openwiki vs n8n

openwiki and n8n share 5 technologies: MCP, PostHog, LangChain, yaml, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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openwiki

OpenWiki is a CLI that writes and maintains agent documentation for your codebase.

TypeScript17.8kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 261b9ffWhat is openwiki built with?

Only in openwiki

In common

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SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
openwiki147,731 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.
openwiki10.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and 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.
openwikiLast push November 6, 2026485 commits17,785 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.
openwiki211 test files93.2% 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, openwiki or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; openwiki has 147,731.

The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2

Which has more GitHub stars, openwiki or n8n?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; openwiki has 17,785.

The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub

Which has more tests, openwiki or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; openwiki has 211.

The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2

Which was updated more recently, openwiki or n8n?
openwiki: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: langchain-ai/openwiki's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, openwiki or n8n?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in openwiki, 10.7%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n

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