N8N
Data confidence: HighWorkflow automation platform with AI features. Open-source alternative to Zapier.
Founded by: Jan Oberhauser
N8N has a Developer Momentum Index of 29, ranking #8 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 317.9K monthly package downloads, 177.9K GitHub stars, $42M in total funding.
Developer Adoption
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
github contributors remained stable at 68 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github contributors |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 68 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 68 |
npm Dependents Trend
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npm Download Trend
npm Downloads remained stable at 317,851 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | npm downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 317,851 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 317,851 |
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
31 AI Agents companies30-Day Trends
npm Downloads
npm Downloads remained stable at 317,851 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | npm downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 317,851 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 317,851 |
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 174,454 to 177,947 (+2.0%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | 174,454 |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 174,570 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 174,711 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 174,849 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 175,352 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 175,412 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 175,569 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 175,714 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 175,988 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 176,043 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 176,423 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 176,895 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 177,028 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 177,197 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 177,269 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 177,442 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 177,646 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 177,904 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 177,947 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions declined from 82 to 75 (-8.5%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 82 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 77 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 78 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 71 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 69 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 68 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 70 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 65 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 64 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 65 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 74 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 70 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 71 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 72 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 64 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 60 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 63 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 65 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 72 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 74 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 76 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 75 |
Funding Rounds
2024 · Sequoia Capital
2021 · Felicis Ventures
2020 · Sequoia Capital
Investors
According to AI-Buzz, N8N has 317,851 npm downloads in 30 days, with 68 active contributors in 30 days, with 196 npm dependent packages, ranks #4 in AI Agents for HN discussion share (out of 31 tracked with 4.9% of HN discussion), with 0% positive developer sentiment (73 HN comments analyzed), with 197 commits/week (steady).
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/n8n?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
About
Description
Workflow automation platform with AI features. Open-source alternative to Zapier.
Estimated Company Size
51 - 100 employees
Website
n8n.ioDetails
Founded
2019
Description
N8N is an open-source workflow automation tool. AI features enable intelligent automation. Self-hostable alternative to Zapier.
Data Confidence
ExcellentReflects profile completeness, metric freshness, and signal coverage.
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