n8n vs renovate
n8n and renovate share 6 technologies: Redis, yaml, Zod, Ajv, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, and markdown-it. 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
- Anthropic
OpenAI- MCP
- Vite
- 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
@clack/prompts
- epub2
- Cheerio
- html-to-text
- sanitize-html
- bcryptjs
- otpauth
- file-type
nodemailer
- class-transformer
highlight.js
tiptap
vuedraggable
- Chart.js
katex
- rss-parser
pdfjs-dist
In common
renovatebot
renovate
Home of the Renovate CLI: Cross-platform Dependency Automation by Mend.io
TypeScript23kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 570fdbbWhat is renovate built with?Only in renovate
- cacache
AWS S3mkdocs-material
- markdown-table
- remark
- handlebars
- node-html-parser
remark-gfm
- sax
unified
- ajv-formats
- validate-npm-package-name
- OpenTelemetry
Side by side
n8nrenovate
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
n8n5,241,398 lines written14,224 code files
renovate568,203 lines written1,635 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
renovate0.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amp, and Codex
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
n8nLast push November 4, 202626,047 commits209,517 stars
renovateLast push November 4, 202628,282 commits23,012 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
renovate1,113 test files65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, n8n or renovate?
n8n, with 5,241,398 lines written; renovate has 568,203.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which has more GitHub stars, n8n or renovate?
n8n, with 209,517 stars; renovate has 23,012.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n on GitHub
Which has more tests, n8n or renovate?
n8n, with 10,704 test files; renovate has 1,113.
The proof: n8n-io/n8n's code at commit d5e7db2
Which was updated more recently, n8n or renovate?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.
The proof: renovatebot/renovate's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, n8n or renovate?
n8n: an AI signed 14.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in renovate, 0.4%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in n8n-io/n8n
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