What is the current cheapest way to host n8n, and when was that price checked?
The lowest verified first-term price above zero, excluding usage-based plans and plans under review, is DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB at $4/mo, checked Oct 17, 2026. Free options in this snapshot: Render Hobby at $0/mo (plus compute), checked Oct 16, 2026, and Oracle Cloud Always Free at $0/mo (free tier), checked Oct 16, 2026. The largest verified renewal jump is Hostinger KVM 4, $12.99/mo first term to $28.99/mo renewal (+123%), checked Oct 17, 2026.
That figure is the lowest verified fixed price in this snapshot. It is not a ranking of which host suits you. For which kind of hosting suits you, see best n8n hosting. The same rule on the live table is the cheapest way to host n8n.
7 US-dollar plans have a first-term price of $5/mo or less in this snapshot: Render Hobby at $0/mo (plus compute), Oracle Cloud Always Free at $0/mo, DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB at $4/mo, OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027) at $4.54/mo (12-month upfront) · $5.35/mo no commitment, Railway Hobby at $5/mo (usage-based), Vultr Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular) at $5/mo, and Linode (Akamai) Nanode 1GB at $5/mo. Prices in other currencies are not converted, so they are not in that set. See n8n hosting under $5.
All n8n hosting prices checked in October 2026
One row per plan. A dash means that field is not verified. Each price keeps the currency on the host's page.
All n8n hosting prices in this snapshot, one row per plan, with first-term price, renewal price, and the date that row was checked.
Note 1. OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027). n8n comes preinstalled on Debian 12. You manage the server after install; this is not managed n8n. Daily backup is included at no extra charge. Renewal price is not verified yet. A 6-month commitment option exists; its price is not listed here. The calculator uses the 12-month upfront price.
Note 2. netcup VPS Lite 1 G12.5s. Snapshots are included. That is not a daily backup. There is no official n8n preinstall, so you install n8n yourself. The listed price includes 19% VAT (about €4.92 ex-VAT). Minimum contract and billing period is 6 months. The price after that period is not verified here.
Note 3. Hostinger Managed n8n. Separate from the KVM one-click VPS plans. Managed deployment with automatic software updates and security, in an isolated Docker environment. Rolling out by region. Specs and backups are not verified, so they are not listed.
Sorted by first-term price, low to high. Unverified prices are last. Sorting compares the listed amounts and does not convert currencies. "—" means not yet verified. A long flag note is written in full under its row. A short flag stays in the Flags cell.
First-term vs renewal — what changes after the first term
Cite a dated n8n hosting price
DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB costs $4/mo first term and renews at $4/mo, checked Oct 17, 2026 (n8nhosts, October 2026 snapshot).
What does each host charge for n8n hosting in October 2026, and what does it renew at?
Hostinger Managed n8n: $5.99/mo on a 24-month term · $7.99/mo on a 12-month term · $10.99/mo on a 1-month term first term, renews at $11.99/mo excl. taxes (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Hostinger KVM 1: $6.49/mo first term, renews at $11.99/mo for 24 mo (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Hostinger KVM 2: $8.99/mo first term, renews at $14.99/mo for 24 mo (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Hostinger KVM 4: $12.99/mo first term, renews at $28.99/mo for 24 mo (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Renewal price not yet verified
OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027): $4.54/mo (12-month upfront) · $5.35/mo no commitment first term, renewal price not yet verified (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Contabo Cloud VPS 4: $5.28/mo first term, renewal price not yet verified (checked Oct 16, 2026). Flag: parse failed.
netcup VPS Lite 1 G12.5s: €5.86/mo first term, renewal price not yet verified (checked Oct 17, 2026).
Hetzner Cloud (smallest): First-term price not verified, renewal price not yet verified (not checked yet).
Free and $0 options in this snapshot
Is there a free way to host n8n right now?
Yes. Render Hobby at $0/mo (plus compute), checked Oct 16, 2026, and Oracle Cloud Always Free at $0/mo (free tier), checked Oct 16, 2026.
Limits stated above come from each plan's billing text. See free n8n hosting.
What changed in October 2026
Which n8n hosting prices changed in October 2026?
This is the first month in the archive. There is no price history on this site before 2026-10-16, so there are no month-over-month changes to report yet.
· Price dataset first recorded
The comparison started with 16 plans. These are the first prices stored in data/hosts.json. The repository has no earlier price history, so none of these figures are a change from a previous number.
Hostinger KVM 1: $6.49/mo. Renews at $11.99/mo.
Hostinger KVM 2: $8.99/mo. Renews at $14.99/mo.
Hostinger KVM 4: $12.99/mo. Renews at $28.99/mo.
n8n Cloud Starter (annual): $20/mo. Renews at $20/mo.
n8n Cloud Pro (annual): $50/mo. Renews at $50/mo.
Contabo Cloud VPS 4: $5.28/mo. Renewal not verified.
DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 1 GiB: $6/mo. Renews at $6/mo.
DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB: $4/mo. Renews at $4/mo.
Elestio Managed n8n (from): $11/mo. Renews at $11/mo.
Render Hobby: $0/mo. Renews at $0/mo.
Hetzner Cloud (smallest): Price not verified. Renewal not verified. Included with no verified price and no checked date.
Railway Hobby: $5/mo. Renews at $5/mo.
Vultr Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular): $5/mo. Renews at $5/mo.
Linode (Akamai) Nanode 1GB: $5/mo. Renews at $5/mo.
The daily check could not parse Contabo's pricing page. The last recorded price was kept: $5.28/mo for the first term. The renewal price was already unverified. The row was flagged "parse failed" and the checked date stayed 2026-10-16.
Contabo Cloud VPS 4: $5.28/mo. Renewal not verified. needs_review: parse failed. Price not changed.
Source: git 6385cfe (data/hosts.json). The only field that changed was needs_review. · price changelog
· OVHcloud, Hostinger Managed n8n, and netcup added
Three plans were added after a manual check. These are the first prices recorded for them on this site, not changes from an earlier figure.
OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027): $4.54/mo (12-month upfront) · $5.35/mo no commitment. Renewal not verified. Renewal price was not verified.
Hostinger Managed n8n: $5.99/mo on a 24-month term · $7.99/mo on a 12-month term · $10.99/mo on a 1-month term. Renews at $11.99/mo excl. taxes.
netcup VPS Lite 1 G12.5s: €5.86/mo. Renewal not verified. 6-month minimum. Listed price includes 19% VAT. Renewal after that minimum was not verified.
The first-term price is the rate for the opening term. When the billing field says the plan is prepaid, or names a term, that rate is the one attached to the term you pay for up front. The renewal price is the rate after that first term.
A daily check that reads the same price updates the checked date on that row. It does not add a line to the price changelog. "—" means not yet verified. A missing renewal is not estimated, and a euro price is not converted into dollars.
This page keeps the prices copied into this snapshot. A later month is a new page. This page is not rewritten when the current dataset moves. The rules for the sort and for what counts as the lowest fixed price are in how we check prices.
FAQ
When were these prices last checked?
The dataset was last checked Oct 17, 2026. 15 plans were checked Oct 17, 2026. 3 plans were checked Oct 16, 2026: Contabo Cloud VPS 4, Render Hobby, and Oracle Cloud Always Free. Hetzner Cloud (smallest) has not been checked yet.
Why do some plans show "—" for renewal?
A dash means that renewal price was not verified from the host's official pricing page. It is never estimated. In this snapshot that is OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027), Contabo Cloud VPS 4, netcup VPS Lite 1 G12.5s, and Hetzner Cloud (smallest). The rules are in the methodology.
Are these prices in USD?
No. Each plan keeps the currency on the host's pricing page. This snapshot uses USD and EUR. Euro prices stay in euros. Amounts are not converted, including when the table is sorted.
What is the cheapest paid option this month?
The lowest verified first-term price above zero, excluding usage-based plans and plans under review, is DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB at $4/mo, checked Oct 17, 2026.
These figures were copied into this snapshot on . A later check can update prices.json without changing this page.
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