Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/seatunnel/vs/n8n-io/n8n
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/seatunnel/vs/n8n-io/n8n.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [apache/seatunnel](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/seatunnel): SeaTunnel is a multimodal, high-performance, distributed, massive data integration tool.
- [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, SQLite, Kafka, Vite, Vue, vue-router, Sentry
- Only in seatunnel: ali-phoenix-shaded-thin-client, apache-client, connect-json, databend-jdbc, db2jcc, debezium-connector-mysql, debezium-connector-postgres, debezium-connector-sqlserver, debezium-embedded, DmJdbcDriver18, druid-processing, dynamodb-enhanced, flink-statebackend-rocksdb, glue, hadoop-aliyun, hadoop-aws, hadoop-common, hadoop-cos, hadoop-huaweicloud, HgdbJdbc, Hive, iceberg-aws, iceberg-core, iceberg-hive-metastore, intersystems-jdbc, jedis, kafka-clients, kingbase8, MariaDB, mysql:mysql-connector-java, ngdbc, ojdbc8, opengauss-jdbc, org.mongodb:bson, paimon-bundle, postgis-jdbc, PostgreSQL, Presto, redshift-jdbc42, s3, sqlite-jdbc, tablestore, Trino, vertica-jdbc, io.debezium:debezium-api, org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-api, Apache, org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-data, org.apache.kudu:kudu-client, org.apache.avro:avro, com.aliyun.odps:odps-sdk-core, DataStax, org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop, InfluxDB, Neo4j, software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, org.apache.orc:orc-core, org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro, ClickHouse, com.taosdata.jdbc:taos-jdbcdriver, io.nats:jnats, org.eclipse.paho:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3, software.amazon.awssdk:sqs, com.aliyun.datahub:aliyun-sdk-datahub, com.microsoft.sqlserver:mssql-jdbc, com.yashandb:yashandb-jdbc, Couchbase, org.apache.hbase:hbase-client, org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-common, org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-orc, org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-parquet, flink-table-planner_${scala.binary.version}, jakarta.servlet-api, JetBrains, org.apache.flink:flink-table-api-java-bridge, org.apache.flink:flink-runtime, prompt-toolkit, Rich, jsqlparser, sts, io.airlift:security, com.google.auth:google-auth-library-oauth2-http, software.amazon.awssdk:auth, software.amazon.awssdk:bedrockruntime, easyexcel, poi-ooxml, org.apache.commons:commons-csv, org.apache.poi:poi, com.sun.mail:javax.mail, com.vladsch.flexmark:flexmark-all, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, aliyun-log, commons-logging, jcl-over-slf4j, jul-to-slf4j, log4j, log4j-1.2-api, log4j-over-slf4j, log4j-slf4j-impl, logback-classic, logback-core, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, Prometheus, simpleclient_hotspot, slf4j-jdk14, slf4j-log4j12, slf4j-nop, slf4j-reload4j, slf4j-simple, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, io.kubernetes:client-java, software.amazon.awssdk:regions, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core, Tailwind CSS, naive-ui, AntV, echarts, nprogress, @vicons/ionicons5
- Only in n8n: Postgres, Supabase, Anthropic, OpenAI, MCP, Redis, Express, lru-cache, PostHog, 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

| | seatunnel | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,069,065 lines written, 4,380 code files | 5,241,398 lines written, 14,224 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Factory | 14.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 14, 2026, 6,406 commits, 9,805 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 26,047 commits, 209,517 stars |
| Tests | 1,886 test files. 56.2% 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, 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](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/d5e7db2bf57dbc06e65648cdbec7f5db6b91bedc)

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

n8n, with 209,517 stars; seatunnel has 9,805.

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

### 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](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/d5e7db2bf57dbc06e65648cdbec7f5db6b91bedc)

### 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](https://github.com/apache/seatunnel/commits)

### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/n8n-io/n8n/ai)

## Sources

- apache/seatunnel: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit b3828eb (https://github.com/apache/seatunnel/tree/b3828eb141d3ca669181084dbd73bfb534064e08)
- 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.