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rea and n8n share 5 technologies: MCP, @clack/prompts, yaml, Zod, and Ajv. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

morluto

rea

Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries.

TypeScript428.2kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit d7df9dfWhat is rea 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

Only in rea

  • xterm
  • cairosvg
  • @xmldom/xmldom
  • plist
  • parse5
  • saxes
  • ajv-formats
  • har-schema
  • pino

Only in n8n

  • Postgres
  • Supabase
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • Vite
  • Redis
  • Express
  • Vue
  • vue-router
  • MongoDB
  • SQLite
  • lru-cache
  • Sentry
  • PostHog
  • MySQL
  • Kafka
  • ai
  • @ai-sdk/provider-utils
  • opentelemetry
  • LangChain
  • pdf-parse
  • @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
  • @mozilla/readability
  • turndown
  • xss
  • validator
  • logform
  • winston
  • jose
  • jsonwebtoken
  • CodeMirror
  • @lezer/highlight
  • class-validator
  • linkedom
  • mammoth
  • @aws-sdk/credential-providers
  • epub2
  • Cheerio
  • html-to-text
  • sanitize-html
  • bcryptjs
  • otpauth
  • file-type
  • nodemailer
  • class-transformer
  • highlight.js
  • markdown-it
  • tiptap
  • vuedraggable
  • Chart.js
  • katex
  • rss-parser
  • pdfjs-dist

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
rea1,668,610 lines written2,423 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.
rea16.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Factory, GitHub Copilot, and Devin
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.
reaLast push November 4, 20265,979 commits428,191 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.
rea3,518 test files66.6% 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, rea or n8n?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written in 14,224 code files; rea has 1,668,610 in 2,423.

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

Which has more GitHub stars, rea or n8n?
rea, with 428,191 stars; n8n has 209,517.

The proof: morluto/rea on GitHub

Which has more tests, rea or n8n?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; rea has 3,518.

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

Which was updated more recently, rea 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, rea or n8n?
rea: an AI signed 16.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Factory, GitHub Copilot, and Devin; in n8n, 14.4%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in morluto/rea

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