n8n vs openclaude
n8n and openclaude share 10 technologies: Anthropic, MCP, lru-cache, Sentry, yaml, Zod, Ajv, turndown, xss, and highlight.js. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
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
- Postgres
- Supabase
OpenAI- Vite
- Redis
- Express
- Vue
vue-router
- MongoDB
- SQLite
PostHog- MySQL
- Kafka
ai
- opentelemetry
- LangChain
- pdf-parse
- @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
- @mozilla/readability
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
- bcryptjs
- otpauth
- file-type
nodemailer
- class-transformer
markdown-it
tiptap
vuedraggable
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
In common
Twigpine
openclaude
runs anywhere. uses anything
TypeScript34.3kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit f37fb0fWhat is openclaude built with?Only in openclaude
- React
- react-compiler-runtime
- react-reconciler
usehooks-ts
- cli-boxes
- @azure/identity
@orama/orama
- js-tiktoken
marked
- qrcode
- sharp
Side by side
n8nopenclaude
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
n8n5,241,398 lines written14,224 code files
openclaude959,750 lines written2,544 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.
n8n14.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit
openclaude10.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, CodeRabbit, OpenHands, and Devin
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
n8nLast push November 4, 202626,047 commits209,517 stars
openclaudeLast push November 6, 20261,327 commits34,300 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
n8n10,704 test files53.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
openclaude869 test files34.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, n8n or openclaude?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; openclaude has 959,750.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, n8n or openclaude?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; openclaude has 34,300.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, n8n or openclaude?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; openclaude has 869.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, n8n or openclaude?
openclaude: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: Twigpine/openclaude's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, n8n or openclaude?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in openclaude, 10.3%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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