Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/cube-js/cube/vs/n8n-io/n8n
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/cube-js/cube/vs/n8n-io/n8n.md
Description: cube and n8n share 15 technologies: Express, lru-cache, Vue, Kafka, MySQL, Vite, Postgres, SQLite, jsonwebtoken, Zod, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, Ajv, Chart.js, yaml, and opentelemetry. cube is written in Rust and n8n in TypeScript.

# cube vs n8n

cube and n8n share 15 technologies: Express, lru-cache, Vue, Kafka, MySQL, Vite, Postgres, SQLite, jsonwebtoken, Zod, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, Ajv, Chart.js, yaml, and opentelemetry. cube is written in Rust and n8n in TypeScript.

- [cube-js/cube](https://seerepo.com/r/cube-js/cube): 📊 Cube Core is open-source semantic layer for AI, BI and embedded analytics
- [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, lru-cache, Vue, Kafka, MySQL, Vite, Postgres, SQLite, jsonwebtoken, Zod, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, Ajv, Chart.js, yaml, opentelemetry
- Only in cube: arrow, Tokio, graphql-scalars, nexus, axum, datafusion, @aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner, @azure/storage-blob, Google Cloud, AWS S3, ClickHouse, React, sqlstring, DuckDB, mssql, react-router-dom, history, @aws-sdk/client-redshift, Snowflake, postgres-types, lru, moka, rdkafka, rust-s3, rocksdb, object_store, GitHub, warp, inquire, rpassword, minijinja, log, env_logger, js-yaml, joi, xmlbuilder2, simple_logger, cli-progress, @azure/identity, styled-components, antd, react-beautiful-dnd, @graphiql/toolkit, react-hotkeys-hook, react-responsive, recharts, Ant Design, jwt-decode, html-entities, prismjs, cron-validator, monaco-editor, react-monaco-editor, react-chartjs-2, comfy-table, tracing, elkjs, reactflow, http-auth-basic, csv, tracing-futures, tracing-opentelemetry
- Only in n8n: Supabase, Anthropic, OpenAI, MCP, Redis, vue-router, MongoDB, Sentry, PostHog, ai, @ai-sdk/provider-utils, LangChain, pdf-parse, @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm, @mozilla/readability, turndown, xss, validator, logform, winston, jose, CodeMirror, @lezer/highlight, class-validator, linkedom, mammoth, @clack/prompts, epub2, Cheerio, html-to-text, sanitize-html, bcryptjs, otpauth, file-type, nodemailer, class-transformer, highlight.js, markdown-it, tiptap, vuedraggable, katex, rss-parser, pdfjs-dist

## Side by side

| | cube | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 753,209 lines written, 1,833 code files | 5,241,398 lines written, 14,224 code files |
| Who writes it | 5.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 14.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 11,756 commits, 21,173 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 26,047 commits, 209,517 stars |
| Tests | 773 test files. 18.3% 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, cube or n8n?

n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; cube has 753,209.

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

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

n8n, with 209,517 stars; cube has 21,173.

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

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

n8n, with 10,704 test files; cube has 773.

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

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

cube: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.

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

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

n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in cube, 5.4%.

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

## Sources

- cube-js/cube: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit f2412e3 (https://github.com/cube-js/cube/tree/f2412e3dcbc04779d03d3437bcde8ed7410fd4d8)
- 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.