Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/firebase/functions-samples/vs/paperclipai/paperclip
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/firebase/functions-samples/vs/paperclipai/paperclip.md
Description: functions-samples and paperclip share 4 technologies: Google, Express, sharp, and opentelemetry. functions-samples is written in JavaScript and paperclip in TypeScript.

# functions-samples vs paperclip

functions-samples and paperclip share 4 technologies: Google, Express, sharp, and opentelemetry. functions-samples is written in JavaScript and paperclip in TypeScript.

- [firebase/functions-samples](https://seerepo.com/r/firebase/functions-samples): Collection of sample apps showcasing popular use cases using Cloud Functions for Firebase
- [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: Google, Express, sharp, opentelemetry
- Only in functions-samples: Flutter, Flask, Firebase, Google Cloud, Resend, Elastic, Stripe, cupertino_icons, image, pillow, canvas, express-handlebars, marked, @google-cloud/opentelemetry-cloud-trace-exporter, @genkit-ai/googleai
- Only in paperclip: React, Postgres, embedded-postgres, MCP, aws-sdk-s3, AWS S3, Tokio, Vite, OpenAI, Anthropic, Sentry, Svix, react-router-dom, Zod, @clack/prompts, Drizzle, acpx, Cursor, aws-sdk-sts, hmac, aws-sdk-bedrockagentcore, react-markdown, remark-gfm, jsonschema, Ajv, @boxd-sh/sdk, Cloudflare, @daytonaio/sdk, e2b, @kubernetes/client-node, novita-sandbox, three, Better Auth, Vercel, chat, ai, OpenRouter, ai-sdk, dompurify, ajv-formats, pino, pino-http, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, motion, dnd-kit, @mdxeditor/editor, lexical, Base UI, @lezer/highlight, cmdk, CodeMirror, Mermaid, react-resizable-panels, xterm, Lucide, @assistant-ui/react, @spekoai/client, mdast-util-from-markdown, yaml

## Side by side

| | functions-samples | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 16,640 lines written, 162 code files | 3,556,913 lines written, 5,493 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Jules and Gemini CLI | 26.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 11, 2026, 1,369 commits, 12,212 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 7,243 commits, 113,227 stars |
| Tests | 6 test files. 3.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 6,093 test files. 62.7% 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, functions-samples or paperclip?

paperclip, with 3,556,913 lines written; functions-samples has 16,640.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 51d7764](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/51d77648bc62c2f05fdf377df1b35b1673da3b1b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, functions-samples or paperclip?

paperclip, with 113,227 stars; functions-samples has 12,212.

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

### Which has more tests, functions-samples or paperclip?

paperclip, with 6,093 test files; functions-samples has 6.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 51d7764](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/51d77648bc62c2f05fdf377df1b35b1673da3b1b)

### Which was updated more recently, functions-samples or paperclip?

paperclip: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and functions-samples's on November 11, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, functions-samples or paperclip?

paperclip: an AI signed 26.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in functions-samples, 0.8%.

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

## Sources

- firebase/functions-samples: Read on November 11, 2026, at commit 5c5ef9a (https://github.com/firebase/functions-samples/tree/5c5ef9a5ad4faa16215c7a406d1afe3f8c3b9c32)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 51d7764 (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/51d77648bc62c2f05fdf377df1b35b1673da3b1b)

## 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.