Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/BookStackApp/BookStack/vs/grokability/snipe-it
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/BookStackApp/BookStack/vs/grokability/snipe-it.md
Description: BookStack and snipe-it share 4 technologies: Laravel, flysystem-aws-s3-v3, AWS S3, and laravel/socialite. Both are written in PHP.

# BookStack vs snipe-it

BookStack and snipe-it share 4 technologies: Laravel, flysystem-aws-s3-v3, AWS S3, and laravel/socialite. Both are written in PHP.

- [BookStackApp/BookStack](https://seerepo.com/r/BookStackApp/BookStack): NOW MANAGED ON CODEBERG
- [grokability/snipe-it](https://seerepo.com/r/grokability/snipe-it): A free open source IT asset/license management system

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Laravel, flysystem-aws-s3-v3, AWS S3, laravel/socialite
- Only in BookStack: idb-keyval, Redis, snabbdom, @codemirror/theme-one-dark, CodeMirror, sortablejs, @lezer/highlight, microsoft-azure, socialiteproviders/discord, markdown-it, markdown-it-task-lists
- Only in snipe-it: Doctrine, MySQL, Livewire, ui, bootstrap-colorpicker, fullcalendar, jquery-ui, list.js, select2, Tether, firebase/php-jwt, onelogin/php-saml, bacon-qr-code, league/csv, tecnickcom/tcpdf, intervention/image, enshrined/svg-sanitize, erusev/parsedown, league/commonmark, jquery-validation

## Side by side

| | BookStack | snipe-it |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 269,505 lines written, 1,954 code files | 855,311 lines written, 8,247 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 4,853 commits, 19,129 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 19,669 commits, 15,163 stars |
| Tests | 221 test files. 8.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 869 test files. 2.1% 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, BookStack or snipe-it?

snipe-it, with 855,311 lines written; BookStack has 269,505.

The proof: [grokability/snipe-it's code at commit 297b1d4](https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/tree/297b1d4028183d443f45e07be46b7058fa713ab9)

### Which has more GitHub stars, BookStack or snipe-it?

BookStack, with 19,129 stars; snipe-it has 15,163.

The proof: [BookStackApp/BookStack on GitHub](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack)

### Which has more tests, BookStack or snipe-it?

snipe-it, with 869 test files; BookStack has 221.

The proof: [grokability/snipe-it's code at commit 297b1d4](https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/tree/297b1d4028183d443f45e07be46b7058fa713ab9)

### Which was updated more recently, BookStack or snipe-it?

snipe-it: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and BookStack's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: [grokability/snipe-it's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, BookStack or snipe-it?

snipe-it: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in grokability/snipe-it](https://seerepo.com/r/grokability/snipe-it/ai)

## Sources

- BookStackApp/BookStack: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 0b6b667 (https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/tree/0b6b667e0d84ebb3406de6de9fadbf4230c29c0b)
- grokability/snipe-it: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 297b1d4 (https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/tree/297b1d4028183d443f45e07be46b7058fa713ab9)

## 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.