Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/HeyPuter/puter/vs/transloadit/uppy
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/HeyPuter/puter/vs/transloadit/uppy.md
Description: puter and uppy share 3 technologies: Express, Redis, and AWS S3. puter is written in JavaScript and uppy in TypeScript.

# puter vs uppy

puter and uppy share 3 technologies: Express, Redis, and AWS S3. puter is written in JavaScript and uppy in TypeScript.

- [HeyPuter/puter](https://seerepo.com/r/HeyPuter/puter): 🌐 The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable.
- [transloadit/uppy](https://seerepo.com/r/transloadit/uppy): The next open source file uploader for web browsers :dog: 

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, Redis, AWS S3
- Only in puter: Postgres
- Only in uppy: None

## Side by side

| | puter | uppy |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 731,101 lines written, 1,029 code files | 95,757 lines written, 560 code files |
| Who writes it | 2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, and Cursor | 1.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push October 31, 2026, 6,596 commits, 44,036 stars | Last push October 31, 2026, 9,948 commits, 31,059 stars |
| Tests | 773 test files. 60.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 125 test files. 7.1% 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, puter or uppy?

puter, with 731,101 lines written in 1,029 code files; uppy has 95,757 in 560.

The proof: [HeyPuter/puter's code at commit a1fe14c](https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter/tree/a1fe14cbd5305a9724c7dd14809f82ea8ade3d19)

### Which has more GitHub stars, puter or uppy?

puter, with 44,036 stars; uppy has 31,059.

The proof: [HeyPuter/puter on GitHub](https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter)

### Which has more tests, puter or uppy?

puter, with 773 test files; uppy has 125.

The proof: [HeyPuter/puter's code at commit a1fe14c](https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter/tree/a1fe14cbd5305a9724c7dd14809f82ea8ade3d19)

### Which was updated more recently, puter or uppy?

Both got their last push on October 31, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, puter or uppy?

puter: an AI signed 2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, and Cursor; in uppy, 1.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in HeyPuter/puter](https://seerepo.com/r/HeyPuter/puter/ai)

## Sources

- HeyPuter/puter: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit a1fe14c (https://github.com/HeyPuter/puter/tree/a1fe14cbd5305a9724c7dd14809f82ea8ade3d19)
- transloadit/uppy: Read on November 2, 2026, at commit 1e70cc9 (https://github.com/transloadit/uppy/tree/1e70cc9d27f21f1ab66789a679706ae2a3ce0c84)

## 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.