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179,860 GitHub stars — largest OSS repo in adjacent workflow-automation space by 2×. 3,000+ enterprise customers, ~200,000 active users, $60M Series B. 1,100+ ready-to-use integrations, native AI Agent node, MCP client/server support. Best for orchestrating SaaS integrations and processes with AI nodes — not for building agent systems in code.

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Orchestrator
Complexity
agentsorchestration

83/100

Trust

180K+

Stars

2

Evidence

Repo health

83/100

12h ago

Last push

1,428

Open issues

55,956

Forks

581

Contributors

Editorial verdict

Clear #1 for workflow automation with AI nodes. If your goal is to wire together SaaS tools with AI orchestration, n8n is the answer. If you're building an agent system from code, use LangGraph or CrewAI instead. Do not mix these use cases.

Source

GitHub: n8n-io/n8n

Docs: docs.n8n.io

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Where it wins

179,860 GitHub stars — largest OSS workflow repo by 2×

3,000+ enterprise customers, ~200,000 active users

$60M Series B

1,100+ ready-to-use integrations

Native AI Agent node + MCP client/server support

Where to be skeptical

AI agent features are a newer layer on a mature workflow platform — not a ground-up agent framework

Visual/low-code paradigm does not replace code-first frameworks like LangGraph/CrewAI for complex agent architectures

Ranking in categories

Teams of Agents / Multi-Agent Orchestration

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Orchestrating SaaS integrations and processes visually with AI nodes — NOT for building agent systems in code

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n8n - Secure Workflow Automation for Technical Teams

n8n is a workflow automation platform that gives technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code. With 400+ integrations, native AI capabilities, and a fair-code license, n8n lets you build powerful automations while maintaining full control over your data and deployments.

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Key Capabilities

  • Code When You Need It: Write JavaScript/Python, add npm packages, or use the visual interface
  • AI-Native Platform: Build AI agent workflows based on LangChain with your own data and models
  • Full Control: Self-host with our fair-code license or use our cloud offering
  • Enterprise-Ready: Advanced permissions, SSO, and air-gapped deployments
  • Active Community: 400+ integrations and 900+ ready-to-use templates

Quick Start

Try n8n instantly with npx (requires Node.js):

npx n8n

Or deploy with Docker:

docker volume create n8n_data
docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n

Access the editor at http://localhost:5678

Resources

  • 📚 Documentation
  • 🔧 400+ Integrations
  • 💡 Example Workflows
  • 🤖 AI & LangChain Guide
  • 👥 Community Forum
  • 📖 Community Tutorials

Support

Need help? Our community forum is the place to get support and connect with other users: community.n8n.io

License

n8n is fair-code distributed under the Sustainable Use License and n8n Enterprise License.

  • Source Available: Always visible source code
  • Self-Hostable: Deploy anywhere
  • Extensible: Add your own nodes and functionality

Enterprise licenses available for additional features and support.

Additional information about the license model can be found in the docs.

Contributing

Found a bug 🐛 or have a feature idea ✨? Check our Contributing Guide for a setup guide & best practices.

Join the Team

Want to shape the future of automation? Check out our job posts and join our team!

What does n8n mean?

Short answer: It means "nodemation" and is pronounced as n-eight-n.

Long answer: "I get that question quite often (more often than I expected) so I decided it is probably best to answer it here. While looking for a good name for the project with a free domain I realized very quickly that all the good ones I could think of were already taken. So, in the end, I chose nodemation. 'node-' in the sense that it uses a Node-View and that it uses Node.js and '-mation' for 'automation' which is what the project is supposed to help with. However, I did not like how long the name was and I could not imagine writing something that long every time in the CLI. That is when I then ended up on 'n8n'." - Jan Oberhauser, Founder and CEO, n8n.io

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