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As of April 28, 2026
daily public-repo contributors increased 1250% over the last 30 days.
Hacker News mentions decreased over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
N8N
Workflow automation platform with AI features. Open-source alternative to Zapier.
AI AgentsFounded January 2019#3 of 17 in AI Agents
Updated May 29, 2026
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Company profile
What is N8N?
N8N is an open-source workflow automation tool. AI features enable intelligent automation. Self-hostable alternative to Zapier.
Latest company data
Primary data point
Downloads
347.6K/30d
Tracked package: npm n8n
▲ +6%Updated 1d ago
Other data points
Dependent projects
212
Projects depending on tracked package: npm n8n
Updated 8h ago
GitHub stars
190.2K
Main repository stars
Updated 8h ago
Hacker News
46/30d
Position #2 in category discussion
Updated 8h ago
Repository health
Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.
OpenSSF ScorecardSource: OpenSSF ScorecardUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Score 0–10 across security practices; not all checks apply to every repoMethodology →
5.9
Key-person riskSource: GitHub public event dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Minimum developers needed for half of recent code changes. Lower = higher concentration risk.Methodology →
8
External contributorsSource: GitHub public event dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Based on push events; may undercount contributors who only open PRsMethodology →
14
% of recent contributors outside the core team
Releases (30d)Source: GitHub release dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Published releases in the last 30 daysMethodology →
0
Repository usage
Public repositories and source files importing packages tied to N8N.
Repos importingMetric: Public GitHub repos using company packagesSource: ecosyste.ms Packages APIScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 48h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Public GitHub dependency data only; private repos and direct API use outside those packages are not visible.Methodology →
1240%
About N8N
N8N is an open-source workflow automation tool. AI features enable intelligent automation. Self-hostable alternative to Zapier.
FounderJan Oberhauser
Funding
$42M · 3 roundsRaised $42M total. Category position #3 of 17 in AI Agents.
Series B2024
$28MSequoia Capital
Series A2021
$12MFelicis Ventures
Seed2020
$2MSequoia Capital
Investors
Felicis VenturesSequoia Capital
Tracked packages (1)
1 npm
n8n
npmMain npm packagen8n
Workflow automation platform with AI features. Open-source alternative to Zapier.