Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/appsmithorg/appsmith/vs/novuhq/novu
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/appsmithorg/appsmith/vs/novuhq/novu.md
Description: appsmith and novu share 5 technologies: Express, Redis, MongoDB, Sentry, and MCP. Both are written in TypeScript.

# appsmith vs novu

appsmith and novu share 5 technologies: Express, Redis, MongoDB, Sentry, and MCP. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [appsmithorg/appsmith](https://seerepo.com/r/appsmithorg/appsmith): Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.
- [novuhq/novu](https://seerepo.com/r/novuhq/novu): The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, Redis, MongoDB, Sentry, MCP
- Only in appsmith: Spring, Google
- Only in novu: Next.js, React, Vite, Anthropic, Svix

## Side by side

| | appsmith | novu |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,290,330 lines written, 6,817 code files | 1,180,873 lines written, 8,179 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Devin, and GitHub Copilot | 8.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 17,805 commits, 41,144 stars | Last push October 31, 2026, 16,696 commits, 40,244 stars |
| Tests | 2,080 test files. 24.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,253 test files. 16% 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, appsmith or novu?

appsmith, with 1,290,330 lines written in 6,817 code files; novu has 1,180,873 in 8,179.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith's code at commit 8ebc6c1](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/8ebc6c14b1853be074563564a33c581c88326b9b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, appsmith or novu?

appsmith, with 41,144 stars; novu has 40,244.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith on GitHub](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith)

### Which has more tests, appsmith or novu?

appsmith, with 2,080 test files; novu has 1,253.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith's code at commit 8ebc6c1](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/8ebc6c14b1853be074563564a33c581c88326b9b)

### Which was updated more recently, appsmith or novu?

novu: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and appsmith's on October 30, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, appsmith or novu?

novu: an AI signed 8.1% of its commits, with Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit; in appsmith, 1.2%.

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

## Sources

- appsmithorg/appsmith: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 8ebc6c1 (https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/8ebc6c14b1853be074563564a33c581c88326b9b)
- novuhq/novu: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 6c5b0ea (https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/6c5b0ea30fe5a12e740db3f3c0fc635f5fcf75dc)

## 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.