n8n - Workflow Automation vs Proton Mail

n8n - Workflow Automation (Free and open fair-code licensed node based Workflow Automation Tool.) and Proton Mail both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

n8n - Workflow Automation (rank #82) holds a modest lead over Proton Mail (rank #401) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (57 vs 41). The gap of 16 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

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

n8n - Workflow Automation carries 216,785 GitHub stars across 45 public repos, with 15 repositories active in the last 90 days and 155 external contributors on record. Proton Mail shows 16,265 stars across 186 public repos, 19 active in the last 90 days and 20 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but n8n - Workflow Automation's footprint is roughly 13.3x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

n8n - Workflow Automation is the stronger read for anyone weighting education. Proton Mail looks better where code quality 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.