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Hatchet vs n8n

n8n leads on trust: 91.4/100 (Grade A) against 67.2/100 (Grade B), a 24.2-point gap. n8n leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

B Hatchet 67.2

🪓 An orchestration engine for background tasks, AI agents, and durable workflows

hatchet-dev/hatchet · #437 overall · #8 Workflow Platforms · coverage C (2/5)

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

A n8n 91.4

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

n8n-io/n8n · #16 overall · #1 Workflow Platforms · coverage A (4/5)

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

+10.6Adoption: 207.3k GitHub stars against 8.1k
+8.1Safety / Integrity: 99% of recent commits signed, against 96%
+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
A vs CEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 2

Where they differ

12.7

Safety / Integrityn8n +8.1

20.8

10.8

Identity / Provenancen8n +7.2

18.0

13.9

Transparencyn8n +0.3

14.2

19.9

Maintenancen8n +0.1

20.0

9.4

Adoptionn8n +10.6

20.0

+0.5

Runtime calibrationHatchet +2.1

-1.6

Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Hatchet 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	Hatchethatchet-dev/hatchet	n8nn8n-io/n8n
HVTrust score	67.2	91.4
Evidence grade	B	A
Coverage grade	C	A
Overall rank	#437	#16
Rank in Workflow Platforms	#8	#1
GitHub stars	8.1k	207.3k
Last updated	1d ago	today
Build provenance	No	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	6.3 / 10	6.7 / 10
License	MIT	NOASSERTION
Downloads	—	271.2M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	12.7	20.8
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.9	14.2
Maintenance / 20	19.9	20.0
Adoption / 20	9.4	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	4 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, OpenAI, …	6 — Anthropic, OpenAI, Pinecone, …
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	—	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 →