flowise-aivsn8n-install
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| flowise-ai | n8n-install | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #22 of 209 in AI Agents | #2 of 10 in AI Automation |
| GitHub stars | 55 561 | 958 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +72 | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 21 |
| Latest release | flowise@3.1.4 · 29 Jul 2026 | v1.18.2 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
flowise-ai scores 74/100 against 58/100 for n8n-install, so it is the safer default.
n8n-install ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for flowise-ai.
If you want the quickest setup, flowise-ai is easier to run; n8n-install needs more configuration.
flowise-ai is growing faster right now (+72 stars in 30 days).
flowise-ai is archived, so it won't get fixes. Prefer the other one for anything long-lived.
Key differences
- Language: flowise-ai is written mainly in Typescript, n8n-install in Shell.
- Only flowise-ai ships an official Docker image.
- Features only flowise-ai lists: Broad LLM/vector-store support, Custom MCP tool support, Execution traces and metrics, Horizontal scaling with queue and 6 more.
- Features only n8n-install lists: AI agents and RAG, Automatic HTTPS, Built-in monitoring, ChatGPT-style web interface and 11 more.
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