Pain point · Customization · Blocks work
Workflow tools like n8n hit a wall for logic beyond simple ETL
1 source thread · first seen 2026-08
Summary
Once users need real logic, the tool resists being Turing complete and offers no easy way to express it without dropping into code. Power users want something like n8n but with code.
- Affects
- Power users
- Workaround
- Shell out to code
Evidence
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“there's basically no easy way to express any logic without shelling out to code”