CyberChef vs n8n
CyberChef and n8n share 6 technologies: CodeMirror, bcryptjs, jsonwebtoken, otpauth, highlight.js, and markdown-it. CyberChef is written in JavaScript and n8n in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
gchq
CyberChef
The Cyber Swiss Army Knife - a web app for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis
JavaScript36.3kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit d4d96c6What is CyberChef built with?Only in CyberChef
- bson
- D3
sortablejs
- cli-progress
split.js
tesseract.js
jimp
@xmldom/xmldom
- js-yaml
- dompurify
- handlebars
- jsqr
In common
n8n-io
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
TypeScript209.5kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit d5e7db2What is n8n built with?Only in n8n
- Postgres
- Supabase
- Anthropic
OpenAI- MCP
- Vite
- Redis
- Express
- Vue
vue-router
- MongoDB
- SQLite
- lru-cache
- Sentry
PostHog- MySQL
- Kafka
ai
yaml
- Zod
- Ajv
- opentelemetry
- LangChain
- pdf-parse
- @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
- @mozilla/readability
- turndown
- xss
- validator
- logform
winston
- jose
- @lezer/highlight
- class-validator
- linkedom
- mammoth
@clack/prompts
@aws-sdk/credential-providers
- epub2
- Cheerio
- html-to-text
- sanitize-html
- file-type
nodemailer
- class-transformer
tiptap
vuedraggable
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
Side by side
CyberChefn8n
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
CyberChef137,353 lines written641 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.
CyberChef0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
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.
CyberChefLast push November 6, 20263,586 commits36,335 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.
CyberChef233 test files3.3% 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, CyberChef or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; CyberChef has 137,353.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, CyberChef or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; CyberChef has 36,335.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, CyberChef or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; CyberChef has 233.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, CyberChef or n8n?
CyberChef: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: gchq/CyberChef's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, CyberChef or n8n?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in CyberChef, 0.1%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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