n8n Review 2026

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n8n is a visual workflow builder that also accepts code steps and includes AI agent nodes and an MCP server option, according to its pricing page feature list (R25, R26).

The ranking does not list n8n. This review uses the vendor’s pricing page and its FAQ only.

Strengths named in our sources

• A workflow run counts as one execution however many steps it has, according to the pricing FAQ (R27).
• The Community Edition is on GitHub and can be self-hosted, and the Business plan is built for self-hosting (R26, R27).
• Hosted plans keep data in the EU, on servers in Frankfurt, Germany (R28).
• The Business plan lists Git-based version control and SSO with LDAP (R26).

Drawbacks named in our sources

• Concurrency is capped by plan: five concurrent executions on Starter and up to 50 on Pro, with 200-plus on Enterprise (R25, page).
• The Business plan is self-hosted only and is not offered on n8n Cloud, according to the FAQ (R26).
• The FAQ says overage can apply above the Business quota. It lists €4,000 for each extra 300,000-execution bucket (R26).
• The plan prices on the page are in euros, so a dollar-based buyer must convert the figures before comparing (R25).

Pricing as the sources list it

• Starter: €20 per month billed annually, 2.5K executions, one shared project and five concurrent executions (R25).
• Pro: €50 per month billed annually, 10K executions, three shared projects and up to 50 concurrent executions (R25).
• Business: €667 per month billed annually, 40K executions and six shared projects, self-hosted only (R26).
• Enterprise: custom, with unlimited shared projects and 200-plus concurrent executions (R26).
• Annual billing saves 17 percent over monthly billing on the pricing page (R26).
• The free trial lists 1,000 executions, five concurrent executions and a 180-second timeout (R27).

What the vendor says

The pricing page says every plan includes unlimited users and workflows and every integration, and that customers pay for full executions rather than for each step (R27). These are vendor claims.

Who it suits

• Teams with long, multi-step workflows for which per-step billing would be expensive.
• Builders who want to self-host and keep workflow data on their own servers.
• Less suited to non-technical staff who need a one-click catalog, or to buyers who need dollar figures without converting.

What we did not test

We did not build workflows in n8n and did not measure execution time, failure rates or the value of its AI nodes. The execution counts above are the vendor’s plan quotas.

Before you buy

Convert the euro prices before you compare them with dollar tools, since the pricing page lists euros (R25). Count executions, not steps: n8n charges for full executions (R27), so one run of a multi-step workflow counts once. Read the overage rule in the FAQ, which gives €4,000 for each extra 300,000-execution bucket (R26), before you commit to Business.

How to run your own trial

Build a small piece of the work you plan to ship, and note the setup time, the first usable result and any change you did not ask for. Check how usage is billed before you add more work, because the meter is often the part that surprises a team. Where the sources disagree on price, compare what each plan includes on the vendor page rather than the headline figure.

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