Source: https://seerepo.com/blog/seerepo-vs-deepwiki
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/blog/seerepo-vs-deepwiki.md
Description: DeepWiki writes a wiki you read about a repo. SeeRepo draws your own repo as a map that moves with every push and shows what your agents changed.

# SeeRepo vs DeepWiki: DeepWiki alternative

## Quick comparison

| Question | SeeRepo | DeepWiki |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | ✅ A map of modules and parts you zoom into ([modules and parts](/docs/worlds-and-parts)) | ✅ A wiki with architecture diagrams and summaries ([Devin docs](https://docs.devin.ai/work-with-devin/deepwiki)) |
| Your private repo | ✅ Read-only GitHub App on the repos you choose ([connect a repo](/docs/connect-a-repo)) | ✅ Through a Devin account; the free version is for public repos ([Cognition](https://cognition.com/blog/deepwiki)) |
| Free to start | ✅ Your first repo, read once ([plans](/pricing)) | ✅ Free for public repos ([Cognition](https://cognition.com/blog/deepwiki)) |
| Moves with every push | ✅ Every push is read; what changed glows ([heat](/docs/heat-and-recent-changes)) | ❌ Its docs say the wiki is generated at onboarding and regenerated when you ask ([Devin docs](https://docs.devin.ai/work-with-devin/deepwiki)) |
| Shows which commits your AI agents wrote | ✅ From each agent's signature ([agent directory](/agents)) | ❌ Not mentioned in its docs ([Devin docs](https://docs.devin.ai/work-with-devin/deepwiki)) |
| Ask questions in a chat | ❌ No chat | ✅ Basic Q&A in the public version ([Devin docs](https://docs.devin.ai/work-with-devin/deepwiki)) |
| Ready-made pages for popular open source repos | ❌ You connect your own | ✅ Over 50,000 top public repos ([Cognition](https://cognition.com/blog/deepwiki)) |

## Choose SeeRepo if

- The repo is yours, often private, and your agents change it every day.
- You'd rather see your product as parts and cables than read pages of prose.
- You want to know what changed this week and which agent did it.

## Choose DeepWiki if

- You want to understand a popular open source project, for free, without installing anything.
- You like reading long explanations and asking follow-up questions in a chat.

## What SeeRepo does better

- **It stays current on its own.** Every push is read, and the parts that changed glow on your map for a week.
- **It follows your agents.** SeeRepo tells which commits Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others wrote, and shows them on the map and in Journey.
- **It tells you what to fix.** [Health](/docs/health) lists failing tests, busy code with no tests and files nothing uses, each with a prompt for your agent.
- **It's made for people who don't read code.** The map speaks in parts of your product: screens, actions, data and services.

## What DeepWiki does well

- **It's free and already there** for more than 50,000 popular public repos: change github.com to deepwiki.com in the address.
- **It writes a lot.** A wiki with summaries, architecture diagrams and links to the source.
- **It answers questions** in a chat, and offers an MCP server for agents.

## How each one works

**DeepWiki** is the free public version of Devin's wiki. You open a public repo's page, read its wiki and ask questions. For a private repo you go through a Devin account, where wikis can cost ACUs depending on the effort level.

**SeeRepo** asks you to sign in with GitHub and install its read-only GitHub App on the repos you choose. It reads the repo, draws the map in front of you and reads every push after that. See [Get started](/docs/getting-started).

## Common questions

### Is SeeRepo a replacement for DeepWiki?

Not exactly. DeepWiki is a reading tool for public repos. SeeRepo is a living map of your own repo. Many people would use DeepWiki to explore a library and SeeRepo to keep up with their own product.

### Does SeeRepo have a chat?

No. SeeRepo shows instead of answering: a map, a sheet for every part, its journey and Health. When there's something to fix, it writes the prompt for your agent.

### Can I use both?

Yes. Nothing stops you from reading a public repo on DeepWiki and keeping your own repo on SeeRepo.