N8n workflows slowing down

Questions
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Describe the problem/error/question

All of my workflows have slowed down to a near unusable experience, is anyone else having a similar issue?

What is the error message (if any)?

No error messages, it just takes ages to get through an excecution

Please share your workflow

(Select the nodes on your canvas and use the keyboard shortcuts CMD+C/CTRL+C and CMD+V/CTRL+V to copy and paste the workflow.)

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: 1.113.3
  • Database (default: SQLite): n/a
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): default
  • Running n8n via n8n cloud
  • Operating system: Not Relevant, running on chrome
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You’re experiencing a known performance issue that’s affecting many n8n users, particularly with versions 1.105+ as reported in [github.com](Serious Performance Impact / Issues in 1.105+ · Issue #18274 · n8n-io/n8n · GitHub) and [github.com](Slow Workflow Node Executions. Painfully slow for larger systems. · Issue #20931 · n8n-io/n8n · GitHub). Since you’re on n8n Cloud with version 1.113.3, try these immediate fixes:

• Clear your workflow execution history to reduce database load

• Remove any pinned data from nodes you’re not actively debugging

• If you have large workflows (70+ nodes), consider breaking them into smaller sub-workflows

• Check if the slowdown correlates with specific node types - simple nodes like Set/Code should execute in milliseconds, not seconds

The n8n team is aware of these performance regressions and working on fixes. If the issue persists, you might want to report your specific case to n8n support since you’re on their cloud platform.