Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/mobile-dev-inc/Maestro/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/mobile-dev-inc/Maestro/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF.md
Description: Maestro and Stirling-PDF share 6 technologies: PostHog, Vite, React, Apache, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, and Tailwind CSS. Maestro is written in Kotlin and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

# Maestro vs Stirling-PDF

Maestro and Stirling-PDF share 6 technologies: PostHog, Vite, React, Apache, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, and Tailwind CSS. Maestro is written in Kotlin and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

- [mobile-dev-inc/Maestro](https://seerepo.com/r/mobile-dev-inc/Maestro): Painless E2E Automation for Mobile and Web
- [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF): #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: PostHog, Vite, React, Apache, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, Tailwind CSS
- Only in Maestro: Ktor, js-language, com.google.android.gms:play-services-location, org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-html, log4j-layout-template-json, micrometer-observation, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core
- Only in Stirling-PDF: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, PostgreSQL, spring-boot-starter-cache, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, Postgres, AWS S3, react-router-dom, Tauri, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, Tokio, Supabase, tauri-plugin-store, Stripe, @tauri-apps/api, Spring, org.springframework.session:spring-session-core, angus-mail, commonmark-ext-gfm-tables, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml, com.google.zxing:core, org.commonmark:commonmark, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, Mantine, @dnd-kit/core, tanstack, @atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop, D3, tauri-plugin-dialog, react-easy-crop, react-rnd, recharts, tauri-plugin-notification, tauri-plugin-window-state, webview2-com, keyring, pdfjs-dist, react-markdown, remark-gfm, qrcode.react, pixelmatch, log, tauri-plugin-log

## Side by side

| | Maestro | Stirling-PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 88,631 lines written, 385 code files | 1,135,977 lines written, 4,350 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 1,781 commits, 16,348 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,739 commits, 95,737 stars |
| Tests | 374 test files. 44.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,073 test files. 48.8% 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, Maestro or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 1,135,977 lines written; Maestro has 88,631.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Maestro or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; Maestro has 16,348.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF)

### Which has more tests, Maestro or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 2,073 test files; Maestro has 374.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

### Which was updated more recently, Maestro or Stirling-PDF?

Maestro: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and Stirling-PDF's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [mobile-dev-inc/Maestro's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/mobile-dev-inc/Maestro/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, Maestro or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex; in Maestro, 1.4%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/ai)

## Sources

- mobile-dev-inc/Maestro: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit aaa248d (https://github.com/mobile-dev-inc/Maestro/tree/aaa248d7fd4ca4924444dc027af9c7a62a9be348)
- Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202 (https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

## 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.