n8n
Workflow automation platform with a visual builder and code steps, often used to connect systems that lack a direct integration.
Facts
- Category
- Workflow automation
- Audience
- B2B
- License
- Sustainable Use License; files marked .ee under a separate Enterprise license
- License type
- Source-available. You can read and modify the source, but the license restricts some uses, so it is not open source in the OSI sense.
- Main language
- TypeScript
- Source
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n
- Last checked
- 2026-10-16
Source-available (fair-code), not open source in the OSI sense: the license limits commercial use. Read it before building a business on it.
Alternatives
Where to run it
2 vCPU and 4 GB RAM is a comfortable start for light to moderate workflows; n8n itself idles at around 100 to 150 MB. Contabo's own n8n plans start at 4 vCPU and 8 GB.
You run the server
- Contabo Cloud VPS 4 $5.28/mo Lowest price
4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD
Free pre-installed n8n; Contabo says provisioning plus install can take up to 30 minutes. Backups: Auto Backup available as an add-on.
Rate for a 24-month term, taxes included per Contabo's page; billed for the term. The page also shows a struck-through $6.60, which we read as a shorter-term price (not confirmed). Renewal price not stated.
See it at Contabo - Contabo Cloud VPS 6 $7.20/mo
6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, 200 GB SSD
Free pre-installed n8n; Contabo says provisioning plus install can take up to 30 minutes. Backups: Auto Backup available as an add-on.
Rate for a 24-month term, taxes included per Contabo's page; billed for the term. The page also shows a struck-through $9.00, which we read as a shorter-term price (not confirmed). Renewal price not stated.
See it at Contabo - Hostinger KVM 1 $11.99/mo (promo $6.49, first term)
1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe
1-click n8n Docker template. Backups: Not stated.
Promotional first-term price; renews at the standard price.
See it at Hostinger - Hostinger KVM 2 $14.99/mo (promo $8.99, first term)
2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe
1-click n8n Docker template. Backups: Not stated.
Promotional first-term price; renews at the standard price.
See it at Hostinger - Contabo Cloud VPS 12 $24.00/mo
12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 400 GB SSD
Free pre-installed n8n; Contabo says provisioning plus install can take up to 30 minutes. Backups: Auto Backup available as an add-on.
Rate for a 24-month term, taxes included per Contabo's page; billed for the term. The page also shows a struck-through $30.00, which we read as a shorter-term price (not confirmed). Renewal price not stated.
See it at Contabo - Contabo Cloud VPS 18 $47.04/mo
18 vCPU, 96 GB RAM, 600 GB SSD
Free pre-installed n8n; Contabo says provisioning plus install can take up to 30 minutes. Backups: Auto Backup available as an add-on.
Rate for a 24-month term, taxes included per Contabo's page; billed for the term. The page also shows a struck-through $58.80, which we read as a shorter-term price (not confirmed). Renewal price not stated.
See it at Contabo
Sorted by price, lowest first, on the standard price after any promotion. Plans whose price we have not confirmed are listed last and may be cheaper. These are plain links to the providers, not affiliate links. Prices checked 2026-10-16; they change, so confirm at checkout. Buildeon does not include backups or a trial.