Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/DataX/vs/n8n-io/n8n
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/DataX/vs/n8n-io/n8n.md
Description: DataX and n8n share 4 technologies: MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, and SQLite. DataX is written in Java and n8n in TypeScript.

# DataX vs n8n

DataX and n8n share 4 technologies: MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, and SQLite. DataX is written in Java and n8n in TypeScript.

- [alibaba/DataX](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/DataX): DataX是阿里云DataWorks数据集成的开源版本。
- [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: MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, SQLite
- Only in DataX: aliyun-sdk-oss, caffeine, hadoop-common, hadoop-mapreduce-client-core, mysql:mysql-connector-java, opengauss-jdbc, org.apache.parquet:parquet-column, parquet-avro, PostgreSQL, sqlite-jdbc, zookeeper, com.taosdata.jdbc:taos-jdbcdriver, Neo4j, org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop, Milvus, JetBrains, commons-logging, log4j, log4j-core, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
- Only in n8n: Supabase, Anthropic, OpenAI, MCP, Vite, Redis, Express, Vue, vue-router, lru-cache, Sentry, PostHog, 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, nodemailer, class-transformer, highlight.js, markdown-it, tiptap, vuedraggable, Chart.js, katex, rss-parser, pdfjs-dist

## Side by side

| | DataX | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 104,776 lines written, 830 code files | 5,241,398 lines written, 14,224 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 14.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push July 7, 2026, 479 commits, 17,381 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 26,047 commits, 209,517 stars |
| Tests | 36 test files. 5.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 10,704 test files. 53.7% 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, DataX or n8n?

n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; DataX has 104,776.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/d5e7db2bf57dbc06e65648cdbec7f5db6b91bedc)

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

n8n, with 209,517 stars; DataX has 17,381.

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

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

n8n, with 10,704 test files; DataX has 36.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/d5e7db2bf57dbc06e65648cdbec7f5db6b91bedc)

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

n8n: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and DataX's on July 7, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, DataX 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](https://seerepo.com/r/n8n-io/n8n/ai)

## Sources

- alibaba/DataX: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 80ec23d (https://github.com/alibaba/DataX/tree/80ec23d5c5328eb90ca364d2749e92dfaf44541e)
- n8n-io/n8n: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit d5e7db2 (https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/d5e7db2bf57dbc06e65648cdbec7f5db6b91bedc)

## 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.