Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/novuhq/novu/vs/twentyhq/twenty
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/novuhq/novu/vs/twentyhq/twenty.md
Description: novu and twenty share 6 technologies: React, Vite, Express, Redis, Sentry, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

# novu vs twenty

novu and twenty share 6 technologies: React, Vite, Express, Redis, Sentry, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [novuhq/novu](https://seerepo.com/r/novuhq/novu): The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products
- [twentyhq/twenty](https://seerepo.com/r/twentyhq/twenty): The open alternative to Salesforce, designed for AI.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, Express, Redis, Sentry, Anthropic
- Only in novu: Next.js, MongoDB, Svix, MCP
- Only in twenty: Postgres, Google, Stripe, AWS S3, OpenAI

## Side by side

| | novu | twenty |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,180,873 lines written, 8,179 code files | 2,722,081 lines written, 25,898 code files |
| Who writes it | 8.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit | 1.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Sweep |
| Activity | Last push October 31, 2026, 16,696 commits, 40,244 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 17,664 commits, 60,174 stars |
| Tests | 1,253 test files. 16% of its code files have a test that imports them | 6,915 test files. 28.9% 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 twenty?

twenty, with 2,722,081 lines written in 25,898 code files; novu has 1,180,873 in 8,179.

The proof: [twentyhq/twenty's code at commit fbaaaae](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty/tree/fbaaaae4aab28db62a23ae17c5dc279d2c810cce)

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

twenty, with 60,174 stars; novu has 40,244.

The proof: [twentyhq/twenty on GitHub](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty)

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

twenty, with 6,915 test files; novu has 1,253.

The proof: [twentyhq/twenty's code at commit fbaaaae](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty/tree/fbaaaae4aab28db62a23ae17c5dc279d2c810cce)

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

novu: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and twenty'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 twenty?

novu: an AI signed 8.1% of its commits, with Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit; in twenty, 1.9%.

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

## Sources

- novuhq/novu: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 6c5b0ea (https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/6c5b0ea30fe5a12e740db3f3c0fc635f5fcf75dc)
- twentyhq/twenty: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit fbaaaae (https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty/tree/fbaaaae4aab28db62a23ae17c5dc279d2c810cce)

## 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.