n8n vs orm
n8n and orm share 6 technologies: Postgres, Vite, MongoDB, MySQL, Ajv, and jose. 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
- Supabase
- Anthropic
OpenAI- MCP
- Redis
- Express
- Vue
vue-router
- SQLite
- lru-cache
- Sentry
PostHog- Kafka
ai
yaml
- Zod
- opentelemetry
- LangChain
- pdf-parse
- @joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm
- @mozilla/readability
- turndown
- xss
validator
- logform
winston
- 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
highlight.js
markdown-it
tiptap
vuedraggable
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
In common
prisma
orm
The Prisma ORM: write your application in TypeScript with human-readable queries instead of SQL. Host your database on Prisma Postgres and your app on Prisma Compute.
TypeScript47.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit a405bd9What is orm built with?Only in orm
- bson
@electric-sql/pglite
- gray-matter
- codingame
arktype
@standard-schema/spec
Side by side
n8norm
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
n8n5,241,398 lines written14,224 code files
orm1,173,488 lines written2,189 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
orm8.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and CodeRabbit
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
n8nLast push November 4, 202626,047 commits209,517 stars
ormLast push November 5, 20268,368 commits47,658 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
orm3,946 test files59.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, n8n or orm?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; orm has 1,173,488.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, n8n or orm?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; orm has 47,658.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, n8n or orm?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; orm has 3,946.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, n8n or orm?
orm: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and n8n's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: prisma/orm's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, n8n or orm?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in orm, 8.4%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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