n8n
Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.
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Still maintained? Yes: 4,027 commits in the last 90 days, latest release [email protected] (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Zapier.
At a glance
n8n quick facts
- Health score
- 90/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 209,087
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- [email protected], Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause
Top alternatives to n8n
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Fair-code platform to build and deploy AI agents and workflows. Combine a visual canvas with custom code, run it self-hosted or in the cloud, and connect to 1500+ integrations. AI automation you can trust with real work, from prototype to production."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
n8n scores 90/100, #14 of 32 in Automation: 4,027 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release ([email protected], today) earns 25.0 of 25, 209,087 stars add 20.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
4027 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
[email protected] released today
- Stars 20.0 / 20
209k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 4027
- Last 90 days
- 10,480
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #14 of 32 tools in Automation by health , between HomeButler (#13) and Huginn (#15) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | [email protected] · today |
| Stars | 209,087 |
| Open issues | 337 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | n8n-io/n8n ↗ |
n8n vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with n8n (Automation), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Airflow | 99 | 47k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Activepieces | 98 | 25k | MIT | today |
| Node RED | 98 | 24k | Apache-2.0 | 4 days ago |
| n8n (this tool) | 90 | 209k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Huginn | 89 | 50k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| Automatisch | 49 | 14k | AGPL-3.0 | 9 months ago |
n8n: common questions
What does n8n replace?
Repoly lists n8n as an open-source alternative to Zapier. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where n8n stands against the others.
Is n8n still maintained?
n8n had 4,027 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, [email protected], is from today. Repoly recomputes this nightly.