electric vs paperclip
electric and paperclip share 15 technologies: MCP, React, Sentry, Anthropic, Vite, Postgres, Tokio, Zod, Ajv, pino, Base UI, Mermaid, Lucide, Drizzle, and Radix UI. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
neondatabase
electric
The agent platform built on sync.
TypeScript10.4kRead on November 13, 2026, at commit 3f9809fWhat is electric built with?Only in electric
- Electron
react-native
- Expo
@react-native-async-storage/async-storage
- TanStack
- @tanstack/react-router
itty-router
- @whatwg-node/server
- SQLite
- sqlite-vec
- object_store
react-native-safe-area-context
react-native-gesture-handler
- expo-status-bar
- react-native-svg
- expo-image-manipulator
- expo-image-picker
- Pi
- @mozilla/readability
- turndown
@sinclair/typebox
@standard-schema/spec
- zod-to-json-schema
@handlewithcare/react-prosemirror
- ProseMirror
- streamdown
katex
shiki
- @radix-ui/themes
tracing
- OpenTelemetry
opentelemetry-otlp
- tracing-opentelemetry
ink
- nimble_options
In common
paperclipai
paperclip
The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
TypeScript113.2kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 51d7764What is paperclip built with?Only in paperclip
- Express
- embedded-postgres
aws-sdk-s3
AWS S3
OpenAI
Svixreact-router-dom
@clack/prompts
acpx
- Cursor
aws-sdk-sts
- hmac
- react-markdown
remark-gfm
- jsonschema
@boxd-sh/sdk
- Cloudflare
@daytonaio/sdk
e2b
- @kubernetes/client-node
novita-sandbox
three
- Better Auth
- Vercel
- chat
ai
- OpenRouter
- sharp
- dompurify
- ajv-formats
- opentelemetry
pino-http
- Tailwind CSS
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
motion
dnd-kit
@mdxeditor/editor
lexical
- @lezer/highlight
- cmdk
- CodeMirror
react-resizable-panels
xterm
@assistant-ui/react
@spekoai/client
- mdast-util-from-markdown
yaml
Side by side
electricpaperclip
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
electric441,703 lines written961 code files
paperclip3,556,913 lines written5,493 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.
electric17.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
paperclip26.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
electricLast push November 13, 20262,268 commits10,429 stars
paperclipLast push November 12, 20267,243 commits113,227 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
electric489 test files21.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
paperclip6,093 test files62.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, electric or paperclip?
paperclip, with 3,556,913 lines written; electric has 441,703.
Which has more GitHub stars, electric or paperclip?
paperclip, with 113,227 stars; electric has 10,429.
The proof: paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub
Which has more tests, electric or paperclip?
paperclip, with 6,093 test files; electric has 489.
Which was updated more recently, electric or paperclip?
electric: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and paperclip's on November 12, 2026.
The proof: neondatabase/electric's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, electric or paperclip?
paperclip: an AI signed 26.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in electric, 17.4%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in paperclipai/paperclip
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