sails vs etherpad

sails and etherpad share 3 technologies: Express, express-session, and EJS. sails is written in JavaScript and etherpad in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

balderdashy

sails

Realtime MVC Framework for Node.js

JavaScript22.8kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 7b76422What is sails built with?

Only in sails

  • Nunjucks

In common

ether

etherpad

Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor.

TypeScript18.6kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 4aec490What is etherpad built with?

Only in etherpad

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
sails39,542 lines written111 code files
etherpad97,129 lines written276 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
sails0% of its commits signed by AI
etherpad3.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
sailsLast push May 27, 20266,261 commits22,775 stars
etherpadLast push November 6, 20268,883 commits18,621 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
sails98 test files4.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
etherpad294 test files40.6% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, sails or etherpad?
etherpad, with 97,129 lines written; sails has 39,542.

The proof: ether/etherpad's code at commit 4aec490

Which has more GitHub stars, sails or etherpad?
sails, with 22,775 stars; etherpad has 18,621.

The proof: balderdashy/sails on GitHub

Which has more tests, sails or etherpad?
etherpad, with 294 test files; sails has 98.

The proof: ether/etherpad's code at commit 4aec490

Which was updated more recently, sails or etherpad?
etherpad: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and sails's on May 27, 2026.

The proof: ether/etherpad's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, sails or etherpad?
etherpad: an AI signed 3.8% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in ether/etherpad

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