n8n

Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.

Active Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 10,404 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars
210.4k
Forks
61.5k
Open issues & PRs
1.2k
Last commit
2026-11-10
Latest release
stable
2026-11-09
Commits (12 mo)
10.4k
Releases (12 mo)
10+
License
Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause
Language / platform
Nodejs

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 10,404 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API; release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run n8n yourself

  • RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: not detected — install from source or packages

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr1 GB$5Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →
DigitalOcean1 GB$6Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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