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Airbyte vs n8n

n8n leads on trust: 90.4/100 (Grade A) against 63.5/100 (Grade C), a 26.9-point gap. n8n leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

C Airbyte 63.5

Open-source data movement for ELT pipelines and AI agents — from APIs, databases & files to warehouses, lakes, and AI applications. Both self-hosted and Cloud.

airbytehq/airbyte · #572 overall · #11 Workflow Platforms · coverage C (2/5)

Airbyte doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

A n8n 90.4

Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.

n8n-io/n8n · #21 overall · #1 Workflow Platforms · coverage A (4/5)

Choose n8n if supply-chain integrity and adoption matter most.

+10.3Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.7 against 4.5
+9.6Adoption: 209.4k GitHub stars against 22.3k
+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
+1.9Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.7 against 4.5

Where they differ

10.6

Safety / Integrityn8n +10.3

20.9

10.8

Identity / Provenancen8n +7.2

18.0

12.3

Transparencyn8n +1.9

14.2

20.0

MaintenanceAirbyte +0.1

19.9

10.4

Adoptionn8n +9.6

20.0

-0.6

Runtime calibrationAirbyte +2.0

-2.6

Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Airbyte and n8n, two Workflow Platforms projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Airbyteairbytehq/airbyte	n8nn8n-io/n8n
HVTrust score	63.5	90.4
Evidence grade	C	A
Coverage grade	C	A
Overall rank	#572	#21
Rank in Workflow Platforms	#11	#1
GitHub stars	22.3k	209.4k
Last updated	today	1d ago
Build provenance	No	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	4.5 / 10	6.7 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	NOASSERTION
Downloads	—	280.2M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	10.6	20.9
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	18.0
Transparency / 17	12.3	14.2
Maintenance / 20	20.0	19.9
Adoption / 20	10.4	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	Implemented
External providers	—	6 — Anthropic, OpenAI, Pinecone, …
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	extensions	plugins
Provenance drift	—	Match

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →