Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/fosrl/pangolin/vs/paperclipai/paperclip
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/fosrl/pangolin/vs/paperclipai/paperclip.md
Description: pangolin and paperclip share 14 technologies: React, Express, Postgres, AWS S3, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, xterm, Lucide, Drizzle, yaml, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.

# pangolin vs paperclip

pangolin and paperclip share 14 technologies: React, Express, Postgres, AWS S3, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, xterm, Lucide, Drizzle, yaml, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [fosrl/pangolin](https://seerepo.com/r/fosrl/pangolin): Modern networking and security platform providing secure access and connectivity to apps, infrastructure, and AI workloads. Connect and protect your users.
- [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, Express, Postgres, AWS S3, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, xterm, Lucide, Drizzle, yaml, Zod
- Only in pangolin: Next.js, SQLite, lru-cache, Redis, Stripe, PostHog, next-themes, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, React Hook Form, @tanstack/react-table, input-otp, @monaco-editor/react, recharts, canvas-confetti, D3, Headless UI, nextjs-toploader, react-day-picker, vaul, @radix-ui/react-icons, react-icons, simplewebauthn, helmet, jsonwebtoken, js-yaml, react-email, qrcode.react, nodemailer, zod-validation-error, @hookform/resolvers, winston, winston-daily-rotate-file
- Only in paperclip: MCP, Google, Tokio, Vite, OpenAI, Anthropic, Sentry, Svix, react-router-dom, @opentelemetry/resources, @clack/prompts, hmac, react-markdown, remark-gfm, jsonschema, Ajv, @daytonaio/sdk, three, Better Auth, ai, @ai-sdk/amazon-bedrock, sharp, dompurify, ajv-formats, opentelemetry, pino, motion, dnd-kit, lexical, @lezer/highlight, Base UI, CodeMirror, Mermaid, react-resizable-panels, @assistant-ui/react

## Side by side

| | pangolin | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 349,039 lines written, 1,855 code files | 3,133,031 lines written, 5,090 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex | 17% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 7,511 commits, 23,313 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,942 commits, 111,002 stars |
| Tests | 24 test files. 1.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,571 test files. 60.3% 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, pangolin or paperclip?

paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; pangolin has 349,039.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

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

paperclip, with 111,002 stars; pangolin has 23,313.

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

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

paperclip, with 4,571 test files; pangolin has 24.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

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

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

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

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

paperclip: an AI signed 17% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in pangolin, 0.7%.

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

## Sources

- fosrl/pangolin: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit aaec7f4 (https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/tree/aaec7f44c47eee61649e581405154419b8ad6982)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 0eaabe5 (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

## 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.