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Nod

Open source personal agent that executes real-world tasks on your machine.

Pricing

$0/mo

Free
Score

4.1/5

License
Apache-2.0
Last technical review
2026-11-11
Available plansVisit website (opens in a new tab)

Technical Overview

Nod is an open source personal agent designed to perform practical tasks by interacting with web applications via local computer control. It automates workflows like invoice management, call preparation, and trial cancellations directly from Windows or macOS. Unlike cloud-only solutions, Nod operates locally, emphasizing privacy and requiring explicit user authorization before performing any actions on your behalf.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Local execution maximizes data privacy.
  • Open source architecture under Apache 2.0 license.
  • Requires human confirmation before performing web actions.

Technical Considerations

  • Reliability depends on the selected AI model and external UI stability.
  • Limited to individual use; not designed for enterprise team environments.

Technical Capabilities & Features

2/7
Not available:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Included:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Not available:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Nod

78/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Excellent
85/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
95/100
Security & Governance
Favorable
60/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Excellent
80/100
Performance & Reliability
Favorable
70/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Nod

Estimated Time-to-Value< 1 hour (Immediate)

Near-instantaneous deployment with minimal technical friction.

Learning CurveModerate (Standard)

Requires consulting technical documentation and basic credentials setup.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
80%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
40%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
10%
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Pricing

$0.00/mo

Model: FREE.

Free Tier Verification:

  • No credit card required
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Unlimited usage with no expiration
  • No mandatory watermarks
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Nod

Free Tier Limits:

Completely free software; bring your own API keys for models.

Audited Billing Critical Points:
  • Costs may scale based on the usage of external model provider API keys.

"use ChatGPT Plus/Pro or any AI key"

Verified Quote: https://nod.n8n.io/
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Nod$0.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Licensing Cost (1 to 100+ seats)
$0/forever
Unlimited team members with zero penalties
SSO Tax (SAML Enterprise)
$0no surcharge
No artificial security barriers
3-Year Investment (Software TCO)
$0total
operates under a zero-cost or open-source model. Licensing TCO is identical:
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: NodWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 10 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 50 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 250 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 1,000 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

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Compliance & Security Standards: Nod

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDNot reported
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActDPA On Request
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
No SSO Documented
Data Residency
SELF_HOSTED
AI Privacy Policy
Zero customer data retention
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: NodPG_DUMP · JSON · CSV
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
PG_DUMPJSONCSVPARQUET
Password Hash Portability
Exportable Hashes (Bcrypt / Argon2): Zero Forced Retention

Allows extracting password hashes in standard formats to migrate without forcing user resets.

CLI Command / Rescue Endpoint
docker exec -t nod pg_dump -U postgres > backup.sql
Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Direct database-level export without proprietary password encryption.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: NodApache-2.0
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript
Code LicenseApache-2.0
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name nod -p 8080:8080 nod:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
Community & Repository
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Technical Reputation of Nod

70/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Local execution maximizes data privacy.
  • Open source architecture under Apache 2.0 license.
  • Requires human confirmation before performing web actions.

Reported Production Frictions

  • Reliability depends on the selected AI model and external UI stability.
  • Limited to individual use; not designed for enterprise team environments.
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:1-Click Cancellation

Immediate cancellation from account settings without phone calls or forced retention.

Open source repository activity: Nod242
Stars, forks and release cadence
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Stars242
Forks33
Open Issues7
SPDX LicenseApache-2.0
Latest Commit DetectedNov 11, 2026

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Nod)

Where does Nod execute tasks?

Nod runs locally on your own machine (macOS or Windows), meaning that processing and interactions occur within your personal environment rather than on a third-party remote server.

Is Nod free?

Yes, the software is open source under an Apache 2.0 license. However, you are responsible for providing your own API keys for the language models (e.g., ChatGPT) the agent uses to process requests.

Can the agent perform actions without supervision?

No. Nod is designed as a controlled agent that requires explicit user confirmation before executing any action on a website, ensuring you maintain full control over any interactions.

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