Comparison
Crawl4ai vs n8n
n8n has more GitHub stars (207,688 vs 85,664). n8n was updated more recently (last commit 1d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Crawl4ai
Open-source web crawler and scraper for LLMs and AI agents: any website into clean, LLM-ready Markdown. Run it yourself, or use Crawl4AI Cloud with one key.
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git clone https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai
n8n
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
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docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n| Metric | Crawl4ai | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | MCP server |
| GitHub stars | 85,664 | 207,688 |
| Stars, last 7 days | +47 | +180 |
| Forks | 8,900 | 61,153 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| License | Apache-2.0 | n/a |
| Last commit | 2d ago | 1d ago |
| Created | May 2024 | Jun 2019 |
| Categories | Browser automation, Memory & knowledge, Data & analytics | Data & analytics, Frameworks & SDKs |