Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/HeyPuter/puter/vs/n8n-io/n8n
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/HeyPuter/puter/vs/n8n-io/n8n.md
Description: puter and n8n share 3 technologies: Express, Redis, and Postgres. puter is written in JavaScript and n8n in TypeScript.

# puter vs n8n

puter and n8n share 3 technologies: Express, Redis, and Postgres. puter is written in JavaScript and n8n in TypeScript.

- [HeyPuter/puter](https://seerepo.com/r/HeyPuter/puter): 🌐 The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable.
- [n8n-io/n8n](https://seerepo.com/r/n8n-io/n8n): Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, Redis, Postgres
- Only in puter: AWS S3
- Only in n8n: Vue, Vite, Supabase, MCP, Sentry, OpenAI, Anthropic, PostHog

## Side by side

| | puter | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 731,101 lines written, 1,029 code files | 5,194,734 lines written, 14,126 code files |
| Who writes it | 2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, and Cursor | 14.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 31, 2026, 6,596 commits, 44,036 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 25,927 commits, 209,142 stars |
| Tests | 773 test files. 60.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 10,611 test files. 53.3% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, puter or n8n?

n8n, with 5,194,734 lines written in 14,126 code files; puter has 731,101 in 1,029.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n's code at commit 83c455f](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

### Which has more GitHub stars, puter or n8n?

n8n, with 209,142 stars; puter has 44,036.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n on GitHub](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n)

### Which has more tests, puter or n8n?

n8n, with 10,611 test files; puter has 773.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n's code at commit 83c455f](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

### Which was updated more recently, puter or n8n?

puter: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and n8n's on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [HeyPuter/puter's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, puter or n8n?

n8n: an AI signed 14.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in puter, 2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n](https://seerepo.com/r/n8n-io/n8n/ai)

## Sources

- HeyPuter/puter: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit a1fe14c (https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter/tree/a1fe14cbd5305a9724c7dd14809f82ea8ade3d19)
- n8n-io/n8n: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 83c455f (https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.