Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/JoeanAmier/TikTokDownloader/vs/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/JoeanAmier/TikTokDownloader/vs/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler.md
Description: TikTokDownloader and MediaCrawler share 6 technologies: FastAPI, uvicorn, aiosqlite, SQLite, openpyxl, and Pydantic. TikTokDownloader is written in JavaScript and MediaCrawler in Python.

# TikTokDownloader vs MediaCrawler

TikTokDownloader and MediaCrawler share 6 technologies: FastAPI, uvicorn, aiosqlite, SQLite, openpyxl, and Pydantic. TikTokDownloader is written in JavaScript and MediaCrawler in Python.

- [JoeanAmier/TikTokDownloader](https://seerepo.com/r/JoeanAmier/TikTokDownloader): 抖音 / TikTok 平台作品下载/数据采集工具
- [NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler](https://seerepo.com/r/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler): 小红书笔记 | 评论爬虫、抖音视频 | 评论爬虫、快手视频 | 评论爬虫、B 站视频 ｜ 评论爬虫、微博帖子 ｜ 评论爬虫、百度贴吧帖子 ｜ 百度贴吧评论回复爬虫  | 知乎问答文章｜评论爬虫

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: FastAPI, uvicorn, aiosqlite, SQLite, openpyxl, Pydantic
- Only in TikTokDownloader: Rich, lxml
- Only in MediaCrawler: asyncpg, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Postgres, Vite, React, matplotlib, SQLAlchemy, alembic, cryptography, opencv-python, pillow, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, sonner, Lucide

## Side by side

| | TikTokDownloader | MediaCrawler |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 39,593 lines written, 131 code files | 40,863 lines written, 176 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 2.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 1,954 commits, 17,391 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 663 commits, 70,198 stars |
| Tests | 3 test files. 3.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 39 test files. 27.8% 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, TikTokDownloader or MediaCrawler?

MediaCrawler, with 40,863 lines written; TikTokDownloader has 39,593.

The proof: [NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler's code at commit b4bc7c4](https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/tree/b4bc7c47582e39780783bb9f7e4fef57f93bdcae)

### Which has more GitHub stars, TikTokDownloader or MediaCrawler?

MediaCrawler, with 70,198 stars; TikTokDownloader has 17,391.

The proof: [NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler on GitHub](https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler)

### Which has more tests, TikTokDownloader or MediaCrawler?

MediaCrawler, with 39 test files; TikTokDownloader has 3.

The proof: [NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler's code at commit b4bc7c4](https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/tree/b4bc7c47582e39780783bb9f7e4fef57f93bdcae)

### Which was updated more recently, TikTokDownloader or MediaCrawler?

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, TikTokDownloader or MediaCrawler?

MediaCrawler: an AI signed 2.7% of its commits, with Claude Code and Codex; in TikTokDownloader, 0.1%.

## Sources

- JoeanAmier/TikTokDownloader: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit f766a6e (https://github.com/JoeanAmier/TikTokDownloader/tree/f766a6eff25b76fe4d737f10c27258e4da65df7d)
- NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit b4bc7c4 (https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/tree/b4bc7c47582e39780783bb9f7e4fef57f93bdcae)

## 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.