n8n - Workflow Automation vs Smartsheet

n8n - Workflow Automation (Free and open fair-code licensed node based Workflow Automation Tool.) and Smartsheet (Opensource SDKs for the Smartsheet collaborative work management platform) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

n8n - Workflow Automation (rank #82) holds a modest lead over Smartsheet (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (57 vs 43). The gap of 14 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 slightly ahead of Smartsheet. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), n8n - Workflow Automation is slightly ahead of Smartsheet. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), n8n - Workflow Automation is ahead of Smartsheet. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), n8n - Workflow Automation is slightly ahead of Smartsheet. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), n8n - Workflow Automation is clearly ahead of Smartsheet.

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. Smartsheet shows 150 stars across 11 public repos, 8 active in the last 90 days and 15 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but n8n - Workflow Automation's footprint is roughly 1445.2x 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 momentum. Smartsheet makes more sense for teams already using its adjacent tools. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.