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listmonk vs n8n
listmonk and n8n share 5 technologies: Postgres, OpenAI, Chart.js, CodeMirror, and @lezer/highlight. listmonk is written in Go and n8n in TypeScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
knadh
listmonk
High performance, self-hosted, newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard. Single binary app.
Go24.1kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 517b461What is listmonk built with?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?In common
- Postgres
OpenAI- Chart.js
- CodeMirror
- @lezer/highlight
Only in listmonk
- Echo
- pq
- Alpine.js
- github.com/jmoiron/sqlx
- github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3
- golang.org/x/oauth2
Only in n8n
- Supabase
- Anthropic
- MCP
- Vite
- Redis
- Express
- Vue
vue-router
- MongoDB
- SQLite
- lru-cache
- Sentry
PostHog
- MySQL
- Kafka
ai
- @ai-sdk/provider-utils
yaml
- Zod
- Ajv
- opentelemetry
- LangChain
- pdf-parse
- @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
- @mozilla/readability
- turndown
- xss
validator
- logform
winston
- jose
- jsonwebtoken
- class-validator
- linkedom
- mammoth
@clack/prompts
- @aws-sdk/credential-providers
- 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
listmonkn8n
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
listmonk39,387 lines written177 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.
listmonk0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith 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.
listmonkLast push November 4, 20262,068 commits24,139 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.
listmonk15 test files2.3% 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, listmonk or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; listmonk has 39,387.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, listmonk or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; listmonk has 24,139.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, listmonk or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; listmonk has 15.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, listmonk or n8n?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, listmonk or n8n?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in listmonk, 0.1%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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