The official price list in one table.
Here are the plans n8n lists as of September 27, 2026, in euros, billed annually. Monthly billing is about 17% more expensive.
| Plan | Price | Executions / month | Concurrent executions | Hosting | For whom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community | Free | No license cap | Depends on your server | Your server | Teams able to run a server |
| Starter | €20/month | 2,500 | 5 | n8n cloud | Getting started with nothing to install |
| Pro | €50/month | 10,000 | 20 | n8n cloud | Small teams in production |
| Business | €667/month | 40,000 | Not stated | Your server only | Companies under 100 employees, team needs |
| Enterprise | Custom quote | Custom | 200+ | Cloud or your server | Strict compliance and governance |
Two things apply to every plan: users, workflows and integrations are unlimited. What makes you move up a plan is executions and team features.
What an execution is, and why it matters.
An execution is one full run of a workflow, from trigger to last step. n8n says it plainly: pricing is based on monthly workflow executions, regardless of complexity.
The difference with competitors is stark. Make bills one credit per module action, Zapier one task per successful action. For the same 10-step workflow run 1,000 times in a month:
| Tool | Billed units |
|---|---|
| n8n | 1,000 executions |
| Make | up to 10,000 credits |
| Zapier | up to 10,000 tasks |
Watch out for the reverse trap: frequent workflows are what consume. A workflow running every 15 minutes makes 4 runs an hour, which is 2,880 executions over a 30-day month on its own. It already exceeds the Starter plan. Before choosing, count how often your triggers fire, not how many workflows you have.
The real cost of self-hosting.
The Community edition is free, but a server never is. The full cost for an SMB:
A European VPS is enough for most SMBs, backups included.
Free internal use, commercial included, under the Sustainable Use License.
Updates, backup checks, watching failed executions.
What the free version does not include: SSO, separate environments, shared projects, Git version control, workflow and credential sharing. These mostly serve teams with several developers. Most SMBs do fine without them at the start.
The trade-off is real: n8n recommends self-hosting for experienced users, because a misconfiguration can cost data or expose the instance. A clean step-by-step setup is covered in Self-Hosted n8n: Installation, Real Cost, Data.
Which plan for which situation.
| Your situation | Our recommendation |
|---|---|
| You are trying n8n on a few workflows | 14-day cloud trial, then Starter |
| Under 2,500 executions/month, nobody to run a server | Starter, €20/month |
| Up to 10,000 executions/month, small team | Pro, €50/month |
| High volumes or sensitive data, a technical resource available | Community on your server |
| Several teams, SSO and environments required | Business or Enterprise |
The case we meet most often in SMBs: workflows running continuously and handling customer data. Self-hosting operated by a partner wins there, because cost no longer grows with volume and the data stays with you.
Costs not to forget.
- AI models. If your workflows call OpenAI, Anthropic or Google, those calls are billed by the provider, on top of n8n. Cloud plans include credits for n8n's built-in AI assistant, still in preview (2,300 a month on Starter, up to 13,700 on Pro): they are for the assistant, not for the model calls in your workflows.
- Connected apps. n8n does not replace your CRM or invoicing subscription: it connects them.
- Setup. A simple workflow takes a few hours. A complete system, with error handling, guardrails and documentation, is priced like a project. Ballpark figures are in How Much Does an AI Agent Cost.
For a full overview of the tool, see the n8n guide.
n8n pricing: what people ask us.
Is n8n free?
Yes when self-hosted: the Community edition is free, with no execution cap imposed by the license. You only pay for the server. In the cloud there is no permanent free plan, but a 14-day trial with Pro features.
How much does n8n Cloud cost?
€20/month for Starter (2,500 executions) and €50/month for Pro (10,000 executions), billed annually. Monthly billing costs about 17% more. Beyond that, Enterprise is on quote.
What is an execution in n8n?
One full run of a workflow, from trigger to last step, whatever the number of steps. A 30-node workflow run 100 times counts as 100 executions.
Is the number of users limited?
No. Every plan includes unlimited users, workflows and integrations. What changes between plans is executions, concurrent executions, history and team features.
How much does self-hosted n8n cost?
The Community license is free. The real cost is the server (often €5 to €20/month for an SMB) and maintenance time, around one to two hours a month for a well-configured instance. The Business plan, self-hosted only, costs €667/month and adds SSO, environments and version control.
Is there a discount for small companies?
Yes: n8n offers a Start-up Plan to companies with fewer than 20 employees, with 50% off the Business plan, subject to eligibility.