Automation with freedom – and clear control
From ad-hoc workflows to an enterprise automation platform
To scale n8n safely across the enterprise, you need the right governance combining processes with technical and organizational controls.
Our n8n Governance services enables strategic, secure, and controlled use of n8n - without losing innovative momentum.
Your path to excellence
Teams are encouraged to automate independently – but without clear guardrails, risks quickly emerge:
n8n already provides many technical building blocks for governance, such as RBAC, SSO, Secret management, GitOps, audit logs and self-hosting.
We ensure these capabilities are applied effectively and aligned with your organization and compliance requirements such as GDPR, ISO 27001, DORA, NIS2, EU AI Act and others.
In addition, we establish an n8n governance layer that automatically manages & validates compliance with defined lifecycle processes & rules – such as credential management & sharing, access to sensitive data and systems, or AI cost monitoring.
The following companies rely on AOE for AI & automation.
Secure n8n environments (self-hosted / cloud / hybrid)
Role and permission models (RBAC) and Authn with SSO
Compliant audit logs, monitoring and deployment processes (GitOps)
Integration of external secret management solutions
"Automate the automation": automated governance workflows support policy enforcement and compliance
Clear responsibilities & ownership
Establish an AI Competence Center – as a central hub for standards, governance, and enablement
Separation of platform, project, and business roles
Automation Lifecycles & Governance rules for usage, operations & costs
Automation reporting with clear value and KPI tracking
Guardrails for workflow design
Standards for quality, security & maintainability
Rules for handling sensitive data & system access
Define approval processes – for critical workflows and sensitive data
Our governance approach establishes clear conditions for using n8n, without unnecessarily restricting how teams work.
This turns n8n from a tool into a governable automation platform.
We analyze how n8n is currently used, including access rights, workflows, data flows, and cost risks. If n8n is not yet in place, we support the technical and organizational implementation.
Together with IT, business teams, and management, we review compliance and ISMS requirements, define roles, responsibilities and governance requirements.
Based on our n8n Governance framework, we deliver a practical, ready-to-implement concept for architecture, roles, and organizational guardrails, tailored to your organization.
Join our next session on governing low-code automation with n8n.
We share practical insights, patterns, and lessons learned from real enterprise setups.
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