n8n Automation Agency

Most agencies can connect a few apps and call it automation. 2V builds n8n systems that run in production and stay running when you scale. As a certified n8n Expert Partner with 15 years of delivery behind us, we design, ship, and maintain the workflows and AI agents that take manual work off your team, held to measurable ROI inside six months. You own everything we build: it runs on your own self-hosted n8n, and we stay on only as long as you want us there. Trusted by strategic consultancies who cut 150 to 230 hours of manual work every month.

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Meet your n8n automation partner

A 2-minute look at 2V Automation: how we help businesses automate their operations on n8n, from mapping to production builds to ongoing support.

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Why teams pick 2V as their n8n automation agency

n8n rewards depth. A workflow that looks fine in a demo breaks the first time a payload changes, an API rate-limits, or the logic has to handle an edge case nobody scoped. We build for that from the start. These are the four things clients tell us set the work apart.

  • Certified n8n Expert Partner

    We are a certified n8n Expert Partner, not a generalist agency that also touches n8n. The certification is a signal you can verify, and it means the people building your system know the product at the level custom node development and complex state management demand.

  • Production-grade, not demo-grade

    We build n8n systems as infrastructure: error handling, retries, monitoring, and the state management real logic needs. The goal is a system that keeps working when volume grows, not a pile of connected nodes that fails the first quiet weekend.

  • A cross-functional team

    You get analysts, engineers, developers, and DevOps on the same engagement, not one freelancer wearing every hat. That is why the workflows hold up when you scale them past the first use case.

  • Your team owns everything

    Every workflow runs on your self-hosted n8n and belongs to you. No lock-in, no proprietary wrapper, no monthly ransom to keep your own automations running. If you want to take it fully in-house later, you can.

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Certified n8n Expert Partner

We are listed on the official n8n Expert Partner directory, the curated list of agencies n8n itself recommends for production work. Certification covers self-hosting, custom node development, and complex workflow architecture. Issued Dec 2025, valid through Dec 2027. We hold a 5.0 rating from 7 reviews on n8n partner directory, and are Clutch Champion and Clutch Global award winners with 19 5.0 reviews (Spring 2024).

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Proof beats promises

★★★★★
Verified Client
"With 2V Automation we have been able to build the most efficient SEO agency ever. 2 people doing the work that would take 8 with the old-school setup."
Samy Thullier, Founder, Thullier''s SEO
Samy Thullier Founder, Thullier''s SEO
★★★★★
Verified Client
"2V Automation team was an outstanding experience from start to finish. They were proactive, communicative, and highly responsive to evolving feedback, delivering a tool that saves us countless hours."
Sebastian A., Manager, Strategic Consultancy
Sebastian A. Manager, Strategic Consultancy

How it worked for Fire Plan Strategies

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How Fire Plan Strategies Eliminated 230 Manual Hours a Month

Lead intake, quotes, invoicing and certificates, automated

  • ~230 hrs / monthManual ops time eliminated
  • 14 days → 2 daysTime-to-payment
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"This is music to my ears. Our accountant is definitely going to love this because she's not going to have to do invoices anymore. The admin staff is also going to love it because they're not going to have to manually do each one of those certificates."

Mariano Velazco Mariano VelazcoManaging Partner

What we build on n8n

Most requests fall into a handful of concrete workflows. Naming them matters, because the right automation is usually a specific job, not a vague automate my ops.

  • Lead routing and CRM sync

    Capture leads from every source, enrich them, route them to the right owner, and keep your CRM in sync automatically so nothing is retyped and nothing is dropped.

  • Document and data processing

    Parse invoices, contracts, and forms, extract the fields you need, and push clean data into the systems that use it, with human review only where it earns its place.

  • AI agents and chatbots

    AI agents on n8n that do real work: triaging support, drafting replies, and answering from your own knowledge base. Production versions of the 15-minute chatbot our founder builds live.

  • Reporting and stakeholder alerts

    Scheduled reports and Slack or email alerts that reach the right people on a fixed cadence, so the weekly numbers arrive without anyone exporting a spreadsheet.

  • Self-hosted n8n deployment and custom nodes

    We stand up self-hosted n8n on your infrastructure and build custom nodes when your stack needs an integration that does not exist yet. This is where certified depth pays off.

n8n in production, not in a demo

Three artifacts from every engagement: a workflow map, a scoped proposal with ROI math, and a live production system.

01
Operations audit
n8n workflow map identifying the highest-ROI automation across a client's stack
Map every manual step, handoff, and tool. Output: a ranked list of automation opportunities by payback.
02
Scoped proposal
Workshop deliverable with ROI estimate, fixed-price scope, and implementation plan
Fixed price, fixed timeline, ROI math attached. You see what we build and what it pays back before any commitment.
03
Built, tested, live
Production n8n workflow connecting Pipedrive, DocuSign, and Asana running live
Production-grade: error handling, monitoring, documentation. Not a demo. Running live, owned by your team.

When the logic gets real, a certified partner is cheaper than the debugging

Metric Doing it yourself 2V (certified n8n partner)
Metric Time to production Doing it yourself Trial-and-error learning curve 2V (certified n8n partner) Fast, production-ready workflows
Metric Delivery Doing it yourself Requires internal bandwidth 2V (certified n8n partner) End-to-end, analysts to DevOps
Metric Reliability Doing it yourself Risk of silent failures 2V (certified n8n partner) Monitored, error-handled systems
Metric Scale Doing it yourself Breaks as logic grows 2V (certified n8n partner) Built to hold as complexity grows
Metric Ownership Doing it yourself You own it, but maintain it alone 2V (certified n8n partner) You own it, self-hosted, no lock-in

How an engagement works

Four steps, scoped against payback from the first call.

  1. 1

    Step 1. Process mapping and audit

    We map your operations in BPMN and score what is worth automating, so we build the workflows that pay back, not the ones that are merely possible.

  2. 2

    Step 2. Architecture and scope

    We design the system as infrastructure and scope it against a payback target inside six months, not against billable hours.

  3. 3

    Step 3. Build and integrate

    We build on your self-hosted n8n, integrate your stack, and handle the error cases and edge conditions that break demo-grade automations.

  4. 4

    Step 4. Handover and optional retainer

    Your team owns the result. We can stay on a Further builds retainer from $1K a month to extend and maintain, or hand over fully and step away. Your call.

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AI automation agency 4-step implementation process: Map, Design, Build, Monitor

n8n consulting and Zapier or Make migration

Not every team needs a full build

n8n consulting

Bring us a specific problem: a workflow that keeps failing, a scaling wall, a build you started and cannot finish. As a certified n8n consultant, we review it, fix the architecture, and leave your team able to run it. This is n8n consulting scoped to an outcome, not open-ended hours. See our automation consulting and roadmap.

Moving from Zapier or Make to n8n

When Zapier or Make costs climb or the logic outgrows what they allow, n8n is usually the right destination: self-hosted, ownable, and far more capable for complex flows. We run our Zapier to n8n migration end to end, keeping what works and rebuilding the parts that were fighting the old tool.

A 15-minute Facebook AI chatbot, built live on n8n

Our founder Valerian Valkin builds a simple Facebook Messenger AI chatbot live in one week, to show people new to n8n what the platform actually is. The production AI agents we ship are built to the same clarity, with architecture, error handling, monitoring, and documentation your team can extend.

30,000+ views on YouTube

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Teams that run on our n8n systems

518 Hours Saved Every Month

Our clients win back 518 hours monthly after we install 6 core systems. That represents $220,000 per year in saved labor costs - time your team can redirect to revenue-generating work instead of moving data between tools and fixing broken processes.

Proving the ROI of automation

The only question that matters is whether the work pays for itself, and whether you can show it. We scope every engagement against payback, hold the standard of measurable ROI in six months, and see payback typically land inside 90 days. The case studies above are the evidence: 230 hours a month back at FirePlan Strategies, a payment cycle cut from weeks to days.

We give you the pricing structure up front rather than hiding it, then size the exact scope to your stack and task volume after the audit.

Automation Discovery Week

from $2,000. One week mapping how the operation runs today, then five build-ready assets you keep whether we build or not. $2,000 up to 20 people, $4,000 for 21 to 50, a short call above that.

Builds

priced per project. Most take three to six weeks and land between $6,000 and $18,000, covering one process at a time, in the order the roadmap sequenced. Your roadmap prices each one exactly, before you commit to any of them.

Ongoing

optional. Once a build is live it runs without us. If you want us to keep improving it, we agree that separately.

Start with an Automation Discovery Week to see what is worth automating first.

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n8n automation agency FAQ

If you have a question, chances are you'll find the answer below.

What does an n8n automation agency do?

It designs, builds, and maintains automated workflows and AI agents on n8n so a team stops doing repetitive work by hand. A good one scopes against payback, builds production-grade systems that survive scale, and hands ownership to your team.

Are you a certified n8n partner?

Yes. 2V is a certified n8n Expert Partner, with 15 years of business-automation delivery behind the team. The certification is verifiable and means the people building your system know n8n at the depth custom nodes and complex logic require.

Do you self-host n8n or use n8n Cloud?

We deploy on self-hosted n8n on your own infrastructure by default, so you own the system and there is no lock-in. We can advise on n8n Cloud where it fits, but self-hosting is what most of our clients want.

Can you migrate our automations from Zapier or Make?

Yes. We move existing Zapier or Make automations to n8n without losing what works, and rebuild the parts that were constrained by the old tool. See our Zapier to n8n migration service.

Can you build custom n8n nodes?

Yes. When your stack needs an integration that does not exist yet, we build custom nodes. This is one of the reasons certified depth matters for anything beyond simple flows.

How is this different from Zapier or Make?

Zapier and Make are fast for simple, linear flows. n8n handles complex logic, self-hosting, and custom code, which is why it scales further. We build on n8n so your automations keep working as the logic gets real.

Who owns the workflows?

You do. Everything runs on your self-hosted n8n and belongs to your team, with no proprietary wrapper and no lock-in. You can keep us on a retainer or take it fully in-house.

How fast can you deliver?

It depends on scope, but we scope against payback and see it land typically inside 90 days. The process mapping and audit come first, so you know the payback before we build.

What does an n8n engagement cost?

We size scope to your stack and task volume after the audit. As a signal, an ongoing Further builds retainer starts at $1K a month, and we scope builds against payback rather than billable hours.

Do you work as an n8n consultant or as an n8n agency?

Both, and the difference is what you need from us. Some clients want an n8n consultant for a few weeks: review the current workflows, decide what should run on n8n, and produce a build plan their own team executes. Others want the agency engagement, where we design, build, monitor and hand over the working system. The consulting can stand on its own, so you are never committed to a build to get the plan.

What should an n8n expert be able to do that a generalist cannot?

Self-host and secure an instance, write custom nodes when the integration does not exist, structure workflows as small sub-workflows instead of one unreadable canvas, and put error handling, retries and alerting around anything that touches money or customers. Being a certified n8n Expert Partner is the credential; the workflows we show on this page are the evidence.

What size companies do you work with?

We work best with teams that have enough process volume for automation to pay back quickly. The audit tells us honestly whether an engagement will clear that bar before anyone commits.

See what we would automate first

Start with an Automation Discovery Week. It shows where the hours are going and what a certified n8n partner would automate first, before you commit to anything.

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 Or start with an Automation Discovery Week, from $2,000

Hiring an n8n consultant versus an n8n agency

The two words describe different amounts of the same job. An n8n consultant reviews how your operation runs, decides which processes belong on n8n, and leaves you with a build plan. An n8n agency does that and then ships it, monitors it and hands it over with documentation.

Which one you need comes down to whether you have an engineer who will own the build. If you do, buy the plan and let them execute it. If you do not, the plan on its own will sit in a folder.

We do both and scope them separately. A consulting engagement produces the workflow map, the ranked list of what to automate first, and the architecture decisions: self-hosted or cloud, where custom nodes are needed, how the error handling and alerting should work. That document stands on its own. Plenty of teams take it and build in-house.

What to check before you hire an n8n expert

Ask to see a real workflow, not a screenshot of the canvas. A production n8n build has error branches, retries, alerting and a naming convention. Demo workflows have none of that, and the difference only shows up the first time an API returns a 500 at two in the morning.

Ask who hosts it and who holds the credentials. Self-hosting is one of the main reasons teams choose n8n over Zapier, and it comes with a server, an upgrade path and a backup policy that somebody has to own.

Ask what happens when you want to change something. The workflows should be readable by your own team, broken into sub-workflows with clear names, and documented well enough that the next person can extend them. Anyone who cannot hand the work over is selling you a dependency.