Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/apache/answer
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/apache/answer.md
Description: alist and answer share 10 technologies: Gin, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, MCP, mcp-go, golang.org/x/image, github.com/disintegration/imaging, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, and github.com/yuin/goldmark. Both are written in Go.

# alist vs answer

alist and answer share 10 technologies: Gin, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, MCP, mcp-go, golang.org/x/image, github.com/disintegration/imaging, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, and github.com/yuin/goldmark. Both are written in Go.

- [AlistGo/alist](https://seerepo.com/r/AlistGo/alist): 🗂️A file list/WebDAV program that supports multiple storages, powered by Gin and Solidjs. / 一个支持多存储的文件列表/WebDAV程序，使用 Gin 和 Solidjs。
- [apache/answer](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/answer): A Q&A platform software for teams at any scales. Whether it's a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Apache Answer.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Gin, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, MCP, mcp-go, golang.org/x/image, github.com/disintegration/imaging, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, github.com/yuin/goldmark
- Only in alist: net/http, github.com/jlaffaye/ftp, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob, github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2, github.com/cloudsoda/go-smb2, github.com/ncw/swift/v2, Meilisearch, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles, gorm.io/gorm, github.com/go-webauthn/webauthn, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, github.com/pquerna/otp, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore
- Only in answer: pq, OpenAI, Vite, React, react-router-dom, xorm.io/xorm, xorm.io/builder, go-openai, github.com/asaskevich/govalidator, github.com/go-playground/validator/v10, classnames, Bootstrap, react-bootstrap, CodeMirror, react-helmet-async, marked, front-matter, qrcode

## Side by side

| | alist | answer |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 134,185 lines written, 732 code files | 138,281 lines written, 837 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 21, 2026, 2,415 commits, 50,424 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 4,029 commits, 15,711 stars |
| Tests | 71 test files. 18.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 58 test files. 13.1% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, alist or answer?

answer, with 138,281 lines written; alist has 134,185.

The proof: [apache/answer's code at commit 6744295](https://github.com/apache/answer/tree/6744295fa888e0621fc9f9a8ace04f1a4daf8554)

### Which has more GitHub stars, alist or answer?

alist, with 50,424 stars; answer has 15,711.

The proof: [AlistGo/alist on GitHub](https://github.com/AlistGo/alist)

### Which has more tests, alist or answer?

alist, with 71 test files; answer has 58.

The proof: [AlistGo/alist's code at commit 92e7453](https://github.com/AlistGo/alist/tree/92e745360766cce32564f94a468cb576f577d27e)

### Which was updated more recently, alist or answer?

answer: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and alist's on October 21, 2026.

The proof: [apache/answer's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/answer/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, alist or answer?

alist: an AI signed 0.8% of its commits, with Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code; in answer, 0.1%.

## Sources

- AlistGo/alist: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 92e7453 (https://github.com/AlistGo/alist/tree/92e745360766cce32564f94a468cb576f577d27e)
- apache/answer: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 6744295 (https://github.com/apache/answer/tree/6744295fa888e0621fc9f9a8ace04f1a4daf8554)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.