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n8n vs Nocobase

n8n leads on trust: 90.1/100 (Grade A) against 66.2/100 (Grade B), a 23.9-point gap. n8n leads on supply-chain integrity and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

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 supply-chain integrity and adoption matter most.

+10.8Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 73%
+7.7Adoption: 267.2M weekly downloads against 21
+7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
+1.2Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 5.8 against 4.3

B Nocobase 66.2

NocoBase is an open-source AI + no-code platform for building business systems fast. Instead of generating everything from scratch, AI works on top of production-proven infrastructure and a WYSIWYG no-code interface, so you get both speed and reliability.

nocobase/nocobase · #436 overall · #10 Workflow Platforms · coverage B (3/5)

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

Where they differ

19.8

Safety / Integrityn8n +10.8

9.0

18.0

Identity / Provenancen8n +7.2

10.8

13.4

Transparencyn8n +1.2

12.2

20.0

Maintenancen8n +0.3

19.7

20.0

Adoptionn8n +7.7

12.3

-1.1

Runtime calibrationNocobase +3.3

+2.2

Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of n8n and Nocobase, 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	n8nn8n-io/n8n	Nocobasenocobase/nocobase
HVTrust score	90.1	66.2
Evidence grade	A	B
Coverage grade	A	B
Overall rank	#18	#436
Rank in Workflow Platforms	#1	#10
GitHub stars	206.6k	24.4k
Last updated	today	3d ago
Build provenance	Yes	No
OSSF Scorecard	5.8 / 10	4.3 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	NOASSERTION
Downloads	267.2M/wk	21/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	19.8	9.0
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	10.8
Transparency / 17	13.4	12.2
Maintenance / 20	20.0	19.7
Adoption / 20	20.0	12.3
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Declared
External providers	6 — Anthropic, OpenAI, Pinecone, …	4 — Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, …
Requires API keys	No	No
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 →