seatunnel vs n8n

seatunnel and n8n share 8 technologies: MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite, Kafka, Vite, Vue, vue-router, and Sentry. seatunnel is written in Java and n8n in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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seatunnel

SeaTunnel is a multimodal, high-performance, distributed, massive data integration tool.

Java9.8kRead on November 14, 2026, at commit b3828ebWhat is seatunnel built with?

Only in seatunnel

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SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
seatunnel1,069,065 lines written4,380 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.
seatunnel1.6% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Factory
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.
seatunnelLast push November 14, 20266,406 commits9,805 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.
seatunnel1,886 test files56.2% 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, seatunnel or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; seatunnel has 1,069,065.

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

Which has more GitHub stars, seatunnel or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; seatunnel has 9,805.

The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub

Which has more tests, seatunnel or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; seatunnel has 1,886.

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

Which was updated more recently, seatunnel or n8n?
seatunnel: its last push was on November 14, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: apache/seatunnel's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, seatunnel or n8n?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in seatunnel, 1.6%.

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

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