Install types
One-click n8n hosting vs bare VPS: which hosts install n8n for you?
Of the 19 plans in our dataset, 4 are one-click VPS plans: Hostinger KVM 1, KVM 2 and KVM 4, and OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027). Each host's own page says n8n comes preinstalled. 7 are bare VPS plans, and the dataset records no n8n preinstall for any of them. Preinstalled is not managed: OVHcloud's page says you stay responsible for OS updates, HTTPS and keeping n8n updated.
Dataset checked . Each row shows its own checked date.
Short answer
- One-click VPS: 4 plans — a VPS image with n8n already on it. You run the server.
- Managed n8n: 2 plans — the host runs the n8n deployment. What that covers is per host page.
- Official cloud: 2 plans — n8n's own hosted service.
- Bare VPS: 7 plans — an empty server. You install n8n.
- PaaS: 3 plans — n8n runs as a container on an app platform.
- Free tier: 1 plan — a free plan with limits.
Total: 19 plans, dataset checked Oct 19, 2026.
All 19 plans, grouped by install type
Rows are grouped by install type in dataset order. Affiliate status is not an input. A dash is — / not yet verified. It is not “none”.
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| Host / plan | One-click n8n flag | First term | Renewal | Specs | Checked | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-click VPS — 4 plans | ||||||
| Hostinger KVM 1 | Yes | $6.49/mo, prepaid term | $11.99/mo for 24 mo (+85%) | 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, 4 TB bandwidth | Specs checked | |
| Hostinger KVM 2 | Yes | $8.79/mo, prepaid term | $14.99/mo for 24 mo (+71%) | 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe, 8 TB bandwidth | Specs checked | |
| Hostinger KVM 4 | Yes | $12.99/mo, prepaid term | $28.99/mo for 24 mo (+123%) | 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe, 16 TB bandwidth | Specs checked | |
| OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027) | Yes | $4.54/mo (12-month upfront) · $5.35/mo no commitment | — / not yet verified | 2 vCore, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe | ||
| Managed n8n — 2 plans | ||||||
| Hostinger Managed n8n | No | $5.99/mo on a 24-month term · $7.99/mo on a 12-month term · $10.99/mo on a 1-month term, excl. VAT | $11.99/mo excl. taxes (+100% vs the 24-month first term) | — / not yet verified | 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. | |
| Elestio Managed n8n (from) | No | $11/mo, monthly | $11/mo | — / not yet verified | ||
| Official cloud — 2 plans | ||||||
| n8n Cloud Starter (annual) | No | $20/mo, annual | $20/mo | 2,500 executions/mo, 5 concurrent | Specs checked | |
| n8n Cloud Pro (annual) | No | $50/mo, annual | $50/mo | 10,000 executions/mo, up to 50 concurrent | Specs checked | |
| Bare VPS — 7 plans | ||||||
| Contabo Cloud VPS 4 | — / not yet verified | $5.28/mo, prepaid 24-month term, incl. VAT/taxes (list $6.60) | — / not yet verified | 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD, unlimited traffic, 200 Mbit/s, incoming unmetered, fair-use | Specs checked | One snapshot is included. A snapshot is not a backup. Automatic backup is not listed as included or as an add-on: the official pages contradict each other, so it stays unverified. The renewal price is not published. Specs checked 2026-10-17 from https://contabo.com/en-us/pricing/. |
| DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 1 GiB | — / not yet verified | $6/mo, per-second, excl. VAT | $6/mo | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB disk, 1,000 GiB bandwidth | ||
| DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB | — / not yet verified | $4/mo, per-second, excl. VAT | $4/mo | 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB disk, 500 GiB bandwidth | ||
| Hetzner Cloud CPX02 | — / not yet verified | €6.49/mo, hourly, capped at the monthly price, excl. VAT | €6.49/mo | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 20 TB (EU locations) bandwidth | Smallest Regular Performance plan on Hetzner's own Cloud page, checked 2026-10-19 with the page's default country setting ("All others", 0% VAT). €6.49/mo is excl. VAT and includes a primary IPv4. The page loads that price from Hetzner's own price feed, re-read 2026-10-19: CPX02 server €5.99 (product CLOUD_136) plus primary IPv4 €0.50 (product CLOUD_21). It is the EU price (FSN1, NBG1, HEL1); Singapore is higher. Billing is hourly with a monthly cap. There is no intro price or term on the page, so renewal is the same price. The Cost-Optimized CX23 (€5.99/mo excl. VAT, 2 vCPU, 4 GB) is listed as "not available" on the same date, so it is not used here. No official n8n preinstall is listed; you install n8n yourself. | |
| Vultr Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular) | — / not yet verified | $5/mo, hourly | $5/mo | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD, 1024 GB bandwidth | ||
| Linode (Akamai) Nanode 1GB | — / not yet verified | $5/mo, hourly | $5/mo | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB disk, 1000 GB bandwidth | ||
| netcup VPS Lite 1 G12.5s | No | €5.86/mo, 6-month minimum, incl. 19% VAT (~€4.92 ex-VAT) | — / not yet verified | 2 vCore, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD | 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. netcup's pages do not state a renewal price. The VPS Lite page's general line about no price increases after the first year is not a stated renewal price, so the renewal is not verified here (checked 2026-10-19). | |
| PaaS — 3 plans | ||||||
| Render Hobby | — / not yet verified | $0/mo, plus compute | $0/mo | — / not yet verified | ||
| Railway Hobby | — / not yet verified | $5/mo, usage-based | $5/mo | — / not yet verified | Usage pricing, not a RAM or vCPU allocation: egress is $0.05/GB (re-checked 2026-10-19 on https://docs.railway.com/pricing/plans). Regions: US-West, US-East, EU-West (Amsterdam), and SG (not re-checked on 2026-10-19). Sources: https://railway.com/pricing and https://docs.railway.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-17. | |
| Sliplane Starter | Yes | €9/mo, hourly (monthly figure shown), excl. VAT | €9/mo | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | One-click n8n: Sliplane's n8n page says "Deploy the n8n preset with just 1 click" (https://sliplane.io/n8n-hosting, read 2026-10-19). It is a container preset on Sliplane's platform, not a VPS image. | |
| Free tier — 1 plan | ||||||
| Oracle Cloud Always Free | No | $0/mo, free tier | $0/mo | 10 TB/mo outbound | Specs checked | Two Always Free shapes are published: E2.1.Micro (1 GB) and A1.Flex ARM (up to 12 GB total). This row is not split by shape, and those figures are not stored as RAM. Source: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/FreeTier/freetier_topic-Always_Free_Resources.htm, checked 2026-10-17. |
What "one-click" means in this dataset
In this dataset, one-click VPS is a type: a VPS plan whose host page says n8n is preinstalled. The table groups by that type. The One-click n8n column is a separate flag, shown as recorded.
What Hostinger's page says is preinstalled
From https://www.hostinger.com/self-hosted-n8n, fetched :
“One-click n8n installation”
“n8n comes preinstalled with Hostinger's "Ubuntu 24.04 with n8n" VPS template. Within a Docker environment, you can quickly and easily deploy your automation workflows. We also offer a template to set up n8n in queue mode for better scalability.”
“n8n, n8n with queue mode”
What OVHcloud's page says is preinstalled
From https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/vps/vps-n8n/, fetched :
“Don’t worry about complex, manual server configuration - instead, get started right away with OVHcloud’s range of powerful VPS servers that come with n8n pre-installed.”
“n8n is pre-installed on many OVHcloud VPS plans, which include VPS cPanel or VPS Plesk access.”
“You are responsible for securing your VPS operating system (including updates and firewall rules) and the n8n application itself (using strong credentials, enabling HTTPS, keeping n8n updated, and managing user access).”
“Gain complete root access to your n8n environment.”
What preinstalled does not settle
- Who updates n8n and the OS on Hostinger's KVM n8n template: — / not yet verified. The Hostinger page fetched Oct 19, 2026 does not say.
- OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027) renewal price: — / not yet verified.
- Which OVHcloud VPS sizes beyond the dataset's row come with n8n: — / not yet verified. Its page says "many".
- Updates and patching by host are on how to update n8n safely. What each host backs up is on n8n backups.
What a bare VPS leaves to you
The 7 bare VPS plans
- Contabo Cloud VPS 4: first term $5.28/mo, prepaid 24-month term, incl. VAT/taxes (list $6.60); renewal — / not yet verified; specs 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD, unlimited traffic, 200 Mbit/s, incoming unmetered, fair-use; checked Oct 16, 2026; specs checked Oct 17, 2026.
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 1 GiB: first term $6/mo, per-second, excl. VAT; renewal $6/mo; specs 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB disk, 1,000 GiB bandwidth; checked Oct 19, 2026.
- DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB: first term $4/mo, per-second, excl. VAT; renewal $4/mo; specs 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB disk, 500 GiB bandwidth; checked Oct 19, 2026.
- Hetzner Cloud CPX02: first term €6.49/mo, hourly, capped at the monthly price, excl. VAT; renewal €6.49/mo; specs 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 20 TB (EU locations) bandwidth; checked Oct 19, 2026. Dataset note: “No official n8n preinstall is listed; you install n8n yourself.”
- Vultr · referral link Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular): first term $5/mo, hourly; renewal $5/mo; specs 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD, 1024 GB bandwidth; checked Oct 19, 2026.
- Linode (Akamai) Nanode 1GB: first term $5/mo, hourly; renewal $5/mo; specs 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB disk, 1000 GB bandwidth; checked Oct 19, 2026.
- netcup VPS Lite 1 G12.5s: first term €5.86/mo, 6-month minimum, incl. 19% VAT (~€4.92 ex-VAT); renewal — / not yet verified; specs 2 vCore, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD; checked Oct 19, 2026. Dataset note: “There is no official n8n preinstall, so you install n8n yourself.”
Setup, size and updates are your job
On a bare VPS you install n8n, point the domain, set up HTTPS and the webhook URL, size the server and keep it patched. The setup surface is on one-click vs bare VPS vs managed and PaaS. Sizing is on how much RAM and CPU n8n needs. Updates are on how to update n8n safely. This page gives no RAM advice.
Managed n8n, official cloud, PaaS and free tier: where they sit
Why the one-click flag and the type do not always match
The One-click n8n flag is Yes for 1 plan whose type is not one-click VPS. PaaS: Sliplane Starter. This page groups plans by type and shows the flag as recorded. prices.json does not define the flag, so a Yes on those rows is not read as "n8n preinstalled on a VPS".
Groups where the flag is not the same on every row:
- Inside Bare VPS, the flag is not recorded (— / not yet verified) for Contabo Cloud VPS 4, DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 1 GiB, DigitalOcean Basic Droplet 512 MiB, Hetzner Cloud CPX02, Vultr Cloud Compute 1 GB (Regular) and Linode (Akamai) Nanode 1GB; No for netcup VPS Lite 1 G12.5s.
- Inside PaaS, the flag is not recorded (— / not yet verified) for Render Hobby and Railway Hobby; Yes for Sliplane Starter.
- Managed n8n (2 plans): Hostinger Managed n8n and Elestio Managed n8n (from). Who patches a managed plan is on how to update n8n safely.
- Official cloud (2 plans): n8n Cloud Starter (annual) and n8n Cloud Pro (annual). The cost and upkeep trade-off is on n8n Cloud vs self-hosted.
- PaaS (3 plans): Render Hobby, Railway Hobby and Sliplane Starter. The setup surface for app platforms is on the setup guide.
- Free tier (1 plan): Oracle Cloud Always Free. Limits and catches are on free n8n hosting.
Railway Hobby: $5/mo, usage-based, renewal $5/mo, specs — / not yet verified, one-click flag — / not yet verified, checked Oct 19, 2026. · referral link
How to choose
- Want n8n already on the image, and accept running the server yourself? Look at the 4 one-click VPS rows.
- Want an empty server you set up yourself? Look at the 7 bare VPS rows, then the setup guide.
- Want the host to run n8n? See the managed n8n and official cloud rows, and the four ways to run n8n.
- Compare renewal prices, not only first-term prices: cheapest way to host n8n, with renewal prices.
- A worked two-host example of one-click against bare VPS: Hostinger vs Contabo.
FAQ
- Which hosts preinstall n8n on a VPS?
- In our dataset (checked Oct 19, 2026), the one-click VPS plans are Hostinger KVM 1, KVM 2 and KVM 4, and OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027). Hostinger's page says “n8n comes preinstalled with Hostinger's "Ubuntu 24.04 with n8n" VPS template”. OVHcloud's page says its VPS servers “come with n8n pre-installed”. Both pages were fetched Oct 19, 2026.
- Is a one-click n8n VPS the same as managed n8n?
- No. Our methodology says a one-click install is not described as managed n8n. OVHcloud's page, fetched Oct 19, 2026, says you are responsible for securing the operating system and the n8n application, "keeping n8n updated" included. Managed n8n is a separate type in the table, with 2 plans.
- How many plans are one-click and how many are bare VPS?
- Of 19 plans (dataset checked Oct 19, 2026), 4 are one-click VPS and 7 are bare VPS. The other 8 are 2 managed n8n, 2 official cloud, 3 PaaS and 1 free tier.
- What do the one-click plans cost at first term and at renewal?
- Hostinger KVM 1: $6.49/mo, prepaid term first term, renewal $11.99/mo for 24 mo (+85%), checked Oct 19, 2026; specs checked Oct 17, 2026. Hostinger KVM 2: $8.79/mo, prepaid term first term, renewal $14.99/mo for 24 mo (+71%), checked Oct 19, 2026; specs checked Oct 17, 2026. Hostinger KVM 4: $12.99/mo, prepaid term first term, renewal $28.99/mo for 24 mo (+123%), checked Oct 19, 2026; specs checked Oct 17, 2026. OVHcloud VPS-1 (2027): $4.54/mo (12-month upfront) · $5.35/mo no commitment first term, renewal — / not yet verified, checked Oct 17, 2026. Compare the renewal price, not only the first term.
- Do I still update n8n myself on a one-click VPS?
- On OVHcloud, yes: its page, fetched Oct 19, 2026, lists "keeping n8n updated" among your jobs. Hostinger's n8n page, fetched the same day, does not say who updates n8n or the OS on the KVM template, so that is — / not yet verified. The update sequence is on /n8n-hosting-patch-security/.
- Why do some non-VPS plans show Yes in the one-click column?
- In the dataset, the One-click n8n flag is Yes for 1 plan whose type is not one-click VPS. PaaS: Sliplane Starter. This page groups plans by type and shows the flag as recorded. prices.json does not define the flag, so a Yes on those rows is not read as "n8n preinstalled on a VPS".
Prices, specs and types: prices.json (dataset checked ). How checks work: methodology. Price changelog: changelog. Prices this month: n8n hosting prices — October 2026.
Official pages, fetched : https://www.hostinger.com/self-hosted-n8n and https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/vps/vps-n8n/.