Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/n8n-io/n8n
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/n8n-io/n8n.md
Description: continue and n8n share 6 technologies: Vite, Express, Postgres, OpenAI, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

# continue vs n8n

continue and n8n share 6 technologies: Vite, Express, Postgres, OpenAI, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [continuedev/continue](https://seerepo.com/r/continuedev/continue): open-source coding agent
- [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: Vite, Express, Postgres, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic
- Only in continue: React, GitHub
- Only in n8n: Vue, Redis, Supabase, Sentry, PostHog

## Side by side

| | continue | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 328,309 lines written, 1,392 code files | 5,194,734 lines written, 14,126 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Continue, Cursor, Aider, OpenHands, Amp, GitHub Copilot, and Codex | 14.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 1, 2026, 16,266 commits, 36,390 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 25,927 commits, 209,142 stars |
| Tests | 440 test files. 24.3% 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, continue or n8n?

n8n, with 5,194,734 lines written in 14,126 code files; continue has 328,309 in 1,392.

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

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

n8n, with 209,142 stars; continue has 36,390.

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

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

n8n, with 10,611 test files; continue has 440.

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

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

continue: its last push was on November 1, 2026, and n8n's on October 30, 2026.

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

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

n8n: an AI signed 14.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in continue, 2.4%.

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

## Sources

- continuedev/continue: Read on November 1, 2026, at commit 5522c6f (https://github.com/continuedev/continue/tree/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470)
- 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.