# n8n

Source: https://calc.onpremeasy.com/product/n8n/

## Indicative from-price range

Indicative from-price range for self-hosting n8n on 1 server: about $24 to $112 per month (USD), as of 2026-10-19, for the reference workload (Active production workflows: 50; Workflow runs per day: 10000; Peak concurrent workflow runs: 20). From-price by provider, each the cheapest server in that provider's own shortlist: $24 on DigitalOcean (basic-2vcpu-4gb, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, fra1); $49 on Google Cloud (e2-standard-2, 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, us-central1); $63 on Amazon Web Services (c9g.large, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, us-east-1); $64 on OVHcloud (rise-1, 6 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, eu-west); $66 on Microsoft Azure (D2as_v7, 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, eastus); $66 on Hetzner (AX41, 6 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, eu-central); $262 on Servers.com (dl-01, 8 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, eu-west).

Reference workload:
- Active production workflows: 50
- Workflow runs per day: 10000
- Peak concurrent workflow runs: 20

Price snapshot: 2026-10-19. Currency: USD. FX snapshot: 2026-10-19.

Configuration: Low end: 1 x basic-2vcpu-4gb (DigitalOcean, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, about $24 per server per month). High end: 1 x rise-m (OVHcloud, 12 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, about $112 per server per month).

Methodology: This range is generated automatically from public provider price lists. It has not been reviewed by a person, it is not a quote, and it may differ from the total the calculator chooses for your own workload with its AI step. Method: the calculator's offer shortlist for the reference workload (the same ranking it builds before the AI step, up to 12 offers across providers; 12 here) is priced at its monthly list price in USD. The low end is the cheapest of the per-provider from-prices below and the high end is the median server of the combined shortlist, each multiplied by 1, the smallest baseline topology (single-node-automation). The from-price for each provider applies the same method to that provider's own shortlist (the calculator's ranking restricted to that provider), so it is the cheapest server that ranking offers there, not a recommendation. Prices are taken from the price snapshot dated 2026-10-19; prices quoted in EUR are converted with the ECB reference rate dated 2026-10-19. Servers with fewer than 2 vCPU or less than 4 GB RAM are not priced. Only server rental list prices for the product's own servers are counted: dependencies, licences, support, traffic charges, taxes and setup fees are not included.

Price sources:
- [Amazon Web Services](https://pricing.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/offers/v1.0/aws/AmazonEC2/current/us-east-1/index.json)
- [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets)
- [Google Cloud](https://cloudbilling.googleapis.com/v1/services/6F81-5844-456A/skus)
- [Hetzner](https://www.hetzner.com/_resources/app/data/app/live_data_en_EUR.json)
- [Microsoft Azure](https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices)
- [OVHcloud](https://eu.api.ovh.com/1.0/order/catalog/public/eco?ovhSubsidiary=FR)
- [Servers.com](https://www.servers.com/products/scalable-bare-metal)

n8n is a workflow automation platform that lets teams build integrations and AI agent pipelines through a visual node-based editor, with the option to drop into JavaScript or Python for custom logic.

## What gets deployed with it

- PostgreSQL HA Cluster (required): First published dependency target for persistent workflow state and production deployment durability.

## Baseline topologies

- single-node-automation: 1 node minimum; roles: n8n
- editor-plus-workers: 2 nodes minimum; roles: n8n-editor, n8n-worker

## What drives the cost

- Active production workflows: Approximate number of workflows that are enabled and expected to run in production.
- Workflow runs per day: Approximate number of workflow executions across the deployment each day.
- Peak concurrent workflow runs: Expected peak number of workflow executions running at the same time.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does it cost to self-host n8n?

Indicative from-price range for self-hosting n8n on 1 server: about $24 to $112 per month (USD), as of 2026-10-19, for the reference workload (Active production workflows: 50; Workflow runs per day: 10000; Peak concurrent workflow runs: 20). From-price by provider, each the cheapest server in that provider's own shortlist: $24 on DigitalOcean (basic-2vcpu-4gb, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, fra1); $49 on Google Cloud (e2-standard-2, 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, us-central1); $63 on Amazon Web Services (c9g.large, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, us-east-1); $64 on OVHcloud (rise-1, 6 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, eu-west); $66 on Microsoft Azure (D2as_v7, 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, eastus); $66 on Hetzner (AX41, 6 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, eu-central); $262 on Servers.com (dl-01, 8 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, eu-west). This is an automatically generated indicative figure from public price lists (price snapshot 2026-10-19), not a quote.

### What drives the cost of self-hosting n8n?

The sizing inputs the calculator uses for n8n are: Active production workflows; Workflow runs per day; Peak concurrent workflow runs. Cost also depends on the number of servers and the provider chosen.

### What is the minimum number of servers for n8n?

The smallest baseline topology in the calculator's profile for n8n is single-node-automation (1 server). Other baseline topologies: editor-plus-workers (2 servers minimum). The reference range above is computed for 1 server.

Size n8n for your own workload: https://calc.onpremeasy.com/?product=n8n

## Sources

- https://n8n.io/
- https://docs.n8n.io/
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n