n8n Engineering Benchmarks
Workflow Automation
GitHub
As of October 26, 2026, n8n has 9,186 merged pull requests, 18.9 hours median cycle time, 0.1 hours median review time, and 133 active contributors in the last 90 days. AI-related signals appear on 51.5% of recent work.
PRs with AI-related signals ship 34% faster than the baseline.
Delivery Trend and AI Signals
PR Backlog (Humans)
Excludes AI agents and automation accounts.
PR Backlog (AI Agents)
AI coding agents only.
Cycle Time by AI-Related Signals
41.2h
with signals
62.5h
baseline
-34.0%
difference
AI-Related Signals
87.7%
3532 of 4029 PRs show AI-related signals
Flagship Repositories
Repository Comparison
| Repository | PRs | AI Signals | Cycle Time | Review Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8N flagship | 9186 | 86.7% | 19.7h | 0.1h |
Updated daily from public GitHub pull requests. Source: Tformance Open Source Analytics, updated 15 hours, 5 minutes ago.
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