kilocode vs n8n

kilocode and n8n share 15 technologies: OpenAI, Anthropic, PostHog, lru-cache, MCP, Zod, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, turndown, opentelemetry, yaml, @clack/prompts, ai, Chart.js, mammoth, and katex. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Kilo-Org

kilocode

Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.

TypeScript27.9kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit b6a49d0 What is kilocode built with?

Only in kilocode

@effect/sql-sqlite-bun
Perplexity
Solid
@solidjs/router
Hono
@lancedb/lancedb
Qdrant
quick-lru
GitHub
solidjs
Drizzle
ai-sdk
ai-gateway-provider
gitlab-ai-provider
OpenRouter
@silvia-odwyer/photon-node
gray-matter
htmlparser2
@effect/opentelemetry
rotating-file-stream
ghostty-web
@aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini
@aws-sdk/client-bedrock-runtime
commonmark-ext-autolink
commonmark-ext-gfm-strikethrough
commonmark-ext-gfm-tables
handlebars
jsoup
com.google.zxing:core
org.commonmark:commonmark
solid-primitives
@kobalte/core
motion
lucide-solid
virtua
xterm
LottieFiles
js-tiktoken
marked
friendly-words
qrcode
OpenTUI
@agentclientprotocol/sdk
xlsx
@ai-sdk/provider
morphdom
shiki
dompurify
remend
Tailwind CSS
Mermaid
solid-list
solid-sonner
marked-shiki

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 d5e7db2 What is n8n built with?

Only in n8n

Side by side

kilocoden8n

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.

kilocode1,421,597 lines written4,647 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.

kilocode4.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Kilo Code, Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amp, and Jules

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.

kilocodeLast push November 8, 202628,515 commits27,908 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.

kilocode2,576 test files55% 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, kilocode or n8n?

n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; kilocode has 1,421,597.

The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2

Which has more GitHub stars, kilocode or n8n?

n8n, with 209,517 stars; kilocode has 27,908.

The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub

Which has more tests, kilocode or n8n?

n8n, with 10,704 test files; kilocode has 2,576.

The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2

Which was updated more recently, kilocode or n8n?

kilocode: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: Kilo-Org/kilocode's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, kilocode or n8n?

n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in kilocode, 4.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n

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