5 months ago
Hello,
Im just wondering if i understand this correctly, right now im running n8n on my hobby plan and checking the dashboard it's using 0.538 GB in memory in idle (the worker) and i have no webhooks listening or nothing, according to my calculations that means: Memory: 0.538 GB × $0.00000386 × 2,592,000 sec (1 month) = $5.38/month?
And that's just in idle...? and in total just in idle that would cost around $7 just in idle with everyhting?
Memory
$0.00000386 per GB / sec
CPU
$0.00000772 per vCPU / sec
Volumes
$0.00000006 per GB / sec
Egress
$0.05 per GB
is this correct?
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5 months ago
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5 months ago
Hey there!
If your services metrics do display those during idle your calculations seem correct.
I wish I was more familiar with N8N so forgive me if Im speaking of something that doesnt exist.
But is there a chance that you have some sort of scheduled/reoccurring/polling task happening? That could incur more resources and as a result spike your cost.
If you're able to show metrics I'd be happy to confirm but in the end this does seem like it will cost that much yes.
noahd
Hey there! If your services metrics do display those during idle your calculations seem correct. I wish I was more familiar with N8N so forgive me if Im speaking of something that doesnt exist. But is there a chance that you have some sort of scheduled/reoccurring/polling task happening? That could incur more resources and as a result spike your cost. If you're able to show metrics I'd be happy to confirm but in the end this does seem like it will cost that much yes.
5 months ago
Hey thanks for your comment error, okey that sucks for me, i wonder how much it will cost once it's in production then if this is just idle?
5 months ago
Hey contourkde, thanks for your comment! I see, but then actually running n8n later with active workflows will be way more?
Hey thanks for your comment error, okey that sucks for me, i wonder how much it will cost once it's in production then if this is just idle?
5 months ago
Well the only way to really figure it out is to give it a run.
Unfortunately n8n has alot going on so this cost doesnt sound entirely foreign to me.
Wish i had a little “oh yeah click <button> to reduce resources!” But unfortunately thats not the case.
5 months ago
For reference on hosting with N8N themselves, https://n8n.io/pricing/ It’ll cost around $24 monthly.