Updated daily · checked Oct 16, 2026
Where should you host n8n?
Every way to run n8n, from n8n Cloud and one-click VPS templates to bare servers and free tiers. Each listing shows both the first-term price and the price it renews at, since a cheap first term can jump on renewal.
- Hosts tracked
- 12
- Plans compared
- 16
- Biggest renewal jump
- +123%
Live comparison
Every n8n hosting plan, side by side
Sort by first-term price, renewal price or renewal jump, and filter by the kind of hosting you want.
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- First term
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Free tier+ usageplus compute · Checked
- Oracle CloudVisit
Always Free · Free tier
- First term
- $0/mo
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- $0/mo
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- None
Free tierfree tier · Checked
- DigitalOceanVisit
Basic Droplet 512 MiB · Bare VPS
- First term
- $4/mo
- Renews at
- $4/mo
- Jump
- None
per-second · 1 vCPU · 512 MB RAM · 10 GB disk · Checked
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- First term
- $5/mo
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- $5/mo
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- None
+ usageusage-based · Checked
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- First term
- $5/mo
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- $5/mo
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- None
hourly · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk · Checked
- Linode (Akamai)Visit
Nanode 1GB · Bare VPS
- First term
- $5/mo
- Renews at
- $5/mo
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- None
hourly · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk · Checked
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- First term
- $5.28/mo
- Renews at
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prepaid 24-month term · Checked
- DigitalOceanVisit
Basic Droplet 1 GiB · Bare VPS
- First term
- $6/mo
- Renews at
- $6/mo
- Jump
- None
per-second · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB disk · Checked
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- First term
- $6.49/mo
- Renews at
- $11.99/mo
- Jump
- +85%
One-click n8nprepaid term · Checked
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- First term
- $8.99/mo
- Renews at
- $14.99/mo
- Jump
- +67%
One-click n8nprepaid term · Checked
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- First term
- €9/mo
- Renews at
- €9/mo
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- None
One-click n8nhourly (monthly figure shown) · 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB disk · Checked
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- First term
- $11/mo
- Renews at
- $11/mo
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- None
One-click n8nmonthly · Checked
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- First term
- $12.99/mo
- Renews at
- $28.99/mo
- Jump
- +123%
One-click n8nprepaid term · 100 GB disk · Checked
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- First term
- $20/mo
- Renews at
- $20/mo
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- None
One-click n8nannual · Checked
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- First term
- $50/mo
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- $50/mo
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- None
One-click n8nannual · Checked
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True cost calculator
First-term price, then the renewal price after the first term ends.
Ways to host n8n
Pick the kind of hosting first
"Best" depends on how much server work you're willing to do.
Official cloud
n8n's own hosted service. No servers to manage.
From $20/mo
One-click VPS
VPS plans with n8n preinstalled. Watch the renewal price.
From $6.49/mo
Managed n8n
Someone else runs backups and updates for you.
From $11/mo
Bare VPS
Cheapest per GB of RAM. You run Docker and updates yourself.
From $4/mo
PaaS
Run n8n as a container on an app platform. Some bill by usage.
From $0/mo
Free tier
Free plans with limits. Fine for testing and light use.
From $0/mo
Guides
Questions people ask before they pick a host
Best n8n hosting in 2026
The four ways to run n8n and who each one suits.
Cheapest way to host n8n
Every plan at $12/mo or less, with renewal prices.
n8n Cloud vs self-hosted
What you actually pay for each over one to four years.
Free n8n hosting
Free tiers and trials, and what the catch is.
Hostinger vs Hetzner
One-click convenience against hourly-billed VPS.
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