n8n
n8n is a source-available, self-hosted app in the Automation & Workflows category, licensed Sustainable Use License 1.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Zapier, IFTTT and Buffer / Hootsuite and ships a Docker image. It has 208,615 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Automation & Workflows
- TypeScript
- Sustainable Use License
- Source-available
- Docker
- Active
- Featured
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 208,615
- Forks
- 61,253
- Open issues
- 343
- Commits, last 12 months
- 10,189
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- n8n@2.44.7Oct 26, 2026
- Created
- Jun 22, 2019
- License
- Sustainable Use License 1.0Source-available
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 10,189 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases6 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 10,189 |
| Latest release | n8n@2.44.7 (Oct 26, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 6 |
| Releases, all time | 865 |
| Open issues | 343 |
| Open pull requests | 918 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jun 22, 2019 |
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About n8n
Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/n8n-io/n8n.
Topics
- automation
- ipaas
- n8n
- workflow
- typescript
- self-hosted
- integrations
- workflow-automation
- cli
- development
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Is n8n free and open source?
Not by the OSI definition. n8n is source-available rather than open source: its code is public under the Sustainable Use License 1.0, which is not an OSI-approved open-source license. The Sustainable Use License allows use and changes for your own internal business or personal purposes, but not reselling the software or offering it as a paid hosted service. Check the license in the repository before using it commercially.
Can I run n8n with Docker?
Yes. n8n provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. Our step-by-step deploy guide covers the Compose file, HTTPS and backups.
What are the best alternatives to n8n?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to n8n include Huginn, Apache Airflow and changedetection.io. n8n itself is a self-hosted alternative to Zapier, IFTTT and Buffer / Hootsuite.
Is n8n actively maintained?
The most recent commit to n8n was on Oct 26, 2026 with 10,189 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is n8n@2.44.7, published Oct 26, 2026. It had 343 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.