Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF.md
Description: MediaCrawler and Stirling-PDF share 4 technologies: React, Vite, FastAPI, and Postgres. MediaCrawler is written in Python and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

# MediaCrawler vs Stirling-PDF

MediaCrawler and Stirling-PDF share 4 technologies: React, Vite, FastAPI, and Postgres. MediaCrawler is written in Python and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

- [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
- [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF): #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, FastAPI, Postgres
- Only in MediaCrawler: Redis, MongoDB
- Only in Stirling-PDF: Spring, Supabase, Stripe, AWS S3, PostHog

## Side by side

| | MediaCrawler | Stirling-PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 40,863 lines written, 176 code files | 1,143,405 lines written, 4,342 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push October 27, 2026, 661 commits, 68,755 stars | Last push October 27, 2026, 5,679 commits, 95,111 stars |
| Tests | 39 test files. 27.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,064 test files. 48.8% 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, MediaCrawler or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 1,143,405 lines written in 4,342 code files; MediaCrawler has 40,863 in 176.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit cd48ccb](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/cd48ccb288f66ff884cbb084bf101b875ed7ded7)

### Which has more GitHub stars, MediaCrawler or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 95,111 stars; MediaCrawler has 68,755.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF)

### Which has more tests, MediaCrawler or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 2,064 test files; MediaCrawler has 39.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit cd48ccb](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/cd48ccb288f66ff884cbb084bf101b875ed7ded7)

### Which was updated more recently, MediaCrawler or Stirling-PDF?

Both got their last push on October 27, 2026.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, MediaCrawler or Stirling-PDF?

MediaCrawler: an AI signed 2.7% of its commits, with Claude Code and Codex; in Stirling-PDF, 2.1%.

## Sources

- NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler: Read on October 27, 2026, at commit 68d9ef1 (https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/tree/68d9ef1c1da22eab75940dfd7cec259907006538)
- Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: Read on October 27, 2026, at commit cd48ccb (https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/cd48ccb288f66ff884cbb084bf101b875ed7ded7)

## 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.