n8n Enterprise Features: Everything You Need to Know in 2026

n8n Enterprise is the only plan that bundles SOC 2 compliance, SSO/SAML/LDAP, external secret store integration, log streaming, Git-based environments, queue-mode scaling, dedicated SLA support, and invoice billing into one contract. It is not a “more executions” upgrade. It is a governance and security tier for organizations where automation failures carry compliance, customer, or revenue risk. The Business plan (€667/mo, self-hosted) covers SSO and Git for teams under 100 employees. Enterprise is for organizations that need unlimited projects, 200+ concurrent executions, 365-day insights retention, external secrets, log streaming, and a named support path with guaranteed response times.

n8n is a fair-code, open-source workflow automation platform with 190,061 GitHub stars as of May 2026, 1,792+ integrations, 9,500+ workflow templates, and a customer base that includes 34% of Fortune 500 companiesMeta, Microsoft, Vodafone, Zendesk, and Delivery Hero among them. The platform bills per workflow execution, not per step, which means a 30-step workflow consuming data from five APIs costs exactly one execution.

“n8n did everything we wanted, all in one tool. It allows us to work smarter rather than harder.” Vodafone security team, after using n8n to automate threat intelligence and save £2.2 million annually

n8n Plans at a Glance: The Comparison Table

Here is the full pricing landscape as of May 2026, sourced directly from n8n.io/pricing:

Feature	Starter	Pro	Business	Enterprise
Monthly price (annual)	€20/mo	€50/mo	€667/mo	Custom (contact sales)
Executions/month	2,500	10,000	40,000	Custom
Hosting	Cloud	Cloud	Self-hosted	Cloud or self-hosted
Shared projects	1	3	6	Unlimited
Concurrent executions	5	20	Not listed	200+
Insights retention	7 days	7 days	30 days	365 days
AI Workflow Builder credits	50	150	Coming soon	1,000 (cloud only)
SSO / SAML / LDAP	No	No	Yes	Yes
2FA enforcement	No	No	No	Yes
Git version control	No	No	Yes	Yes
Environments (dev/staging/prod)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Workflow diffs	No	No	Yes	Yes
External secrets	No	No	No	Yes
Log streaming	No	No	No	Yes
Audit logging	No	No	No	Yes
Queue mode / multi-main	No	No	Yes	Yes
Execution log retention	7 days	30 days	30 days	Unlimited
Max saved executions	2,500	25,000	25,000	50,000
Support	Forum	Forum	Forum	Dedicated with SLA
Invoice billing	No	No	Yes (annual)	Yes

The jump from Pro (€50) to Business (€667) is steep for a reason: Business unlocks SSO, Git, environments, and self-hosting. Enterprise adds everything Pro users never see: external secrets, log streaming, audit logs, unlimited retention, and a support contract.

1. Identity and Access Controls: The Enterprise Starting Point

For most organizations, SSO/SAML/LDAP is the single reason they upgrade. According to n8n’s security page, SSO, SAML, and LDAP are available on the Enterprise plan (and Business for self-hosted). Enterprise adds enforced 2FA across the instance, which Business does not include.

Enterprise identity features include:

SAML/OIDC SSO: Integrate with Okta, Azure AD, or any SAML-compliant identity provider. Domain capture ensures users authenticate through your IdP, and when someone leaves the organization, n8n access disappears with their identity.
LDAP: Connect to Active Directory or any LDAP directory for user authentication and synchronization.
Enforced 2FA: Instance-wide two-factor authenticationevery user must have it enabled. This is not optional per-user; it is a global enforcement.
User provisioning: Automated user lifecycle management through your IdP. No manual seat management.

Role-based access control (RBAC) is available on all paid plans but scales with plan tier:

Project roles: Viewers, editors, admins per project. Custom roles are available on Enterprise.
Instance admins: Separate from project admins. Instance admins control licensing, SSO configuration, security settings, and global variables.
Custom roles: Enterprise-only. Define granular permissions per project for exactly what each user, team, or API can view, edit, deploy, or manage.

Why this matters: the automation layer is an indirect access layer to every system it connects to. A workflow that writes to your CRM, queries your database, and sends Slack messages inherits the permissions of whoever built it. Without centralized identity and RBAC, deprovisioning a former employee means auditing every workflow they ever touched.

2. External Secrets: Credential Management That Actually Scales

n8n Enterprise integrates with third-party secret management tools via the external secrets system. Supported providers as of May 2026:

HashiCorp Vault (KV v1 and v2 engines)
AWS Secrets Manager
Azure Key Vault
GCP Secrets Manager
1Password

How it works: You configure a connection to your secrets manager (either as a global vault or per-project vault). When a workflow references a credential, n8n fetches it from the external store at runtime rather than storing it in n8n’s internal encrypted database. Credentials are never hard-coded in workflow JSON, never logged in execution data, and never exported when sharing workflows.

External secrets matter because automation platforms accumulate credentials for CRMs, databases, billing systems, email providers, and internal APIs. The platform becomes a central credential store by default. External secrets break that coupling.

Enterprise also provides encrypted credential storage at rest (AES256, FIPS-140-2 compliant) and encrypted transmission in transit (SSL/TLS via Cloudflare). But the external secrets integration is the feature that lets security teams treat n8n credentials the same way they treat all other production secrets.

3. Log Streaming and Audit: Prove What Happened

n8n Enterprise includes log streaming to external observability platforms. The pricing page specifically calls out streaming logs to services like Datadog, but the system supports any log consumer via integration or webhook.

Enterprise logging and audit capabilities:

Audit logging: Tracks who created, modified, deleted, or executed workflows. Captures user identity, timestamps, and admin actions.
Log streaming: Push workflow execution events, errors, and system events to your existing observability stack. Supports direct integrations and webhook-based streaming to any monitoring solution.
Unlimited execution log retention: Unlike Pro (30 days) or Business (30 days), Enterprise retains logs without a time cap.
Execution search by data content: Search past executions by the data they containednot just by workflow name or status. Critical for incident investigation.
50,000 max saved executions: Double the Business/Pro limit of 25,000.

SOC 2 compliance underpins all Enterprise security. n8n’s security page confirms:

SOC 2 audited with continuous evaluation and annual independent audits
SOC 2 report available to enterprise customers; SOC 3 report publicly downloadable
Third-party penetration tests at least annually
Vulnerability scans at least every 90 days
SAST in CI/CD pipeline
WAF and IDS protecting cloud infrastructure
Hosting on Microsoft Azure in Frankfurt, Germany (EU data residency)

For organizations that need to demonstrate to auditors that automation workflows are governed, logged, and recoverable, Enterprise is the only tier that provides the evidence trail.

4. Git Environments and DevOps-Style Workflow Lifecycle

n8n’s Git-based source controlavailable on Business and Enterpriseis what separates production automation from “somebody’s pet workflow that broke at 2 AM.”

The source control system works as follows:

Link n8n instances to a Git repository. Each instance can represent an environment: development, staging, production.
Push and pull workflows between environments via Git commits. Changes are tracked, reviewed, and versioned.
Workflow diffs: Compare staging and production workflows side by side before pushing. Catch node configuration changes, credential swaps, and logic modifications visually.
Branch-based patterns: Use Git branches to manage parallel development, feature work, and hotfixes.

The enterprise workflow lifecycle becomes:

Build in development environment
Push to Git, review diff
Pull to staging, test with realistic data
Push to production when validated
Roll back via Git revert if something breaks

Without Git environments, production edits are risky, irreproducible, and unauditable. With them, automation resembles infrastructure-as-code.

5. Queue Mode and Multi-Main: Scaling Beyond One Server

Enterprise automation runs at enterprise volume. n8n Enterprise supports queue mode and multi-main setups for horizontal scaling:

Queue mode: A main n8n instance handles triggers (webhooks, schedules) and enqueues jobs in Redis. Multiple worker instances pull jobs from the queue and execute them in parallel. This prevents resource exhaustion during traffic spikes.
Multi-main setup: Multiple main instances provide automatic failover. If one main instance fails, another takes over trigger processing without interruption.
200+ concurrent executions: The Enterprise plan cap (vs. 5 on Starter, 20 on Pro) ensures workflows don’t queue during peak load.

n8n’s scalability benchmark demonstrated that queue mode on AWS c5.4xlarge handled hundreds of webhook executions per second. For reference: a daily schedule workflow that takes 30 steps and runs hourly is 720 executions/month. A webhook-based workflow processing 10,000 events/day is 300,000 executions/month. Enterprise handles both patterns.

AI Evaluations, available on Enterprise, let you test AI agent workflows with real data before deploying. Track correctness and speed at every stage, and ensure consistent results across model updatesessential when AI agents handle customer-facing tasks.

6. Deployment Options: Cloud vs Self-Hosted

Enterprise offers both deployment models. The choice has real consequences:

Hosted Enterprise (n8n Cloud):

n8n manages infrastructure, updates, monitoring, backups
Data stored in EU (Frankfurt, Germany) on Microsoft Azure
SOC 2 audited platform
Lower operational overhead
1,000 AI Workflow Builder credits included (vs. 150 on Pro)

Self-Hosted Enterprise:

Full infrastructure controldata never leaves your network
Private network access to internal systems
Custom update schedules, security hardening, and monitoring
Your team owns uptime, patching, backups, and incident response
No AI Workflow Builder credits (cloud-only feature as of May 2026)

A properly maintained enterprise self-hosted n8n deployment on a dedicated server costs $65-150/mo in infrastructure, plus engineering time for maintenance, scaling, and CI/CD. n8n Cloud eliminates that operational cost but requires security team approval for managed SaaS.

7. Insights and ROI Tracking

Enterprise includes a 365-day Insights dashboardthe longest retention tier. Key capabilities:

Execution counts, failure rates, and time saved at a glance
Per-workflow performance metrics with evolution over time
Hourly, daily, and weekly granularity
Date range filtering from 24 hours to 365 days

Insights is how you prove ROI. When security or compliance asks “what value does this automation platform provide?”, the dashboard answers with actual execution counts, failure rates, and time-saved estimates. For Business plan subscribers with annual quotas, n8n also sends weekly emails with production execution counts and reaches out at 80% of annual quota.

8. Support, SLA, and Procurement

Enterprise is the only tier with dedicated support with SLAguaranteed response times from n8n’s in-house team. All other plans (including Business) get forum support via the 45,000+ member community.

Enterprise procurement features:

Invoice billing: Pay by invoice or wire transfer. Available on annual Business and Enterprise plans.
Sales-assisted procurement: Dedicated sales contact for contract terms, volume pricing, and non-standard agreements.
DocuSign self-service: For annual Business plan contracts, generate and sign directly through n8n’s DocuSign form.

For organizations where procurement requires a formal vendor process, security documentation, and reviewable contracts, Enterprise is the only path.

Who Should Buy Enterprise (and Who Shouldn’t)

Buy Enterprise if:

Regulatory compliance requires SOC 2 documentation and audit logs
SSO/SAML/LDAP is a non-negotiable security requirement
Automation workflows touch customer data, payments, or regulated systems
Your organization needs external secrets integration with an existing vault
Multiple teams build and maintain production workflows
You need log streaming to a centralized observability platform
Workflow downtime or data exposure would trigger an incident

Stick with Business if:

Your team is under 100 employees and needs SSO + Git
Self-hosting is required but unlimited projects aren’t
Forum support is acceptable for production workflows
30 days of logs and insights is sufficient

Stick with Pro if:

You are a solo builder or small team running production workflows
SSO and Git are unnecessary
10,000 executions/month covers your workload
Cloud hosting is acceptable

Use Community Edition (free, self-hosted) if:

You are exploring n8n or running low-risk internal automations
You have technical skills to manage your own infrastructure
Unlimited executions with zero n8n fees is the priority
You can handle security, backups, and monitoring yourself

Real Enterprise ROI: Verified Case Studies

These are documented on n8n.io/case-studies:

Vodafone: Automated cyber threat intelligence pipeline using n8n. Saved £2.2 million annually. The security team described n8n as “the tool that does everything we wanted in one place.”
Fullscript: Empowered multiple teams with AI-powered automation, saving months of employee time across different use cases. Deployed n8n as a shared platform across the organization.
Deda.Tech: Reduced ITSM workflow implementation from 2 days to 30 minutes. The head of innovation called n8n their “super gluesomething you always have in your toolbox because it is always useful.”

34% of Fortune 500 companies use n8n’s advanced security and DevOps features (per n8n’s enterprise page). The platform is not a startup experimentit is production infrastructure at global scale.

FAQ

What does n8n Enterprise cost?

Enterprise is custom-priced and sales-assisted. Reddit users report $2,000-3,000/month for standard Enterprise, higher for on-prem with extended support. n8n does not publish fixed Enterprise pricing. The Business plan (€667/mo annual, 40K executions) is the highest self-serve tier and includes SSO, Git, and environments.

Is n8n SOC 2 certified?

Yes. n8n undergoes continuous SOC 2 evaluation with annual independent audits. The SOC 2 report covers Security, Availability, and Confidentiality. Enterprise customers receive the SOC 2 report; a public SOC 3 report is available for download.

Can I self-host n8n Enterprise?

Yes. Enterprise supports both hosted cloud and self-hosted deployment. Self-hosted Enterprise requires a license key that pings n8n’s license server daily. Infrastructure, security, and operations are your responsibility.

Does n8n log my workflow data?

By default, n8n logs execution data for debugging. You can configure execution data redaction to exclude sensitive fields. Log streaming on Enterprise pushes events to your observability platform. n8n never logs or exports credential values by default.

How does external secrets work with environments?

You can configure global vaults (shared across all projects) or project-level vaults. When using environments, the credential reference stays the same across dev/staging/prodonly the secret store connection changes per environment.

What is the difference between Business and Enterprise?

Business (€667/mo) includes SSO, Git environments, queue mode, and 6 projects. Enterprise adds unlimited projects, 200+ concurrent executions, 365-day insights, external secrets, log streaming, unlimited execution log retention, audit logging, enforced 2FA, and dedicated SLA support.

Can I use Enterprise without contacting sales?

No. Enterprise is sales-assisted only. Business (self-serve) is the highest tier you can purchase directly.

Does n8n support LDAP?

Yes. LDAP is available on Business and Enterprise plans for self-hosted deployments. It integrates with Active Directory and other LDAP-compatible directories.

Where is n8n Cloud hosted?

n8n Cloud runs on Microsoft Azure in Frankfurt, Germany (EU). Additional hosting regions are in preparation.

n8n Enterprise Features: Everything You Need to Know in 2026