

n8n license, foundation and stars
Pipelines and orchestration · n8n Sustainable Use License 1.0 (source-available) · backed by n8n · 209,435 stars
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
Source-availableMar 17, 2022
Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to n8n Sustainable Use License 1.0
n8n replaced Apache 2.0 with Commons Clause by its own fair-code Sustainable Use License.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- n8n-io/n8n · created Jun 22, 2019
- Website
- n8n.io
- Language
- TypeScript
- Foundation
- None; run by n8n
- Company
- n8n · on Companies · on advisories · on blogs · on Rounds · on problems · on Releases · on socials
- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- 587 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | | 209,435 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | | 208,477 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | | 207,639 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | | 206,627 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 205,912 |
Changes
Stars per weekNov 3, 2026
Gains about 587 stars a week, down from 641.
Stars per weekOct 24, 2026
Gains about 641 stars a week, up from 576.
Stars per weekOct 16, 2026
Gains about 576 stars a week, down from 715.
Stars per weekOct 4, 2026
Gains about 715 stars a week.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to n8n Sustainable Use License 1.0.
TrackedSep 25, 2026
Now tracked, from n8n-io/n8n on GitHub.