BookStack vs n8n
BookStack and n8n share 4 technologies: Redis, CodeMirror, @lezer/highlight, and markdown-it. BookStack is written in PHP and n8n in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
BookStackApp
BookStack
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PHP19.1kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 0b6b667What is BookStack built with?Only in BookStack
- Laravel
- flysystem-aws-s3-v3
- idb-keyval
AWS S3snabbdom
- @codemirror/theme-one-dark
sortablejs
- microsoft-azure
- laravel/socialite
- socialiteproviders/discord
- markdown-it-task-lists
In common
n8n-io
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
TypeScript209.5kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit d5e7db2What is n8n built with?Only in n8n
- Postgres
- Supabase
- Anthropic
OpenAI- MCP
- Vite
- Express
- Vue
vue-router
- MongoDB
- SQLite
- lru-cache
- Sentry
PostHog- MySQL
- Kafka
ai
yaml
- Zod
- Ajv
- opentelemetry
- LangChain
- pdf-parse
- @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
- @mozilla/readability
- turndown
- xss
validator
- logform
winston
- jose
- jsonwebtoken
- class-validator
- linkedom
- mammoth
@clack/prompts
@aws-sdk/credential-providers
- epub2
- Cheerio
- html-to-text
- sanitize-html
- bcryptjs
- otpauth
- file-type
nodemailer
- class-transformer
highlight.js
tiptap
vuedraggable
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
Side by side
BookStackn8n
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
BookStack269,505 lines written1,954 code files
n8n5,241,398 lines written14,224 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
BookStack0% of its commits signed by AI
n8n14.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
BookStackLast push November 5, 20264,853 commits19,129 stars
n8nLast push November 4, 202626,047 commits209,517 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
BookStack221 test files8.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
n8n10,704 test files53.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, BookStack or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; BookStack has 269,505.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, BookStack or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; BookStack has 19,129.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, BookStack or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; BookStack has 221.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, BookStack or n8n?
BookStack: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: BookStackApp/BookStack's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, BookStack or n8n?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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