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Prices checked Oct 17, 2026

Render

Hobby · PaaS

First term
$0/mo
Renews at
$0/mo
Billing
plus compute
Free tier + usage

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Oracle Cloud

Always Free · Free tier

First term
$0/mo
Renews at
$0/mo
Billing
free tier
Install n8n yourself Free tier

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DigitalOcean

Basic Droplet 512 MiB · Bare VPS

First term
$4/mo
Renews at
$4/mo
Billing
per-second

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OVHcloud

VPS-1 (2027) · One-click VPS

First term
$4.54/mo (12-month upfront)$5.35/mo no commitment
Renews at
—
Billing
12-month upfront or no commitment
One-click n8n

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Railway

Hobby · PaaS

First term
$5/mo
Renews at
$5/mo
Billing
usage-based
+ usage

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Vultr

Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular) · Bare VPS

First term
$5/mo
Renews at
$5/mo
Billing
hourly

Checked

Linode (Akamai)

Nanode 1GB · Bare VPS

First term
$5/mo
Renews at
$5/mo
Billing
hourly

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7 plans are listed at $5/mo or less on first-term prices: Render Hobby at $0/mo (plus compute), Oracle Cloud Always Free at $0/mo (free tier), DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB at $4/mo (per-second), 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 (hourly) and Linode (Akamai) Nanode 1GB at $5/mo (hourly) (sources: Render, Oracle Cloud, DigitalOcean, OVHcloud, Railway, Vultr, Linode (Akamai); checked 2026-10-16, 2026-10-17).

Render Hobby, Oracle Cloud Always Free, DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB, Railway Hobby, Vultr Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular) and Linode (Akamai) Nanode 1GB renew at the same price as the first term. OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027)'s renewal price isn't verified yet.

DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB lists 512 MB of RAM, OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027) lists 4 GB of RAM, Vultr Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular) lists 1 GB of RAM and Linode (Akamai) Nanode 1GB lists 1 GB of RAM. We don't list RAM for Render Hobby, Oracle Cloud Always Free and Railway Hobby.

For Render Hobby (plus compute) and Railway Hobby (usage-based), the listed price is a starting point, and usage-based charges can add to it.

In short: Render Hobby is listed at $0/mo (plus compute); Oracle Cloud Always Free is listed at $0/mo (free tier). The lowest paid fixed price here is DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB at $4/mo. On first-term prices, with at least 1 GB of RAM, the lowest is OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027), 4 GB at $4.54/mo (12-month upfront).

All plans at $5/mo or less

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  • Render

    Hobby · PaaS

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    First term
    $0/mo
    Renews at
    $0/mo
    Jump
    None
    Free tier+ usage

    plus compute · Checked

  • Oracle Cloud

    Always Free · Free tier

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    First term
    $0/mo
    Renews at
    $0/mo
    Jump
    None
    Free tier

    free tier · Checked

  • DigitalOcean

    Basic Droplet 512 MiB · Bare VPS

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    First term
    $4/mo
    Renews at
    $4/mo
    Jump
    None

    per-second · 1 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · 10 GB disk · Checked

  • OVHcloud

    VPS-1 (2027) · One-click VPS

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    First term
    $4.54/mo (12-month upfront)$5.35/mo no commitment
    Renews at
    —
    Jump
    —
    One-click n8n

    12-month upfront or no commitment · 2 vCore · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe · Checked

  • Railway

    Hobby · PaaS

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    First term
    $5/mo
    Renews at
    $5/mo
    Jump
    None
    + usage

    usage-based · Checked

  • Vultr

    Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular) · Bare VPS

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    $300 test credit for new users. New Vultr users can get $300 in test credit through our referral link. Vultr's terms: link a valid credit card or PayPal, the credit must be used within 30 days or it expires, and duplicate accounts aren't eligible. We may earn $100 if you become a paid user who stays active 30+ days and uses $100+ in payments — it never changes the prices we list. Prices checked .

    First term
    $5/mo
    Renews at
    $5/mo
    Jump
    None

    hourly · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk · Checked

  • Linode (Akamai)

    Nanode 1GB · Bare VPS

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    First term
    $5/mo
    Renews at
    $5/mo
    Jump
    None

    hourly · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk · Checked

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