Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer/vs/n8n-io/n8n
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer/vs/n8n-io/n8n.md
Description: prompt-optimizer and n8n share 6 technologies: Vue, Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

# prompt-optimizer vs n8n

prompt-optimizer and n8n share 6 technologies: Vue, Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [linshenkx/prompt-optimizer](https://seerepo.com/r/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer): An AI prompt optimizer for writing better prompts and getting better AI results.
- [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: Vue, Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic
- Only in prompt-optimizer: None
- Only in n8n: Postgres, Redis, Supabase, Sentry, PostHog

## Side by side

| | prompt-optimizer | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 309,080 lines written, 784 code files | 5,194,734 lines written, 14,126 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Jules | 14.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 990 commits, 40,112 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 25,927 commits, 209,142 stars |
| Tests | 476 test files. 47.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 10,611 test files. 53.3% 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, prompt-optimizer or n8n?

n8n, with 5,194,734 lines written in 14,126 code files; prompt-optimizer has 309,080 in 784.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n's code at commit 83c455f](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

### Which has more GitHub stars, prompt-optimizer or n8n?

n8n, with 209,142 stars; prompt-optimizer has 40,112.

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

### Which has more tests, prompt-optimizer or n8n?

n8n, with 10,611 test files; prompt-optimizer has 476.

The proof: [n8n-io/n8n's code at commit 83c455f](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

### Which was updated more recently, prompt-optimizer or n8n?

Both got their last push on October 30, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, prompt-optimizer or n8n?

n8n: an AI signed 14.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in prompt-optimizer, 0.8%.

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

## Sources

- linshenkx/prompt-optimizer: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 5951bd4 (https://github.com/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer/tree/5951bd427ee51f273415f1f63a87fc6620e47210)
- n8n-io/n8n: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 83c455f (https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/tree/83c455f38b89e63ebab850ce43548c878cde2671)

## 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.