effect vs n8n
effect and n8n share 8 technologies: Vue, Redis, SQLite, MySQL, jose, Ajv, Zod, and opentelemetry. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
Effect-TS
effect
Build production-ready applications in TypeScript
TypeScript17.5kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 9428e17What is effect built with?Only in effect
- React
scheduler
- Solid
- ClickHouse
- tedious
@electric-sql/pglite
react-error-boundary
valibot
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-router
- MongoDB
- lru-cache
- Sentry
PostHog- Kafka
ai
yaml
- LangChain
- pdf-parse
- @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
- @mozilla/readability
- turndown
- xss
- validator
- logform
winston
- jsonwebtoken
- CodeMirror
- @lezer/highlight
- 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
markdown-it
tiptap
vuedraggable
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
Side by side
effectn8n
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
effect1,052,986 lines written1,112 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.
effect1.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
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.
effectLast push November 6, 202612,269 commits17,497 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.
effect885 test files6.3% 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, effect or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; effect has 1,052,986.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, effect or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; effect has 17,497.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, effect or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; effect has 885.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, effect or n8n?
effect: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: Effect-TS/effect's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, effect or n8n?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in effect, 1.8%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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