Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/appsmithorg/appsmith/vs/n8n-io/n8n
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/appsmithorg/appsmith/vs/n8n-io/n8n.md
Description: appsmith and n8n share 4 technologies: Express, Redis, Sentry, and MCP. Both are written in TypeScript.

# appsmith vs n8n

appsmith and n8n share 4 technologies: Express, Redis, Sentry, and MCP. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [appsmithorg/appsmith](https://seerepo.com/r/appsmithorg/appsmith): Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.
- [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: Express, Redis, Sentry, MCP
- Only in appsmith: Spring, MongoDB, Google
- Only in n8n: Vue, Vite, Postgres, Supabase, OpenAI, Anthropic, PostHog

## Side by side

| | appsmith | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,290,330 lines written, 6,817 code files | 5,194,734 lines written, 14,126 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Devin, and GitHub Copilot | 14.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 17,805 commits, 41,144 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 25,927 commits, 209,142 stars |
| Tests | 2,080 test files. 24.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 10,611 test files. 53.3% 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, appsmith or n8n?

n8n, with 5,194,734 lines written in 14,126 code files; appsmith has 1,290,330 in 6,817.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n's code at commit 83c455f](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

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

n8n, with 209,142 stars; appsmith has 41,144.

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

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

n8n, with 10,611 test files; appsmith has 2,080.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n's code at commit 83c455f](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

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

Both got their last push on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, appsmith or n8n?

n8n: an AI signed 14.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in appsmith, 1.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n](https://seerepo.com/r/n8n-io/n8n/ai)

## Sources

- appsmithorg/appsmith: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 8ebc6c1 (https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/8ebc6c14b1853be074563564a33c581c88326b9b)
- n8n-io/n8n: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 83c455f (https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

## 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.