audiobookshelf vs n8n
audiobookshelf and n8n share 6 technologies: Express, lru-cache, SQLite, Vue, nodemailer, and vuedraggable. audiobookshelf is written in JavaScript and n8n in TypeScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
advplyr
audiobookshelf
Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server
JavaScript14.9kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit f57ca09What is audiobookshelf built with?Only in audiobookshelf
- Nuxt
- Sequelize
- Passport
express-session
- openid-client
- passport-jwt
- htmlparser2
- xml2js
- Tailwind CSS
trix
- vue-toastification
- epubjs
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
- Redis
vue-router
- MongoDB
- Sentry
PostHog
- MySQL
- Kafka
ai
@ai-sdk/provider-utils
yaml
- Zod
- Ajv
- opentelemetry
- LangChain
- pdf-parse
- @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
- @mozilla/readability
- turndown
- xss
validator
- logform
winston
- jose
- 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
- class-transformer
highlight.js
markdown-it
tiptap
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
Side by side
audiobookshelfn8n
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
audiobookshelf149,011 lines written688 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.
audiobookshelf0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor, Codex, and Claude Code
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.
audiobookshelfLast push November 5, 20265,550 commits14,943 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.
audiobookshelf47 test files7.7% 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, audiobookshelf or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; audiobookshelf has 149,011.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, audiobookshelf or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; audiobookshelf has 14,943.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, audiobookshelf or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; audiobookshelf has 47.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, audiobookshelf or n8n?
audiobookshelf: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: advplyr/audiobookshelf's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, audiobookshelf or n8n?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in audiobookshelf, 0.1%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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