cadence vs memos

cadence and memos share 5 technologies: pq, MySQL, Postgres, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, and golang.org/x/oauth2. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

cadence-workflow

cadence

Cadence is a distributed, scalable, durable, and highly available orchestration engine to execute asynchronous long-running business logic in a scalable and resilient way.

Go9.6kRead on November 14, 2026, at commit c2a373cWhat is cadence built with?

Only in cadence

In common

usememos

memos

Memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking app that brings your everyday thoughts together in a personal timeline. Your data stays yours, and you choose what to keep private or share.

Go64.4kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 30f8badWhat is memos built with?

Only in memos

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
cadence777,783 lines written1,051 code files
memos190,005 lines written722 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.
cadence0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor
memos3.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
cadenceLast push November 14, 20265,945 commits9,556 stars
memosLast push November 12, 20264,940 commits64,426 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
cadence872 test files83.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
memos421 test files62% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, cadence or memos?
cadence, with 777,783 lines written; memos has 190,005.

The proof: cadence-workflow/cadence's code at commit c2a373c

Which has more GitHub stars, cadence or memos?
memos, with 64,426 stars; cadence has 9,556.

The proof: usememos/memos on GitHub

Which has more tests, cadence or memos?
cadence, with 872 test files; memos has 421.

The proof: cadence-workflow/cadence's code at commit c2a373c

Which was updated more recently, cadence or memos?
cadence: its last push was on November 14, 2026, and memos's on November 12, 2026.

The proof: cadence-workflow/cadence's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, cadence or memos?
memos: an AI signed 3.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit; in cadence, 0.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in usememos/memos

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