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  "meta": {
    "compiled": "2026-10-16",
    "currency_note": "Prices excl. VAT/tax. EUR->USD shown approx using Hetzner's own published conversion (EUR 5.99 = USD 7.09, ratio 1.1836). Verify before publishing.",
    "eur_usd": 1.1836,
    "status_legend": {
      "verified_official": "Read directly from the vendor's own pricing page on the checked date",
      "third_party": "Vendor page is JS-rendered/blocked; figure taken from a dated third-party tracker. Re-verify by hand.",
      "conflicting": "Sources disagree; do not publish without a manual check",
      "unknown": "Not found; left blank on purpose"
    },
    "affiliate_fields": "url = normal vendor link; affiliate_url = referral link (used instead of url when set, rendered rel=sponsored nofollow); affiliate_note = visitor perk. Rankings never use these fields. Pending approval: Hostinger, n8n Cloud, DigitalOcean."
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      "name": "Zapier",
      "unit": "task",
      "unit_rule": "Each successful action step = 1 task. Triggers and built-in tools (Filter, Formatter, Paths...) are free. Free plan = two-step Zaps only.",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://zapier.com/pricing",
      "currency": "USD",
      "plan": "Professional",
      "tiers": [
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          "units": 100,
          "annual": 0,
          "monthly": 0,
          "note": "Free, 2-step only",
          "plan": "Free"
        },
        {
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          "annual": 19.99,
          "monthly": 29.99
        },
        {
          "units": 1500,
          "annual": 39.0,
          "monthly": 58.5
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        {
          "units": 2000,
          "annual": 49.0,
          "monthly": 73.5
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        {
          "units": 5000,
          "annual": 89.0,
          "monthly": 133.5
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        {
          "units": 10000,
          "annual": 129.0,
          "monthly": 193.5
        },
        {
          "units": 20000,
          "annual": 189.0,
          "monthly": 283.5
        },
        {
          "units": 50000,
          "annual": 289.0,
          "monthly": 433.5
        },
        {
          "units": 100000,
          "annual": 489.0,
          "monthly": 733.5
        },
        {
          "units": 200000,
          "annual": 769.0,
          "monthly": 1149.0
        },
        {
          "units": 300000,
          "annual": 1069.0,
          "monthly": 1599.0
        },
        {
          "units": 400000,
          "annual": 1269.0,
          "monthly": 1899.0
        },
        {
          "units": 500000,
          "annual": 1499.0,
          "monthly": 2199.0
        },
        {
          "units": 750000,
          "annual": 1999.0,
          "monthly": 2999.0
        },
        {
          "units": 1000000,
          "annual": 2199.0,
          "monthly": 3299.0
        },
        {
          "units": 1250000,
          "annual": 2599.0,
          "monthly": 3899.0
        },
        {
          "units": 1500000,
          "annual": 2999.0,
          "monthly": 4499.0
        },
        {
          "units": 1750000,
          "annual": 3199.0,
          "monthly": 4799.0
        },
        {
          "units": 2000000,
          "annual": 3389.0,
          "monthly": 5099.0
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      "note": "Tier table from zapier.com/pricing machine-readable view (Accept: text/markdown); rendered page confirms 'Starting from $19.99' Pro, '$69' Team. Re-checked 2026-10-16 (zapier.com/pricing, Accept: text/markdown): Professional tiers match; added the 1.25M/1.5M/1.75M tiers that were missing. Prices are Professional (cheapest self-serve plan); Team is higher (e.g. 50K: $399 yr / $598.50 mo).",
      "url": "https://zapier.com/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "make",
      "name": "Make",
      "unit": "credit",
      "unit_rule": "Each module action ~1 credit, including the trigger module; routers/error handlers free; polling triggers spend a credit per check; AI steps can cost more.",
      "status": "conflicting",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.make.com/en/pricing",
      "secondary_sources": [
        "https://www.saasswitcher.com/blog/make-alternatives",
        "https://www.jetadmin.io/blog/make-com-review/",
        "https://stackscorecard.com/guides/make-free-vs-core/",
        "https://superdupr.com/blog/make-com-pricing",
        "https://saaspricehub.io/tools/make/price-history",
        "https://latenode.com/blog/make-com-pricing",
        "https://workflowmath.com/make-credits"
      ],
      "currency": "USD",
      "plan": "Core",
      "note": "make.com returns 403 to scripts and the headless browser renders no plan cards (bot protection). Dated third-party reads disagree: $9 yr / $10.59 mo (jetadmin 2026-09-26, saasswitcher 2026-10-07) vs $12 yr / $16 mo (stackscorecard 2026-10-02, superdupr 2026-10-06); saaspricehub logged Entry $10.59->$12 on 2026-10-15. Calculator shows a range. Needs a manual check in a normal browser. 2026-10-16: added the 20k/40k/300k Core tiers to the lower ladder (latenode, workflowmath; consistent with saasswitcher's $34.12 at 40k monthly). Previously 30k credits jumped to the 80k tier. make.com still 403s scripts.",
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        {
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          "annual": 0,
          "monthly": 0,
          "note": "Free",
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        {
          "units": 10000,
          "annual": 9,
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        {
          "units": 20000,
          "annual": 16,
          "monthly": 18.82
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        {
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          "annual": 29,
          "monthly": 34.12
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        {
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          "annual": 55,
          "monthly": 64.71
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        {
          "units": 150000,
          "annual": 99,
          "monthly": 116.47
        },
        {
          "units": 300000,
          "annual": 182.16,
          "monthly": 214.31
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      ],
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          "annual": 0,
          "monthly": 0
        },
        {
          "units": 10000,
          "annual": 12,
          "monthly": 16
        },
        {
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          "annual": 21,
          "monthly": 28
        },
        {
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          "annual": 38,
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        },
        {
          "units": 80000,
          "annual": 72,
          "monthly": 97
        },
        {
          "units": 150000,
          "annual": 129,
          "monthly": 175
        },
        {
          "units": 300000,
          "annual": 237,
          "monthly": 321
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      "url": "https://www.make.com/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "n8n-cloud",
      "name": "n8n Cloud",
      "unit": "execution",
      "unit_rule": "1 execution = 1 full workflow run, regardless of steps.",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://n8n.io/pricing/",
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      "currency": "USD",
      "plan": "Starter / Pro",
      "note": "n8n.io/pricing page data (fetched 2026-10-16): Starter 2,500 executions $24/mo or $240/yr ($20/mo); Pro 10k $60/mo or $600/yr ($50/mo); Pro 50k $145/mo or $1,450/yr ($120.83/mo). Above 50k = Enterprise/custom. EU visitors see the same numbers in EUR. Re-checked 2026-10-16 from an EU-rendered n8n.io/pricing: Starter 20€/mo and Pro 50€/mo billed annually (same numbers as our USD figures; the EUR figures are the EU display of the same price).",
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        {
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          "annual": 20,
          "monthly": 24,
          "note": "Starter",
          "plan": "Starter"
        },
        {
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          "annual": 50,
          "monthly": 60,
          "note": "Pro",
          "plan": "Pro"
        },
        {
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          "annual": 120.83,
          "monthly": 145,
          "note": "Pro 50k",
          "plan": "Pro"
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      ],
      "url": "https://n8n.io/cloud/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null,
      "currency_note": "n8n shows the same numbers in EUR or USD depending on visitor region (20/50 per month billed annually, 24/60 monthly). Our figures are labelled USD; EUR buyers pay the same amount in EUR."
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      "orderable": false,
      "name": "Hetzner Cloud",
      "plan": "CX23",
      "specs": "2 vCPU / 4 GB / 40 GB",
      "managed": false,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "intro": 5.99,
      "renewal": 5.99,
      "term": "monthly, hourly billing",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/cost-optimized/",
      "note": "EUR 5.99/mo (USD 7.09) incl. primary IPv4, from Hetzner's own website price API (website-price-api.hetzner.com, product CLOUD_132+CLOUD_21) that the pricing page loads. Plan-to-ID mapping inferred from page order (CAX11 = EUR 6.49 matches). The page shows CX23 as 'not available' to order in NBG1/HEL1.",
      "url": "https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "hostinger-kvm1",
      "name": "Hostinger VPS",
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      "managed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 6.49,
      "renewal": 11.99,
      "term": "24-month prepay",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.hostinger.com/vps-hosting",
      "note": "Intro price requires 24-month term; renews at $11.99/mo. Has n8n one-click template.",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/vps-hosting",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "hostinger-kvm2",
      "name": "Hostinger VPS",
      "plan": "KVM 2",
      "specs": "2 vCPU / 8 GB / 100 GB NVMe",
      "managed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 8.99,
      "renewal": 14.99,
      "term": "24-month prepay",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.hostinger.com/vps-hosting",
      "note": "Renews at $14.99/mo.",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/vps-hosting",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "hostinger-kvm4",
      "name": "Hostinger VPS",
      "plan": "KVM 4",
      "specs": "4 vCPU / 16 GB / 200 GB NVMe",
      "managed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 12.99,
      "renewal": 28.99,
      "term": "24-month prepay",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.hostinger.com/vps-hosting",
      "note": "Intro price requires 24-month term; renews at $28.99/mo. Has n8n one-click template.",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/vps-hosting",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "hostinger-kvm8",
      "name": "Hostinger VPS",
      "plan": "KVM 8",
      "specs": "8 vCPU / 32 GB / 400 GB NVMe",
      "managed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 25.99,
      "renewal": 49.99,
      "term": "24-month prepay",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.hostinger.com/vps-hosting",
      "note": "Intro price requires 24-month term; renews at $49.99/mo. Has n8n one-click template.",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/vps-hosting",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "digitalocean-1gb",
      "name": "DigitalOcean",
      "plan": "Basic 1 GiB",
      "specs": "1 vCPU / 1 GiB / 25 GiB",
      "managed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 6,
      "renewal": 6,
      "term": "monthly cap, per-second billing",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets",
      "note": "1 GB is tight for n8n + Postgres.",
      "url": "https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "render-2gb",
      "name": "Render",
      "plan": "Web service 2 GB",
      "specs": "1 CPU / 2 GB",
      "managed": true,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 25,
      "renewal": 25,
      "term": "monthly, prorated",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://render.com/pricing",
      "note": "Render's 1 CPU / 2 GB instance ($25/month on render.com/pricing). Plus Postgres (Basic-256mb $10/mo per page, value approximate) - n8n needs persistent DB; total likely >= $35.",
      "url": "https://render.com/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "digitalocean-4gb",
      "name": "DigitalOcean",
      "plan": "Basic 4 GiB",
      "specs": "2 vCPU / 4 GiB / 80 GiB",
      "managed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 24,
      "renewal": 24,
      "term": "monthly cap",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets",
      "note": "Backups +20-30%.",
      "url": "https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pikapods",
      "name": "PikaPods",
      "plan": "n8n pod (min resources)",
      "specs": "minimum resources (specs not shown on listing)",
      "managed": true,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 3.7,
      "renewal": 3.7,
      "term": "prepaid, hourly",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://www.pikapods.com/apps",
      "note": "pikapods.com/apps lists n8n 'From $3.7/month' (minimum resources). Price rises with resource sliders; $1/pod/mo minimum; excl. VAT.",
      "url": "https://www.pikapods.com/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "instapods",
      "name": "InstaPods",
      "plan": "Build",
      "specs": "2 vCPU / 2 GB / 25 GB",
      "managed": true,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 7,
      "renewal": 7,
      "term": "monthly flat",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://instapods.com/pricing",
      "note": "n8n's minimum plan is Build ($7/mo flat, billed by the day). Databases included.",
      "url": "https://instapods.com/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "elestio",
      "name": "Elestio",
      "plan": "Managed n8n (from)",
      "specs": "unknown at entry tier",
      "managed": true,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 11,
      "renewal": 11,
      "term": "monthly",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://elest.io/open-source/n8n",
      "note": "'Starting at $11/mo'. A dev.to post cites ~$17 for typical setup.",
      "url": "https://elest.io/open-source/n8n",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "render",
      "name": "Render",
      "plan": "Web service Starter",
      "specs": "0.5 CPU / 512 MB",
      "managed": true,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 7,
      "renewal": 7,
      "term": "monthly, prorated",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://render.com/pricing",
      "note": "Plus Postgres (Basic-256mb $10/mo per page, value approximate) - n8n needs persistent DB; total likely >= $17. 512 MB may be tight.",
      "url": "https://render.com/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null
    },
    {
      "id": "railway",
      "name": "Railway",
      "plan": "Hobby",
      "specs": "usage-based",
      "managed": true,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 5,
      "renewal": 5,
      "term": "$5 minimum incl. $5 usage",
      "usage": "usage-based CPU/RAM, $5 incl.",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://railway.com/pricing",
      "note": "Usage beyond $5 credit: Memory $0.00000386/GB/s, CPU $0.00000772/vCPU/s. Real n8n cost depends on usage; unknown without measurement.",
      "url": "https://railway.com/",
      "affiliate_url": "https://railway.com?referralCode=7hB-wf",
      "affiliate_note": "New signups through this link get $20 in Railway credits."
    },
    {
      "id": "oracle-free",
      "orderable": false,
      "name": "Oracle Cloud Always Free",
      "plan": "Ampere A1",
      "specs": "2 OCPU / 12 GB (Arm, flexible)",
      "managed": false,
      "currency": "USD",
      "intro": 0,
      "renewal": 0,
      "term": "free",
      "status": "verified_official",
      "checked": "2026-10-16",
      "source": "https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/FreeTier/freetier_topic-Always_Free_Resources.htm",
      "note": "Oracle docs (checked 2026-10-16): Always Free resources are free of charge for the life of the account; Ampere A1 (VM.Standard.A1.Flex) = 1,500 OCPU hours + 9,000 GB hours/month, equivalent to 2 OCPUs and 12 GB memory; 200 GB block volume. Docs also warn of 'out of host capacity' errors (temporary lack of Always Free shapes); users report this often, so it is kept orderable:false and not badge-eligible. Idle instances may be reclaimed. Re-checked 2026-10-16: docs say 'Processor: 2 OCPUs total' and 'Memory: 12 GB total' (the older 4 OCPU / 24 GB limit no longer applies).",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/",
      "affiliate_url": null,
      "affiliate_note": null,
      "capacity": "often out of capacity"
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  "affiliates": [
    {
      "name": "Hostinger Affiliate",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/legal/affiliate-program-agreement",
      "terms": "Up to 40% on initial purchase of 12-month+ plans incl. VPS KVM 1-8; no commission on 1-month plans or renewals; $300 cap on revenue-share offers."
    },
    {
      "name": "Hostinger Referral",
      "url": "https://www.hostinger.com/referral-program",
      "terms": "20% of eligible sale after 45+ days use; referral gets 20% discount; partners get 10% on renewals/upgrades; PayPal or wire ($200 min for wire)."
    },
    {
      "name": "DigitalOcean Affiliate",
      "url": "https://www.digitalocean.com/affiliates",
      "terms": "10% of referred user's monthly spend for 12 months."
    },
    {
      "name": "Make Affiliate",
      "url": "https://www.make.com/affiliate",
      "terms": "35% of payments for 12 months; payout needs 3 paying referrals and $100 minimum; no commission on extra operations."
    },
    {
      "name": "n8n Cloud Affiliate",
      "url": "https://n8n.io/affiliates/",
      "terms": "30% of n8n's net earnings on referred Cloud subscriptions for the first 12 months."
    },
    {
      "name": "Zapier",
      "url": null,
      "terms": "Not researched / unknown."
    },
    {
      "name": "Hetzner, PikaPods, Elestio, Railway, Render",
      "url": null,
      "terms": "Not found in this pass - unknown. Check each site for referral programs."
    }
  ]
}