Fastmail vs n8n - Workflow Automation

Fastmail (Open-source software developed at Fastmail.) and n8n - Workflow Automation (Free and open fair-code licensed node based Workflow Automation Tool.) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

n8n - Workflow Automation (rank #82) holds a modest lead over Fastmail (rank #430) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (57 vs 40). The gap of 17 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), n8n - Workflow Automation is ahead of Fastmail. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), n8n - Workflow Automation is ahead of Fastmail. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), n8n - Workflow Automation is ahead of Fastmail. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Fastmail is clearly ahead of n8n - Workflow Automation. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), n8n - Workflow Automation is ahead of Fastmail.

Fastmail carries 6,316 GitHub stars across 38 public repos, with 12 repositories active in the last 90 days and 2 external contributors on record. n8n - Workflow Automation shows 216,785 stars across 45 public repos, 15 active in the last 90 days and 155 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but n8n - Workflow Automation's footprint is roughly 34.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Fastmail is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. n8n - Workflow Automation looks better where education is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.