Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/vs/pathwaycom/pathway
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/vs/pathwaycom/pathway.md
Description: MediaCrawler and pathway share 3 technologies: FastAPI, MongoDB, and Postgres. MediaCrawler is written in Python and pathway in Rust.

# MediaCrawler vs pathway

MediaCrawler and pathway share 3 technologies: FastAPI, MongoDB, and Postgres. MediaCrawler is written in Python and pathway in Rust.

- [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
- [pathwaycom/pathway](https://seerepo.com/r/pathwaycom/pathway): Python ETL framework for stream processing, real-time analytics, LLM pipelines, and RAG.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: FastAPI, MongoDB, Postgres
- Only in MediaCrawler: React, Vite, Redis
- Only in pathway: None

## Side by side

| | MediaCrawler | pathway |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 40,863 lines written, 176 code files | 350,038 lines written, 610 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push October 27, 2026, 661 commits, 68,918 stars | Last push October 29, 2026, 2,331 commits, 62,042 stars |
| Tests | 39 test files. 27.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 272 test files. 15.9% 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 pathway?

pathway, with 350,038 lines written in 610 code files; MediaCrawler has 40,863 in 176.

The proof: [pathwaycom/pathway's code at commit 18b1ecf](https://github.com/pathwaycom/pathway/tree/18b1ecf6e8b52931929e51d75810e02103f745d8)

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

MediaCrawler, with 68,918 stars; pathway has 62,042.

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

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

pathway, with 272 test files; MediaCrawler has 39.

The proof: [pathwaycom/pathway's code at commit 18b1ecf](https://github.com/pathwaycom/pathway/tree/18b1ecf6e8b52931929e51d75810e02103f745d8)

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

pathway: its last push was on October 29, 2026, and MediaCrawler's on October 27, 2026.

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

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

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

## Sources

- NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 68d9ef1 (https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/tree/68d9ef1c1da22eab75940dfd7cec259907006538)
- pathwaycom/pathway: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 18b1ecf (https://github.com/pathwaycom/pathway/tree/18b1ecf6e8b52931929e51d75810e02103f745d8)

## 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.