Pabbly Connect vs n8n Cloud on price
Across 12 workloads (500 to 50,000 runs a month with 2 to 10 action steps, instant triggers), Pabbly Connect is cheaper in 9, n8n Cloud in 3. The gap is widest at 50,000 runs of 2 steps: Pabbly Connect $79 a month, n8n Cloud $144. Pabbly Connect counts each action step as one task; the trigger is free. n8n Cloud counts one execution per run, however many steps it has.
| Workload | Pabbly Connect | n8n Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 500 runs × 2 steps | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
| 500 runs × 5 steps | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
| 500 runs × 10 steps | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
| 2,000 runs × 2 steps | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
| 2,000 runs × 5 steps | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
| 2,000 runs × 10 steps | $33 Standard | $24 Starter |
| 10,000 runs × 2 steps | $33 Standard | $60 Pro |
| 10,000 runs × 5 steps | $79 Unlimited | $60 Pro |
| 10,000 runs × 10 steps | $79 Unlimited | $60 Pro |
| 50,000 runs × 2 steps | $79 Unlimited | $144 Pro |
| 50,000 runs × 5 steps | $79 Unlimited | $144 Pro |
| 50,000 runs × 10 steps | $79 Unlimited | $144 Pro |
Cheapest published plan a month with monthly billing, instant (webhook) triggers; bold marks the cheaper. "Custom" means no published plan covers it.
What the numbers say
- Going from 2 to 10 steps a run at 2,000 runs a month, Pabbly Connect goes from $19 to $33 and n8n Cloud stays at $24.
- With 5 steps a run: Pabbly Connect is cheaper from 100 to 2,000; n8n Cloud is cheaper from 5,000 to 10,000; Pabbly Connect is cheaper from 20,000 to 50,000 runs a month.
- Billed yearly, at 10,000 runs of 5 steps: Pabbly Connect drops from $79 to $69 a month (13% off); n8n Cloud drops from $60 to $50 a month (17% off).
With a polling trigger
2,000 runs of 5 steps a month, but the trigger checks for new data on a schedule instead of being pushed:
| Trigger | Pabbly Connect | n8n Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Instant (webhook) | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
| Checks every 15 minutes | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
| Checks every 5 minutes | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
| Checks every 1 minute | $19 Standard | $24 Starter |
How each one counts
- Pabbly Connect: Triggers and internal steps (filter, router, formatter) are free.
- n8n Cloud: One execution per run, however many steps. Self-hosting the Community Edition is free apart from your server.
See what counts as a task on each platform for the details.
Against every platform: 10,000 runs of 5 steps
Price your own workflow on all 6 platforms.
Prices checked against each platform's official pricing page on .