A quick weekly check of what it actually costs to run n8n on the hosts people ask about most. All prices were checked against each host's own pricing page on Oct 26, 2026.
- Hostinger hasn't changed. KVM 1 is $6.49/mo intro and renews at $11.99/mo, and the 24-month plan is $155.76 upfront. Budget for the renewal price, not the intro.
- Hetzner: the cheapest 4 GB plan (CX23, €5.99/mo) shows as not available right now. The 4 GB plan you can actually order, CPX22, is €19.99/mo excl. VAT in EU locations, which is still under DigitalOcean's $24 for 4 GB. The €6.49 CPX02 has only 1 GB RAM, which is too small for most n8n setups.
- Vultr vs Linode: Vultr is cheaper at every size we compared ($10 / $20 / $40 vs $12 / $24 / $48 for 2 / 4 / 8 GB). Linode includes more monthly data transfer.
- Contabo Cloud VPS 10 (8 GB RAM) is still the cheapest renewal we track, at $6.60/mo.
- n8n Cloud Starter is $24/mo ($20/mo billed yearly) for 2,500 executions.
Two new write-ups this week, for anyone sizing a box:
If you want to plug in your own workflow counts, the free calculator compares n8n Cloud with a VPS. Disclosure: some host links on the site are affiliate links, and prices are listed the same either way.
If you spot a price I got wrong, drop a comment and I'll fix it.
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