--- title: "awesome-n8n-templates vs agentflow" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates-vs-simonmesmith-agentflow" tools: ["enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates", "simonmesmith-agentflow"] --- # awesome-n8n-templates vs agentflow *GraphCanon updated Aug 19, 2026* ## Verdict Pick awesome-n8n-templates if awesome-n8n-templates is aimed at users who are looking to rapidly deploy a wide variety of pre-built automation workflows using the n8n platform, spanning services like email, social media, AI agents, and DevOps; pick agentflow if agentflow simplifies the creation of complex workflows for large language models through simple JSON configurations. [awesome-n8n-templates](https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/h1pwwf5m4toe) reports 25k GitHub stars, 6.4k forks, and 4 open issues, last pushed Aug 18, 2026. [agentflow](https://github.com/simonmesmith/agentflow) has 320 stars, 27 forks, and 13 open issues, last pushed Aug 11, 2023. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [awesome-n8n-templates's repository](https://github.com/enescingoz/awesome-n8n-templates) and [agentflow's repository](https://github.com/simonmesmith/agentflow). | | [awesome-n8n-templates](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates.md) | [agentflow](/tools/simonmesmith-agentflow.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Repository containing over 280 free automation templates for n8n, supporting a variety of services including chatbots and DevOps. | Complex LLM Workflows from Simple JSON | | Stars | 24,794 | 320 | | Forks | 6,384 | 27 | | Open issues | 4 | 13 | | Language | - | Python | | Adopt for | awesome-n8n-templates is aimed at users who are looking to rapidly deploy a wide variety of pre-built automation workflows using the n8n platform, spanning services like email, social media, AI agents, and DevOps. | Agentflow simplifies the creation of complex workflows for large language models through simple JSON configurations. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents, Data & Retrieval | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [awesome-n8n-templates](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates.md) | [agentflow](/tools/simonmesmith-agentflow.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Dormant (18%) | | Days since push | 0d | 1100d | | Open issues (now) | 4 | 13 | | Stars delta | +788 (30d) | -1 (30d) | | Open issues delta | +3 (30d) | 0 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/simonmesmith-agentflow/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: awesome-n8n-templates - **Pricing:** freemium - The repository offers free access to over 280 ready-to-use workflow templates which can be used within the n8n platform, a tool that is both free and open-source. Note that any paid subscriptions or付费 - **Requirements:** * Requires an active account on n8n to import and utilize templates. - **Adopt for:** awesome-n8n-templates is aimed at users who are looking to rapidly deploy a wide variety of pre-built automation workflows using the n8n platform, spanning services like email, social media, AI agents, and DevOps. ## Decision facts: agentflow - **Adopt for:** Agentflow simplifies the creation of complex workflows for large language models through simple JSON configurations. ## Choose when ### Choose awesome-n8n-templates if… - License: awesome-n8n-templates is Other, agentflow is MIT. - Pricing: The repository offers free access to over 280 ready-to-use workflow templates which can be used within the n8n platform, a tool that is both free and open-source. Note that any paid subscriptions or付费. - Requirements: * Requires an active account on n8n to import and utilize templates.. - Tags unique to awesome-n8n-templates: automation-templates, low-code, n8n-template, no-code-automation. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. - * When you're leveraging n8n specifically and need ready-to-use automated workflows for various platforms such as Gmail, Telegram, Slack, etc. ### Choose agentflow if… - License: agentflow is MIT, awesome-n8n-templates is Other. - Tags unique to agentflow: json, large language models, python, workflow-management. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. - When you need to rapidly prototype LLM workflows with minimal coding via JSON configs ## When NOT to use awesome-n8n-templates - * When your automation needs are highly specialized and none of the existing over 280 provided templates match those requirements, necessitating custom development. - * If you're not using n8n for your automation processes, opting instead for other platforms that do not support these specific.json template files. ## When NOT to use agentflow - Avoid if requiring advanced customization that goes beyond basic JSON configurations - Not suitable for scenarios needing real-time dynamic changes in workflow setup during execution ## Common questions ### What is the difference between awesome-n8n-templates and agentflow? awesome-n8n-templates: Repository containing over 280 free automation templates for n8n, supporting a variety of services including chatbots and DevOps.. agentflow: Complex LLM Workflows from Simple JSON. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose awesome-n8n-templates over agentflow? Choose awesome-n8n-templates over agentflow when License: awesome-n8n-templates is Other, agentflow is MIT; Pricing: The repository offers free access to over 280 ready-to-use workflow templates which can be used within the n8n platform, a tool that is both free and open-source. Note that any paid subscriptions or付费; Requirements: * Requires an active account on n8n to import and utilize templates.; Tags unique to awesome-n8n-templates: automation-templates, low-code, n8n-template, no-code-automation; Also covers Data & Retrieval; * When you're leveraging n8n specifically and need ready-to-use automated workflows for various platforms such as Gmail, Telegram, Slack, etc. ### When should I choose agentflow over awesome-n8n-templates? Choose agentflow over awesome-n8n-templates when License: agentflow is MIT, awesome-n8n-templates is Other; Tags unique to agentflow: json, large language models, python, workflow-management; Also covers LLM Frameworks; When you need to rapidly prototype LLM workflows with minimal coding via JSON configs. ### When should I avoid awesome-n8n-templates? * When your automation needs are highly specialized and none of the existing over 280 provided templates match those requirements, necessitating custom development. * If you're not using n8n for your automation processes, opting instead for other platforms that do not support these specific.json template files. ### When should I avoid agentflow? Avoid if requiring advanced customization that goes beyond basic JSON configurations Not suitable for scenarios needing real-time dynamic changes in workflow setup during execution ### Is awesome-n8n-templates or agentflow more popular on GitHub? awesome-n8n-templates has more GitHub stars (24,794 vs 320). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are awesome-n8n-templates and agentflow open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (awesome-n8n-templates: Other, agentflow: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to awesome-n8n-templates or agentflow? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [awesome-n8n-templates alternatives](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates/alternatives) and [agentflow alternatives](/tools/simonmesmith-agentflow/alternatives) ([awesome-n8n-templates markdown twin](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates/alternatives.md), [agentflow markdown twin](/tools/simonmesmith-agentflow/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates-vs-simonmesmith-agentflow.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, awesome-n8n-templates or agentflow? awesome-n8n-templates: Very active. agentflow: Dormant. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for awesome-n8n-templates and agentflow? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [awesome-n8n-templates trust report](/tools/enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates/trust); [agentflow trust report](/tools/simonmesmith-agentflow/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=enescingoz-awesome-n8n-templates) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_