n8n pricing in 2026: Starter, Pro, Business and self-hosted costs

n8n plans and prices

n8n prices by workflow executions and not by users or steps, so a workflow with 30 nodes costs the same per run as one with 2. That makes it cheap for complex automations, but the bill depends on how often workflows fire and which governance features your company needs.

This guide covers n8n Cloud, the self-hosted Business plan and the free Community Edition, with prices read from n8n's official pricing page, which lists them in euros.

Prices below were recorded on 12 October 2026. The headline figure is the lowest price you can get for that plan. Check the official page before you buy, because vendors change prices without notice.

Read this first. n8n's official pricing page lists prices in euros only, with no USD list price, so every price on this page is shown in EUR. Monthly prices (Starter EUR 24, Pro 10K EUR 60, Pro 50K EUR 145, Business EUR 800) and annual totals (EUR 240, 600, 1,450 and 8,000) were read from the plan data embedded in the official page, because the visible cards show only the annual per-month figures (EUR 20, 50, 667). Business is listed as self-hosted only with a cloud waitlist. Starter and Pro overage prices are not published. The page also embeds a hidden Free cloud plan (50 executions, 1 user) that is not shown in the visible cards, so the free plan here means the self-hosted Community Edition. Cloud trial length is not stated. Renewal terms come from the pricing FAQ (cancellation at end of term, no pro-rata refunds), and auto-renewal wording was not checked in the terms.

n8n cost calculator

Move the slider to see what each plan costs at your size. The figures use the list prices on this page and leave out tax, add-ons and any discount you negotiate.

What one workspace costs on Pro, monthly and Business

n8n bills by execution volume and not by seat, so this table follows one workspace through monthly billing and the Business upgrade.

Where the bill grows

The bill follows executions and governance needs. These are the places it moves.

What each n8n plan includes

Compare the plans side by side. Where a cell says Check page, the vendor's pricing page was not specific enough for us to fill it in.

Features we could not place by plan: Admin roles, SSO and LDAP, Environments and Git version control, External secret store and log streaming. Check the official page for which plan includes each one.

Which n8n plan should you pick?

How to pay less for n8n

1. Commit annually

   Annual billing saves about 17% on Starter and Pro, for example EUR 600 instead of EUR 720 a year on Pro 10K.

2. Size executions to real usage

   Check execution logs and pick the tier that covers your busiest month, not a guess.

3. Rethink polling schedules

   A workflow that runs every 5 minutes uses about 8,600 executions a month on its own. Webhooks or longer intervals cut that.

4. Self-host the Community Edition

   It is free to run on your own servers if you can handle hosting and do not need governance features.

5. Apply for the Start-up Plan

   Companies with fewer than 20 employees can get 50% off Business.

6. Get competing quotes

   Zapier, Make and Power Automate give you real numbers to bring to an Enterprise negotiation.

Subject: n8n renewal on [renewal date]

Hi [account manager],

Our n8n [plan] subscription renews on [renewal date]. Over the last 90 days, [active executions per month] of the [paid executions per month] we pay for used it.

We would like to renew with [target executions per month] on a [term] term. Before we sign, please send:
1. The current list price and the price you are offering us, line by line.
2. The cap on any price increase at the next renewal.
3. The notice period if we want to cut executions per month or move to another plan.

We are comparing this against [alternative] and plan to decide by [decision date]. If you can offer [target discount] percent off list, or a lower price for a longer term, we are ready to talk this week.

Thank you,
[name]
[company]

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If this vendor does not fit, these are the closest options and what they charge.

Keeping n8n spend under control

Execution counts climb with every schedule that polls too often. A single five-minute trigger can use most of a small tier by itself.

• Set budgets and alerts. Usage bills grow without anyone signing anything. Set a monthly budget and an alert at 80 percent of it.
• Tag cost to a team. Give every project an owner so a bill can be traced. Our spend management software guide covers the controls to look for.
• Review commitments before renewal. Committed spend discounts only pay off if you use the commitment. Compare 12 months of real use with the plan before you renew, using a renewal tracker.
• Count the full cost, not the list price. Support, egress, extra seats and add-ons change the real figure. Our total cost of ownership guide shows how to add it up.

Bottom line. Start on Pro billed annually, or the Community Edition if you can self-host, and move to Business only when SSO or Git-based environments are hard requirements. Review executions every quarter so the tier matches reality.

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