Monthly retainer — Recurring

n8n On Retainer. Build, Maintain, Optimize.

Got n8n running but no in-house team to maintain it? We handle new workflows, fixes, monitoring, optimization on a monthly retainer. Three tiers from ₹12,000 to ₹50,000/month. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice.

₹12,000/mo

Starter (4 hrs)

₹25,000/mo

Growth (8 hrs)

₹50,000/mo

Scale (20 hrs)

30 days

Notice to cancel

n8n Retainer pricing

Three tiers based on monthly workload. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice.

Starter
₹12,000/monthUp to 4 hours/month, ₹2,500/hour overage
Light maintenance + occasional new workflows
  • Up to 4 hours of n8n work per month
  • Build 1–2 new simple workflows per month
  • Maintain existing workflows (API changes, edge cases)
  • Monitor existing workflows; proactive fix on failures
  • Email + Slack for ad-hoc requests (best-effort 48-hr response)
  • Monthly review of workflow health
  • Cancel anytime, 30 days notice
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Growth
₹25,000/monthUp to 8 hours/month, ₹2,500/hour overage
Active build cadence + monitoring
  • Up to 8 hours of n8n work per month
  • Build 3–5 new workflows per month
  • Active monitoring + immediate fix on critical failures
  • Slack channel (24-hr business-day response)
  • Bi-weekly performance review
  • Optimization recommendations + implementation
  • Quarterly cost-optimization audit (Zapier/Make to n8n savings, LLM cost tuning)
  • Cancel anytime, 30 days notice
Scale
₹50,000/monthUp to 20 hours/month, ₹2,500/hour overage
Fractional n8n team for high-volume automation
  • Up to 20 hours of n8n work per month
  • Unlimited workflow builds
  • Dedicated channel + named contact (best-effort 8-hour response on business days)
  • Weekly performance + capacity review
  • Custom node development (if needed)
  • AI agent workflow tuning + cost optimization
  • Compliance audit (DPDP, BFSI, HIPAA)
  • Monthly strategy call with founder
  • Cancel anytime, 30 days notice

What we do in a typical month

Recurring deliverables on every retainer tier.

Build new workflows

On-demand workflow builds for new use cases. Cadence depends on tier.

Monitor + fix failures

n8n executions watched daily; we fix breakages before you notice.

Maintain existing workflows

API changes, deprecations, edge cases — we handle the operational drift.

Optimize AI workflows

Cost-optimize LLM usage, tune prompts, switch models when better options ship.

Performance reviews

Monthly/bi-weekly/weekly cadence (by tier) reviewing what's working.

Documentation upkeep

Workflow docs stay current as systems evolve.

Security + credential rotation

Quarterly credential rotation, audit log review, security patches.

New automation suggestions

We proactively identify processes that could benefit from automation.

Slack / email channel

Direct access for ad-hoc questions (response time varies by tier).

Who hires us on retainer

  • SMBs that built n8n workflows but don't have dev team to maintain

  • Agencies running n8n for multiple clients — outsource ops to us

  • Startups whose engineers want to focus on product, not workflows

  • Enterprise teams with strict compliance + need ongoing audit support

  • Companies that hit Zapier limits, migrated to n8n, now need ongoing support

  • AI teams running n8n + LangChain workflows that need cost optimization

Why retainer beats hourly freelance

  • Predictable monthly cost — no surprise bills

  • Faster response than booking hours week-by-week

  • Continuity — same person knows your stack over months

  • Proactive — we suggest improvements; freelancers wait for tickets

  • Bundled monitoring — included, not billed separately

  • Cancel anytime, no annual lock-in — try it for a month

Retainer FAQ

All n8n services we offer

Cross-cutting capabilities — pick one or combine for full coverage.

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