n8n vs Bardeen Pricing (2026)
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n8n vs Bardeen

AI Automation pricing comparison · 2026

n8n pricing ranges from $0–$800/month, while Bardeen ranges from $0–$15/user/month. Bardeen is typically 80% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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2 products · AI Automation
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n8n
n8n costs $0-$800 per month as of March 2026.
verified 27d ago
$675 $700
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Bardeen
Bardeen is a browser-based automation tool that runs as a Chrome, Edge, or Firefox extensi
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$675 $700
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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1
Bardeen saves $25 vs n8n · 25 seats
Cheapest $675
Spread 4%
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Pro (Cloud)
$18K/yr
year 1 license · $60/seat
Business
$4.5K/yr
year 1 license · $15/seat
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$700/yr
Vendr · n=51
↓ Lowest median
Median annual
$675/yr
Vendr · n=8 · limited data
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 11 sourced facts
7 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median · 2 review platforms
Last verified 3w ago
Confidence High confidence
Sources 6 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · Vendr median
Last verified 3w ago
Confidence High confidence
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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
4 documented
  • Enterprise Self-Hosted Licensing Costs
    $20,000-$50,000
    2 sources
  • Infrastructure Costs for Self-Hosting
    $3-$10/month
    2 sources
  • External API and Service Costs
    5-50% of revenue
    1 source
  • Limited Support on Lower Tiers
    5-15% of license costs
    2 sources
4 documented
  • Credit-based usage fees for automation actions
    100-500% of license costs
    1 source
  • Background scraper requirement
    Required for automated workflows; included in paid plans
    1 source
  • Credit consumption for high-volume scraping
    $1-$2 per line scraped
    2 sources
  • Image extraction credit costs
    Higher than $1-$2 per item (exact multiplier not specified)
    1 source
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
TrustRadius
9.4/5 (73)
Trustpilot
2.1/5 (17)
Best for
Technical teams with DevOps expertise who want full control, data privacy, and unlimited free executions
Watch out
Terrible customer support - emails ignored, no way to contact real people
No public ratings yet
Best for
Individuals testing Bardeen for simple personal automations like data scraping or copy-paste tasks
Watch out
Credit-based pricing becomes prohibitively expensive for high-volume scraping use cases
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
AI Automation

n8n

$0–$800
/month
5 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →
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AI Automation

Bardeen

$0–$15
/user/month
4 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →

n8n and Bardeen both operate in the ai automation category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan n8n Bardeen
Community Edition (Self-Hosted) Free /month Free /user/month
Starter (Cloud) $24 /month $10 /user/month
Pro (Cloud) $60 /month $15 /user/month
Business (Self-Hosted) $800 /month Custom
Enterprise Custom

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

n8n

7 scenarios
$10/month
Developer Self-Hosting on VPS
for hosting only. n8n Community Edition is free with unlimited executions. Requires ~5 hours/month for setup, updates, and maintenance.
$24/month
Small Team with Light Cloud Usage
for Starter (2,500 executions/month, 5 active workflows). Team must pause 5 workflows or upgrade to Pro ($60/month) for 15 active workflows if more are needed.
$60/month
Growing SaaS with Complex Automations
for Pro (10,000 executions/month, 15 active workflows). Must upgrade to Business ($800/month) for unlimited active workflows if exceeding 15, or optimize to pause inactive workflows.
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Bardeen

6 scenarios
$10/month
Sales Rep with Web Scraping Needs
for Professional (1 user). Unlimited standard automations; limited AI credits sufficient for ~20-30 AI scraping tasks/month.
$75/month
5-Person Marketing Team Automating Outreach
for Business (5 users x $15/user). Includes team collaboration, shared playbooks, and increased AI credits for ~100-150 AI actions/month.
$375/month
25-Person Sales Team with Heavy AI Usage
for Business (25 users x $15/user) + potential AI credit add-ons = ~$450-$500/month. May need Enterprise for custom AI allocations.
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Market Intelligence

n8n

Median annual cost
$700
Based on
51 deals

Bardeen

Median annual cost
$675
Based on
8 deals

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

n8n 4 hidden costs

critical
Enterprise Self-Hosted Licensing Costs $20,000-$50,000
low
Infrastructure Costs for Self-Hosting $3-$10/month
high
External API and Service Costs 5-50% of revenue
medium
Limited Support on Lower Tiers 5-15% of license costs
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Bardeen 4 hidden costs

high
Credit-based usage fees for automation actions 100-500% of license costs
medium
Background scraper requirement Required for automated workflows; included in paid plans
critical
Credit consumption for high-volume scraping $1-$2 per line scraped
high
Image extraction credit costs Higher than $1-$2 per item (exact multiplier not specified)
See all Bardeen hidden costs →

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