Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/novuhq/novu/vs/TypeCellOS/BlockNote
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/novuhq/novu/vs/TypeCellOS/BlockNote.md
Description: novu and BlockNote share 13 technologies: React, Hono, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, tiptap, react-icons, Lucide, ai, @tiptap/core, react-email, @react-email/components, and Base UI. Both are written in TypeScript.

# novu vs BlockNote

novu and BlockNote share 13 technologies: React, Hono, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, tiptap, react-icons, Lucide, ai, @tiptap/core, react-email, @react-email/components, and Base UI. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [novuhq/novu](https://seerepo.com/r/novuhq/novu): The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products
- [TypeCellOS/BlockNote](https://seerepo.com/r/TypeCellOS/BlockNote): A React Rich Text Editor that's block-based (Notion style) and extensible. Built on top of Prosemirror and Tiptap.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Hono, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, tiptap, react-icons, Lucide, ai, @tiptap/core, react-email, @react-email/components, Base UI
- Only in novu: MCP, NestJS, lru-cache, Redis, Sentry, Vite, react-router-dom, Express, Sanity, Mixpanel, Svix, Next.js, Clerk, @aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner, clickhouse-schema, aws-sdk, ClickHouse, @azure/storage-blob, bullmq, Google Cloud, MongoDB, sqs-consumer, sqs-producer, Anthropic, SvelteKit, H3, Solid, Novu, Zod, bcrypt, passport-jwt, jsonwebtoken, helmet, Passport, passport-github2, passport-headerapikey, passport-oauth2, chat, liquidjs, entities, class-validator, class-transformer, Ajv, envalid, @nestjs/terminus, New Relic, @uiw/codemirror-themes, next-themes, tailwind-variants, React Hook Form, motion, Radix UI, uiw, sonner, react-querybuilder, cmdk, CodeMirror, recharts, xyflow, react-confetti, @lezer/highlight, react-helmet-async, react-phone-number-input, @streamdown/code, Cal.com, react-day-picker, react-resizable-panels, @assistant-ui/react-markdown, @number-flow/react, @rjsf/core, json-edit-react, prism-react-renderer, react-colorful, react-timezone-select, use-stick-to-bottom, @radix-ui/react-icons, Better Auth, @assistant-ui/react, @ai-sdk/react, react-qr-code, streamdown, remark-gfm, sanitize-html, @hookform/resolvers, json-schema, rjsf, ajv-formats, sharp, mailparser, html-to-text, spamc, pino, agents, inline-css, @socket.io/admin-ui, @nestjs/jwt, @tsndr/cloudflare-worker-jwt, handlebars, zod-to-json-schema, nestjs-pino, nestjs-otel, @aws-sdk/client-scheduler, opentelemetry, tippy.js, lowlight, highlight.js, juice, node-html-parser, prompts, LangChain, qrcode, hast-util-to-html, mdast-util-to-hast, Vercel, aws-lambda, PostCSS, @floating-ui/dom, solid-floating-ui, solid-motionone, @kobalte/core, ink, @inkjs/ui, ora, ink-scroll-view, jwt-decode, marked, validate-npm-package-name, Vonage, nodemailer, @aws-sdk/client-sesv2, anypost, emailjs, mailersend, node-mailjet, postmark, sendgrid, sns-validator
- Only in BlockNote: OpenAI, Ariakit, @shikijs/themes, shikijs, ProseMirror, prosemirror-highlight, pele, docx, Mantine, katex, mathml2omml, tex2typst, @floating-ui/react, frimousse, @tiptap/pm, ai-sdk, @hono/node-server, prosemirror-changeset, @react-pdf/renderer, Typst

## Side by side

| | novu | BlockNote |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,243,881 lines written, 8,316 code files | 262,847 lines written, 941 code files |
| Who writes it | 8.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit | 2.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 13, 2026, 16,810 commits, 40,337 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 1,720 commits, 10,370 stars |
| Tests | 1,319 test files. 16.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 801 test files. 27.5% 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, novu or BlockNote?

novu, with 1,243,881 lines written; BlockNote has 262,847.

The proof: [novuhq/novu's code at commit cb58333](https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/cb5833340c188f318db7c2c604327ce9bf9a5e3c)

### Which has more GitHub stars, novu or BlockNote?

novu, with 40,337 stars; BlockNote has 10,370.

The proof: [novuhq/novu on GitHub](https://github.com/novuhq/novu)

### Which has more tests, novu or BlockNote?

novu, with 1,319 test files; BlockNote has 801.

The proof: [novuhq/novu's code at commit cb58333](https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/cb5833340c188f318db7c2c604327ce9bf9a5e3c)

### Which was updated more recently, novu or BlockNote?

Both got their last push on November 13, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, novu or BlockNote?

novu: an AI signed 8.5% of its commits, with Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit; in BlockNote, 2.6%.

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

## Sources

- novuhq/novu: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit cb58333 (https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/cb5833340c188f318db7c2c604327ce9bf9a5e3c)
- TypeCellOS/BlockNote: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 58a40d2 (https://github.com/TypeCellOS/BlockNote/tree/58a40d2f55553110266de6bd644026b863ae5445)

## 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.