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Limitation of free n8n

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  1. Shared Credentials.
    You need to configure the service account or OAuth integration per user.
    For the service account, json key should be provided for each user.
    Also, service account is not supported for some Nodes integrations

    docs.n8n.io
    Google credentials | n8n Docs
    For now, we are using personal users via a separate OAuth Web Application connector:
    Google OAuth configuration for n8n
  2. Only one Admin roleWe can't delegate the Admin role to any user except the initially created user.
  3. Workflows can't be sharedOnly user who created the Workflow or Admin can view or run Workflows.
  4. No Okta integrationWe need to manually create users in the UI