keystone vs n8n
keystone and n8n share 6 technologies: Express, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, bcryptjs, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
keystonejs
keystone
The superpowered headless CMS for Node.js — built with GraphQL and React
TypeScript10kRead on November 14, 2026, at commit 3101ebcWhat is keystone built with?Only in keystone
- React
- Cloudinary
- Next.js
@apollo/server
- @as-integrations/express5
react-aria
- @hapi/iron
- image-size
enquirer
@emotion/weak-memoize
slate
slate-react
react-stately
slate-history
scroll-into-view-if-needed
@braintree/sanitize-url
- mdast-util-from-markdown
- mdast-util-gfm-autolink-literal
- mdast-util-gfm-strikethrough
micromark-extension-gfm-autolink-literal
micromark-extension-gfm-strikethrough
- Prisma
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
- Supabase
- Anthropic
OpenAI- MCP
- Vite
- Redis
- Vue
vue-router
- MongoDB
- lru-cache
- Sentry
PostHog
- Kafka
ai
@ai-sdk/provider-utils
yaml
- 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
- otpauth
- file-type
nodemailer
- class-transformer
highlight.js
markdown-it
tiptap
vuedraggable
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
Side by side
keystonen8n
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
keystone118,054 lines written278 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.
keystone0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
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.
keystoneLast push November 12, 20267,410 commits9,989 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.
keystone219 test files16.2% 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, keystone or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; keystone has 118,054.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, keystone or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; keystone has 9,989.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, keystone or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; keystone has 219.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, keystone or n8n?
keystone: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: keystonejs/keystone's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, keystone or n8n?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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