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Botpress vs n8n

Both are Grade A and 3.0 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. n8n leads on maintenance and adoption.

A Botpress 87.2

The open-source hub to build & deploy GPT/LLM Agents ⚡️

botpress/botpress · #71 overall · #2 Workflow Platforms · coverage A (4/5)

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

A n8n 90.2

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

n8n-io/n8n · #28 overall · #1 Workflow Platforms · coverage A (4/5)

Choose n8n if maintenance and adoption matter most.

+4.4Adoption: 285.5M weekly downloads against 16k
+2.0Maintenance: last push today, against 2d ago
+0.7Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 99%

Where they differ

20.2

Safety / Integrityn8n +0.7

20.9

13.8

Transparencyn8n +0.4

14.2

18.0

Maintenancen8n +2.0

20.0

15.6

Adoptionn8n +4.4

20.0

+1.6

Runtime calibrationBotpress +4.5

-2.9

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Botpress 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	Botpressbotpress/botpress	n8nn8n-io/n8n
HVTrust score	87.2	90.2
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	A	A
Overall rank	#71	#28
Rank in Workflow Platforms	#2	#1
GitHub stars	15.0k	210.5k
Last updated	2d ago	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	6.2 / 10	6.7 / 10
License	MIT	NOASSERTION
Downloads	16k/wk	285.5M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	20.2	20.9
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.8	14.2
Maintenance / 20	18.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	15.6	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	—	Implemented
External providers	—	6 — Anthropic, OpenAI, Pinecone, …
Requires API keys	Yes	Yes
Plugin surface	plugins	plugins
Provenance drift	Match	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 →