n8n Alternatives
Tools that build AI workflows and apps in a visual editor and self-host them, like n8n. On GitHub, n8n describes itself as: “Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.” Below are the 4 other open-source tools we track for the same job, ranked by live maintenance data from GitHub.
Short answer: Ranked by our health score from public GitHub data on 18 October 2026, the most actively maintained alternatives to n8n are Dify (100) and Langflow (100). n8n itself is still actively maintained (health score 100), so switching is a choice, not a necessity.
Should you switch from n8n?
n8n itself is still actively maintained (health score 100), so switching is a choice, not a necessity. Full n8n record
3 maintained alternatives to n8n, ranked
| # | Tool | Status | Health | Commits, 91 days | Latest release | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DifyBuild Agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, with rich AI model and tool support on one collaborative workspace. D… | Active | 100 | 2,477 +106% | 10 Sep 2026 | Custom | 159k |
| 2 | LangflowLangflow is a powerful tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows. | Active | 100 | 1,004 +144% | 13 Oct 2026 | MIT | 156k |
| 3 | ActivepiecesAI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automation / AI Agent with… | Slowing down | 81 | 1,228 −96% | 12 Oct 2026 | Custom | 25.1k |
Ranked by status first, then health score (0 to 100). Commits are counted on each project’s default branch; the percentage compares with the same 91 days a year earlier. Stars are bookmarks, not users.
Also in this group, but stopped or in maintenance
| Tool | Status | Health | Commits, 91 days | Latest release | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlowiseBuild AI Agents, Visually | Archived | 0 | 18 −86% | 29 Jul 2026 | Custom | 55.5k |
These projects are archived, in maintenance mode or had no commits in the last 91 days. They may still work, but they are a risky choice for a new project.
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n8n alternatives: common questions
What is the best alternative to n8n?
No single tool is best for every project. By maintenance signals on 18 October 2026, the highest-ranked actively maintained alternative is Dify (health score 100, 2,477 commits in the last 91 days). Compare features and the licence before you switch; we have not tested these tools ourselves.
Is n8n still maintained?
Yes. As of 18 October 2026, n8n received 3,834 commits in the last 91 days and its latest commit is from 18 October 2026, and no maintenance notice was found. Its health score is 100 out of 100.
Which n8n alternatives have a permissive licence?
Among the actively maintained alternatives, these use a permissive licence according to GitHub: Langflow (MIT). Always read the licence file itself before commercial use.
How are these alternatives chosen and ranked?
We list the tools we track that do the same job as n8n (Visual AI workflow and app builders). They are ranked by maintenance status first (active, slowing down, stopped) and by our health score second. The score combines commit activity, the trend against last year, the date of the last commit, the last release and merged pull requests, all from GitHub. It does not measure features, speed, quality or security.
How this works: we group tools by the job they do and rank the ones we track with public GitHub data (commits on the default branch, releases, merged pull requests, archived flag, and maintenance notices in the README), refreshed automatically. We have not tested these tools ourselves, so the ranking says how well each project is maintained, not which one has the features you need.