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n8n Execution Calculator

n8n prices hosted plans around complete workflow executions rather than multiplying usage by every step inside the workflow. That makes run volume the main baseline input for execution count.
Baseline formula
Monthly completed workflow runs = estimated n8n executions
Example
8,000 completed workflow runs model about 8,000 n8n executions whether each workflow has 3 steps or 30.
Interactive calculator

Enter your workload and compare the modeled usage.

The same calculator keeps all three providers visible so the billing-unit difference stays explicit.

Updated estimate. Zapier: 2K tasks, $69 per month, billed annually. Make: 2K credits, $9 per month, billed annually. n8n: 400 executions, €20 per month, billed annually

Example workloads
Presets change workload only. Billing mode stays as selected.
Your workload

Model monthly automation usage

Enter the workload once. We translate it into each platform's billing unit.

Billing cadence
Prices stay expressed per month for comparison; annual plans also show the full amount billed per year.
Calculator input guidance
Normalized workload
2Kstep-events / month
This uses the same normalized whole-number inputs as the pricing engine.
We do not invent unpublished tier prices. Zapier usage here assumes standard 1-task steps; AI, MCP and extended code usage can consume tasks at different rates.
Z

Zapier

tasksPublished tier fit
2Kestimated tasks/mo

5 standard-rate task-consuming steps per run

Team
$69/month
Annual billing · $828/year
2,000 tasks/month included
Verified 2026-09-21View pricing model
M

Make

creditsPublished tier fit
2Kestimated credits/mo

5 credit-consuming module actions per run

Baseline estimate only: polling trigger checks and scenarios that process multiple bundles/items can consume additional credits beyond runs × steps.
Core
$9/month
Annual billing · $108/year
10,000 credits/month included
Verified 2026-09-21Start with Make
n

n8n

executionsPublished tier fit
400estimated executions/mo

one workflow execution per run; step count does not multiply usage

Starter
€20/month
Annual billing · €240/year
2,500 executions/month included
Verified 2026-09-21View pricing model
Exact prices are shown only where a published tier matches the selected cadence and modeled workload. Provider-specific usage exceptions can still change actual consumption. Some provider links are affiliate links and may earn AutomationCosts a commission at no extra cost to you.
Guidance

What to count — and what not to count.

Use completed workflow run volume as the baseline execution count.
Do not multiply executions by the number of nodes or processing steps.
Keep Cloud and self-hosted pricing separate; a larger self-hosted plan is not automatically a Cloud upgrade.
When a Cloud workload exceeds the exact published tiers stored here, verify the current live plan instead of extrapolating a price.