Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/novuhq/novu/vs/paperclipai/paperclip
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/novuhq/novu/vs/paperclipai/paperclip.md
Description: novu and paperclip share 7 technologies: React, Vite, Express, Sentry, Anthropic, Svix, and MCP. Both are written in TypeScript.

# novu vs paperclip

novu and paperclip share 7 technologies: React, Vite, Express, Sentry, Anthropic, Svix, and MCP. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [novuhq/novu](https://seerepo.com/r/novuhq/novu): The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products
- [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, Vite, Express, Sentry, Anthropic, Svix, MCP
- Only in novu: Next.js, MongoDB, Redis
- Only in paperclip: Postgres, OpenAI, AWS S3, Google

## Side by side

| | novu | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,180,873 lines written, 8,179 code files | 2,989,154 lines written, 4,868 code files |
| Who writes it | 8.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit | 17.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 31, 2026, 16,696 commits, 40,244 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 5,650 commits, 108,962 stars |
| Tests | 1,253 test files. 16% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,146 test files. 59.2% 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 paperclip?

paperclip, with 2,989,154 lines written in 4,868 code files; novu has 1,180,873 in 8,179.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 198218b](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

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

paperclip, with 108,962 stars; novu has 40,244.

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

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

paperclip, with 4,146 test files; novu has 1,253.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 198218b](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

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

novu: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and paperclip's on October 30, 2026.

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

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

paperclip: an AI signed 17.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in novu, 8.1%.

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

## Sources

- novuhq/novu: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 6c5b0ea (https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/6c5b0ea30fe5a12e740db3f3c0fc635f5fcf75dc)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 198218b (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

## 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.