Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/airflow/vs/paperclipai/paperclip
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Description: airflow and paperclip share 3 technologies: React, Vite, and Google. airflow is written in Python and paperclip in TypeScript.

# airflow vs paperclip

airflow and paperclip share 3 technologies: React, Vite, and Google. airflow is written in Python and paperclip in TypeScript.

- [apache/airflow](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/airflow): Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, Google
- Only in airflow: FastAPI, Flask
- Only in paperclip: Express, Postgres, MCP, OpenAI, AWS S3, Sentry, Anthropic, Svix

## Side by side

| | airflow | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,170,290 lines written, 4,573 code files | 2,989,154 lines written, 4,868 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Devin | 17.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 41,577 commits, 47,329 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 5,650 commits, 108,962 stars |
| Tests | 4,898 test files. 52.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,146 test files. 59.2% 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, airflow or paperclip?

paperclip, with 2,989,154 lines written in 4,868 code files; airflow has 2,170,290 in 4,573.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 198218b](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

### Which has more GitHub stars, airflow or paperclip?

paperclip, with 108,962 stars; airflow has 47,329.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip)

### Which has more tests, airflow or paperclip?

airflow, with 4,898 test files; paperclip has 4,146.

The proof: [apache/airflow's code at commit 740d8bd](https://github.com/apache/airflow/tree/740d8bda336e226d2f12257f2a4e84742453fd07)

### Which was updated more recently, airflow or paperclip?

Both got their last push on October 30, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, airflow or paperclip?

paperclip: an AI signed 17.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in airflow, 0.7%.

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

## Sources

- apache/airflow: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 740d8bd (https://github.com/apache/airflow/tree/740d8bda336e226d2f12257f2a4e84742453fd07)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 198218b (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

## 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.