n8n vs Webhook Relay (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, n8n and Webhook Relay share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Webhook Relay starts cheaper, at $8.99 a month against about $22.34 a month.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
n8n grades higher on features. Webhook Relay grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Webhook Relay
Webhook gateway and tunnels that forward to any destination
Which one is for you
Pick n8n if
- Fits if you want automations on your own servers, where the Community Edition is free
- Works for workflows that need a few lines of JavaScript or Python in the middle
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free hosted plan, because n8n Cloud only has a 14-day trial
- Not for you if nobody on the team is technical, since it's pitched at developers
- Pricey if you need SSO or Git version control, which start on Business at €667 a month, self-hosted only
- Watch out: the free Community Edition leaves out projects, environments and workflow sharing, and you maintain it
- Watch out: prices are in euros, and no US dollar price list was found on n8n's site
Pick Webhook Relay if
- Fits if you need webhooks to reach a machine behind your firewall
- Works for a developer testing with a few hundred webhooks a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, with only 150 webhooks and 2 destinations a month
- Watch out: extra webhooks and outbound packs, such as +100k for $5 a month on Basic, cost more
- Watch out: only Basic shows a monthly price; the rest are yearly figures
- Skip it if you need a no-code builder, because it only forwards
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAn8nFair | 2.4GPAWebhook RelayFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CCloud Starter is €20 a month billed annually for 2,500 executions, the dear end of this category, and a whole workflow run counts as one execution however many steps it has. Self-hosting the Community Edition costs nothing but your server, while SSO and Git version control start on Business at €667. | BBasic is $8.99 a month billed yearly ($9.99 monthly), inside the cheaper quarter of $12.42. Business is $71.99 and Pro $224.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan on the hosted service, just a 14-day trial capped at 1,000 executions with no card needed. Free here means self-hosting the Community Edition, which is nearly the full product but leaves out SSO, projects, environments, Git and workflow sharing, and you maintain it. | CFree Starter: 150 webhooks a month, 2 destinations, no card. That runs out fast. |
| Features | BA canvas with JavaScript or Python available in any step, single steps you can re-run while debugging, AI agents whose reasoning you can inspect and gate with approvals, 500+ integrations, custom API calls, and the option to run the lot air-gapped. The job, covered. | CForwarding webhooks to destinations such as Kubernetes. Extra webhooks and outbound message packs are billed on top. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and it's pitched at developers: accounts to connect, a canvas to learn, and code in the middle of a workflow when the nodes run out. The hosted version at least saves you installing it; the free route doesn't. | CNo store rating on record. You set up forwarding for each endpoint. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app, hosted or on your own Docker setup, with no phone or desktop app. It cites 500+ integrations, reaches anything else through custom API calls, and the paid plans open up its own API. | BWeb dashboard with Kubernetes, Claude, Cursor and Codex connections. |
| Best for | technical teams who want to host their own automation | forwarding webhooks to private machines |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: n8n and Webhook Relay. How we grade
Price against what you get
n8n starts at about $22.34 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Webhook Relay starts at $8.99 a month and scores 2.3.
n8n scores higher, and starts $13.35 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other automation tools on the chart, 2 score higher than n8n for less, and 1 scores higher than Webhook Relay for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- n8n is self-hostable, according to its own site.
At a glance
| n8n | Webhook Relay | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €20 / month, billed annually, for 2,500 executions (n8n Cloud Starter) | $8.99 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | The self-hosted Community Edition is free with almost the complete feature set, but without SSO, projects, environments, Git version control or workflow sharing. n8n Cloud has no free plan, only a trial. | Free Starter plan: 150 webhooks a month, up to 2 destinations, no credit card required. |
| Free trial | 14-day n8n Cloud trial of Pro features, capped at 1,000 executions, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | n8n | Webhook Relay |
| Price read from | n8n.io | webhookrelay.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
n8n
- n8n Cloud has no free plan; the free option is self-hosting the Community Edition, which you run and maintain yourself.
- The Community Edition leaves out SSO, projects, environments, Git version control and workflow sharing.
- The Business plan is self-hosted only and starts at €667 a month, billed annually.
- The pricing page showed prices in euros when checked; no US dollar price list was found on n8n's site.
Webhook Relay
- The free plan allows only 150 webhooks a month and 2 destinations.
- Pricing was shown on the yearly toggle; only the Basic monthly price ($9.99) was stated for monthly billing.
- Over the included webhook count, extra webhooks are billed at the rates listed for each plan.
- Outbound message packs are extra: for example Basic +100k messages costs $5 a month.
Key features
n8n
- Visual builder with code steps
- Workflows are built on a canvas, and JavaScript or Python can be written anywhere in them. Single steps can be re-run and earlier data replayed while debugging.
- AI agents
- Agents are assembled from AI nodes on the same canvas, with each step of their reasoning open to inspection and the option to require human approval.
- Self-hosting
- n8n can run on your own infrastructure with Docker, including air-gapped setups. The Community Edition is free; Business and Enterprise add SSO, environments and Git version control.
- Execution-based pricing
- One run of a whole workflow counts as a single execution, however many steps it has. Going over the plan quota does not stop workflows, but overage charges may apply.
- Integrations and custom APIs
- The homepage cites 500+ integrations, including Google Sheets, Slack and OpenAI, and other services can be reached through custom API connections.
- Shared projects
- Shared projects group workflows for a team: 1 on Starter, 3 on Pro, 6 on Business and unlimited on Enterprise. Pro adds admin roles and workflow history.
Webhook Relay
- Webhook gateway
- Receives webhooks and forwards them to several destinations, public, private or local, with forwarding rules and durable retries.
- Tunnels for local servers
- Exposes local servers to the internet, with custom subdomains and custom domains on paid plans.
- Transformation
- Webhooks can be modified, filtered and routed without extra servers, including an AI-assisted transformation option.
- Outbound webhooks
- Sends signed webhooks from your product to your customers on every plan. A message is one accepted publish, and retries do not count again.
- MCP and agent skills
- An MCP server lets agents such as Claude, Cursor and Codex manage buckets, destinations and webhook replay.
Plans
n8n
Community Edition€0
Self-hosted from GitHub. Almost the complete feature set, without SSO, projects, environments, Git version control or workflow sharing.
Starter€20
per month, billed annually, for 2,500 executions
Hosted by n8n. Unlimited steps per workflow, 1 shared project, 5 concurrent executions, and agents, MCP and AI nodes.
Pro€50
per month, billed annually, for 10,000 executions
Hosted by n8n. 3 shared projects, up to 50 concurrent executions, 7 days of insights, admin roles and workflow history.
Business€667
per month, billed annually, for 40,000 executions
Self-hosted only. 6 shared projects, SSO with SAML and LDAP, multiple environments, Git version control, queue mode and 30 days of insights.
EnterpriseCustom
Hosted or self-hosted. Custom executions, unlimited shared projects, 200+ concurrent executions, external secret store, log streaming and SLA support.
Webhook Relay
Free Starter$0
150 webhooks a month, 2 destinations, outbound webhooks for 50 customers and 50k messages a month, MCP.
Basic$8.99
per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)
5,000 webhooks a month, 10 destinations, 8 bidirectional tunnels, custom subdomains. Extra webhooks $5 per 1k.
Business$71.99
per month, billed yearly
60,000 webhooks a month, 50 destinations, long log retention, 40MB webhooks, priority support. Extra $10 per 10k.
Pro$224.99
per month, billed yearly
1M webhooks a month, 200 destinations, wildcard certificates, dedicated support. Extra webhooks $100 per 1M.
EnterpriseCustom
SAML SSO, SOC 2 report, 24x7 support, uptime SLAs, invoice and PO billing, custom outbound limits.
Ways to pay less
n8n
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
n8n's pricing page shows a 17% saving when a plan is billed annually instead of monthly. The prices listed here are the annual rates.
- Startups
Start-up Plan: 50% off Business
Companies with fewer than 20 employees can check whether they qualify for the Start-up Plan, which takes 50% off the Business plan.
Webhook Relay
- Annual discount
10% off with yearly billing
The pricing page offers a Bill Yearly toggle marked 10% off, which gives Basic at $8.99 a month against $9.99 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, n8n or Webhook Relay?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Webhook Relay is cheaper to start with: $8.99 a month, against about $22.34 a month for n8n. n8n starts at €20 / month, billed annually, for 2,500 executions (n8n Cloud Starter), and Webhook Relay starts at $8.99 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, n8n or Webhook Relay?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both n8n and Webhook Relay have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.