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lobsters-rails-projectvsn8n

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

lobsters-rails-projectn8n
Score66/10092/100
Rank in category#8 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums#1 of 32 in Workflow Automation
GitHub stars4 853208 940
Stars, last 30 days+11+3 049
Stable releases, 12 months0205
Latest release—n8n@3.0.1 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageRubyTypescript

Which one should you pick?

n8n scores 92/100 against 66/100 for lobsters-rails-project, so it is the safer default.

n8n ships more often: 205 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lobsters-rails-project.

If you want the quickest setup, n8n is easier to run; lobsters-rails-project needs more configuration.

n8n is growing faster right now (+3 049 stars in 30 days).

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