novu vs shepherd
novu and shepherd share 3 technologies: React, Tailwind CSS, and @floating-ui/dom. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
novuhq
novu
The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products
TypeScript40.3kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit e0d76b7What is novu built with?Only in novu
- MCP
- @nestjs/core
- Express
- lru-cache
- Redis
- Sentry
- NestJS
- Vite
react-router-dom
- Mixpanel
Svix- Next.js
- Clerk
@aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner
- Hono
- ClickHouse
- @azure/storage-blob
bullmq
- Google Cloud
- MongoDB
- Anthropic
- SvelteKit
- H3
- Solid
- Zod
- bcrypt
- jsonwebtoken
- passport-jwt
helmet
- Passport
- passport-github2
- passport-oauth2
- chat
liquidjs
- entities
- class-validator
- class-transformer
- Ajv
- @nestjs/terminus
class-variance-authority
@uiw/codemirror-themes
- next-themes
tailwind-merge
tailwind-variants
- React Hook Form
motion
- Radix UI
sonner
tiptap
- 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
- prism-react-renderer
- react-colorful
- react-timezone-select
- use-stick-to-bottom
react-icons
- Lucide
- @radix-ui/react-icons
- Better Auth
ai
react-qr-code
- streamdown
remark-gfm
- sanitize-html
@hookform/resolvers
json-schema
- ajv-formats
- sharp
- mailparser
- html-to-text
- pino
agents
- @nestjs/jwt
- handlebars
- zod-to-json-schema
nestjs-pino
- nestjs-otel
- @aws-sdk/client-scheduler
- opentelemetry
tippy.js
- lowlight
highlight.js
- juice
- node-html-parser
react-email
prompts
- LangChain
- qrcode
- hast-util-to-html
- mdast-util-to-hast
- Vercel
- PostCSS
@kobalte/core
ink
- ora
- Base UI
- jwt-decode
marked
- validate-npm-package-name
nodemailer
- emailjs
mailersend
postmark
sendgrid
In common
shipshapecode
shepherd
Guide your users through a tour of your app
TypeScript13.8kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit f2170c9What is shepherd built with?Only in shepherd
@astrojs/starlight
- Astro
@astrojs/rss
Side by side
novushepherd
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
novu1,214,443 lines written8,224 code files
shepherd18,990 lines written57 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.
novu8.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit
shepherd0.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
novuLast push November 6, 202616,756 commits40,294 stars
shepherdLast push November 9, 20263,114 commits13,827 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
novu1,282 test files16.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
shepherd60 test files33.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, novu or shepherd?
novu, with 1,214,443 lines written; shepherd has 18,990.
The proof: novuhq/novu's code at commit e0d76b7
Which has more GitHub stars, novu or shepherd?
novu, with 40,294 stars; shepherd has 13,827.
The proof: novuhq/novu on GitHub
Which has more tests, novu or shepherd?
novu, with 1,282 test files; shepherd has 60.
The proof: novuhq/novu's code at commit e0d76b7
Which was updated more recently, novu or shepherd?
shepherd: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and novu's on November 6, 2026.
The proof: shipshapecode/shepherd's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, novu or shepherd?
novu: an AI signed 8.2% of its commits, with Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit; in shepherd, 0.7%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in novuhq/novu
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