billed annually | Billed monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 1,000 | Free | $0/mo |
| Core | 10,000 | $12/mo | $16/mo |
| Pro | 10,000 | $21/mo | $28/mo |
| Teams | 10,000 | $38/mo | $51/mo |
Last verified on Make's pricing page · full Make pricing
n8n publishes euro prices to visitors in Germany, which is what the Price Index records; Make publishes US dollars. Nothing is converted.
Validated is not tested
Every n8n file passed n8n-mcp's workflow validator (strict profile) with zero errors on Oct 17, 2026, and each node's settings were checked key by key against n8n-mcp's copy of n8n's node definitions. That catches broken structure, unknown settings and bad connections.
It does not prove the workflow runs against your accounts. Until we import and run a template on a live account, its page says Tested on: Not yet tested. When it changes, the page will name the date and the n8n version.
Questions
- Have these templates been tested?
- Not on a live account yet, and each page says so ("Not yet tested"). Every n8n file has passed n8n-mcp's workflow validator with no errors, which checks the structure, node parameters and connections. That is not the same as a live run, so run each one with your own test data before switching it on.
- Do I need n8n Cloud, or can I self-host?
- Either. The files import into n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance. Each template page shows which n8n Cloud plan covers it at a stated volume, from the Vetted Price Index, and links the n8n cost calculator for comparing self-hosting.
- Are Make versions included?
- Not yet. Make blueprints are added only after they pass Make's own validator, and none has yet. Until then the pack contains the n8n versions, and each template page shows the Make status.
- Does the AI post anything without me?
- No. The two templates where AI drafts text that customers will see (Google review replies and social posts) email you the draft with Approve and Decline buttons and do nothing until you approve. The email triage template uses AI only to sort mail.
- Do the files contain any credentials or account details?
- No. Every value you must change sits in one Configure me node with placeholder text, and n8n asks you to connect your own accounts after import.
- What is in the Vetted Small-Business Automation Pack?
- All 10 n8n workflows (the 3 free ones included), a README for each, a setup guide and a cost cheat sheet built from the Price Index. The files are delivered by the checkout provider after purchase.