n8n Cloud vs Self-Hosted: A 12-Month Cost Model (2026)
Compare n8n Cloud and self-hosted costs over 12 months, including VPS prices, backups, maintenance time and the current Cloud versus Business plan structure.
Cheapest VPS for n8n 2.x: Current Prices, Renewals and Availability
Every n8n hosting guide recommends a $4 box. This comparison starts at 2 GB instead, not because we measured a minimum but because we have not measured one. Official prices checked September 1, 2026, including the renewal prices most comparisons hide.
Upgrading Self-Hosted n8n to 2.x: Every Breaking Change
n8n 2.0 turned on task runners, disabled the Execute Command node, blocked env vars in the Code node, and deprecated WEBHOOK_URL. Here is what actually breaks on a self-hosted instance and the exact variable that fixes each one.