Hosting
Every way to run n8n
From zero-ops managed cloud to one-click VPS on Hostinger to full Docker self-hosting on AWS / GCP / Azure — pick the path that fits your budget, scale, and comfort with ops.
labels.choose_if …you want zero ops and official support
→ n8n Cloud
labels.choose_if …you want full control & unlimited executions cheaply
→ Self-hosted (Docker)
labels.choose_if …you're a beginner wanting a cheap one-click VPS
→ Hostinger VPS
labels.choose_if …you like PaaS simplicity (git push to deploy)
→ Railway
labels.choose_if …you already run other self-hosted apps via Coolify
→ Coolify
labels.choose_if …your company standardizes on AWS/GCP/Azure
→ AWS (EC2 / ECS / Lightsail)
| Category | Price | Difficulty | Setup effort | Scale ceiling | Deep dive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n Cloud cloud | ~€20/mo | ●○○○○ | ●○○○○ | ●●●●● | → |
| Self-hosted (Docker) self-hosted | ~$5–20/mo (VPS) | ●●●○○ | ●●●○○ | ●●●●○ | → |
| Hostinger VPS one-click | ~$5–10/mo | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | ●●●○○ | → |
| DigitalOcean one-click | ~$6–24/mo | ●●●○○ | ●●○○○ | ●●●●○ | → |
| Railway paas | ~$5–20/mo usage-based | ●●○○○ | ●○○○○ | ●●●○○ | → |
| Render paas | ~$7–25/mo | ●●○○○ | ●●○○○ | ●●●○○ | → |
| Coolify paas | Free (self-hosted PaaS) + VPS cost | ●●○○○ | ●●●○○ | ●●●●○ | → |
| AWS (EC2 / ECS / Lightsail) hyperscaler | ~$15–100+/mo | ●●●●● | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● | → |
| Google Cloud hyperscaler | ~$15–80+/mo | ●●●●● | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● | → |
| Microsoft Azure hyperscaler | ~$20–100+/mo | ●●●●● | ●●●●○ | ●●●●● | → |
Price — Deep dive
n8n Cloud
- Starter~€20/mo · 2.5k executions
- Pro~€50/mo · 10k executions
- EnterpriseCustom pricing, SSO, SLA
Self-hosted (Docker)
- Small VPS (2GB RAM)$5–12/mo
- Domain name~$10/yr
- TLS certs (Let's Encrypt)Free
Hostinger VPS
- KVM 1 VPS~$5–6/mo
- Domain~$10/yr (or free 1st yr)
DigitalOcean
- Basic Droplet (2GB)$12/mo
- Managed Postgres (optional)from $15/mo
Railway
- Free trial credit$5 one-time
- Hobby plan usage~$5–20/mo
Render
- Starter Web Service$7/mo
- Managed Postgresfrom $6/mo
Coolify
- Coolify softwareFree & open-source
- Underlying VPS~$6–20/mo
AWS (EC2 / ECS / Lightsail)
- EC2 t3.small~$15/mo
- RDS db.t3.micro Postgres~$15/mo
- ECS Fargate (0.5vCPU/1GB)~$20–40/mo
Google Cloud
- Cloud Run (light traffic)~$10–20/mo
- Cloud SQL db-f1-micro~$10–15/mo
Microsoft Azure
- App Service Plan (B1)~$13/mo
- PostgreSQL Flexible (B1ms)~$25/mo
n8n Cloud
Official managed n8n — zero ops.
~€20/mo
self-hostedSelf-hosted (Docker)
Full control with a single container.
~$5–20/mo (VPS)
one-clickHostinger VPS
One-click n8n template on affordable VPS.
~$5–10/mo
one-clickDigitalOcean
1-click Droplet from the DO Marketplace.
~$6–24/mo
paasRailway
Deploy n8n from a template in minutes.
~$5–20/mo usage-based
paasRender
Docker deploy with managed Postgres.
~$7–25/mo
paasCoolify
Open-source, self-hosted Heroku for n8n.
Free (self-hosted PaaS) + VPS cost
hyperscalerAWS (EC2 / ECS / Lightsail)
Enterprise-grade scale with the full AWS ecosystem.
~$15–100+/mo
hyperscalerGoogle Cloud
Run n8n on Compute Engine or Cloud Run.
~$15–80+/mo
hyperscalerMicrosoft Azure
Container Apps or VM on Azure.
~$20–100+/mo