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Dify vs n8n

n8n leads on trust: 90.1/100 (Grade A) against 79.3/100 (Grade B), a 10.8-point gap. Dify leads on transparency; n8n leads on provenance and supply-chain integrity.

B Dify 79.3

Build Agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, with rich AI model and tool support on one collaborative workspace. Deploy on cloud, VPC, or self-hosted, so teams move from prototype to production without rebuilding the stack.

langgenius/dify · #158 overall · #4 Workflow Platforms · coverage A (4/5)

Choose Dify if transparency matters most.

+0.5Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.3 against 5.8

A n8n 90.1

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

n8n-io/n8n · #18 overall · #1 Workflow Platforms · coverage A (4/5)

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

+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
+6.9Safety / Integrity: package provenance attested, against none

Where they differ

12.9

Safety / Integrityn8n +6.9

19.8

10.8

Identity / Provenancen8n +7.2

18.0

13.9

TransparencyDify +0.5

13.4

+1.7

Runtime calibrationDify +2.8

-1.1

2 dimensions identical: Maintenance 20.0 · Adoption 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Dify 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	Difylanggenius/dify	n8nn8n-io/n8n
HVTrust score	79.3	90.1
Evidence grade	B	A
Coverage grade	A	A
Overall rank	#158	#18
Rank in Workflow Platforms	#4	#1
GitHub stars	157.8k	206.6k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	No	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	6.3 / 10	5.8 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	NOASSERTION
Downloads	24.4M/wk	267.2M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	12.9	19.8
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.9	13.4
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	20.0	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	Implemented
External providers	—	6 — Anthropic, OpenAI, Pinecone, …
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	plugins	plugins
Provenance drift	Partial	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 →