Show HN: Sim – Apache-2.0 n8n alternative

Re:Show HN: Sim – Apache-2.0 n8n alternative by malcolmgreaves on Thursday December 11, 2025 @02:19PM (#46235878)

What does “n8n” stand for? I’m assuming it’s a shortening of a longer word, like k8s.

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Re:Show HN: Sim – Apache-2.0 n8n alternative by isoprophlex on Thursday December 11, 2025 @02:42PM (#46236169)

naaathaaan

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Re:Show HN: Sim – Apache-2.0 n8n alternative by esafak on Thursday December 11, 2025 @02:53PM (#46236277)

Is that intoned like Ricardo Montalbán's "Khaaaan!" ?

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Re:Show HN: Sim – Apache-2.0 n8n alternative by donalhunt on Thursday December 11, 2025 @08:05PM (#46239667)

I think more "Fenton!"...

https://youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU

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Re:Show HN: Sim – Apache-2.0 n8n alternative by waleedlatif1 on Thursday December 11, 2025 @02:20PM (#46235890)

i believe it stands for “nodemation”

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Re:Show HN: Sim – Apache-2.0 n8n alternative by beklein on Thursday December 11, 2025 @02:28PM (#46236006)

Correct, check the "Our name" section at: https://n8n.io/press/

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Re:Show HN: Sim – Apache-2.0 n8n alternative by aquariusDue on Thursday December 11, 2025 @06:27PM (#46238812)

I've been pronouncing it as "nanites" in my head since the first time I've seen it. Dunno why and now I feel just a tiny silly, though I still prefer my pronunciation.

Needless to say I never had to actually say "n8n".

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