paperclip vs trigger.dev
paperclip and trigger.dev share 22 technologies: Express, Postgres, MCP, React, OpenAI, Anthropic, Sentry, react-router-dom, Zod, @clack/prompts, Drizzle, react-markdown, Better Auth, ai, opentelemetry, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, @lezer/highlight, CodeMirror, and Lucide. Both are written in TypeScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
paperclipai
paperclip
The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
TypeScript111kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 0eaabe5What is paperclip built with?Only in paperclip
In common
triggerdotdev
trigger.dev
Trigger.dev – build and deploy durable AI agents and workflows
TypeScript16.7kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 41ad199What is trigger.dev built with?Only in trigger.dev
- Redis
- Remix
- remix-utils
remix-run
@aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner
- lru-cache
PostHog
- GitHub
- GraphQL
- ClickHouse
- Resend
- Convex
- prom-client
- @kubernetes/client-node
- dockerode
@aws-sdk/client-ecr
- Framer
- Ariakit
recharts
- TanStack
sonner
- react-grid-layout
@uiw/react-codemirror
- react-hotkeys-hook
input-otp
- @popperjs/core
- @streamdown/code
- Headless UI
- prism-react-renderer
react-day-picker
- react-popper
@heroicons/react
@tabler/icons-react
- Prisma
- jose
- remix-auth
- remix-auth-google
@aws-sdk/client-sts
@ai-sdk/react
- streamdown
prismjs
- qrcode.react
- zod-validation-error
- Vercel
- morgan
ai-sdk
react-email
nodemailer
@aws-sdk/client-sesv2
@sinclair/typebox
arktype
- yup
- zod-to-json-schema
@ai-sdk/provider
Side by side
papercliptrigger.dev
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
paperclip3,133,031 lines written5,090 code files
trigger.dev1,285,621 lines written3,514 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.
paperclip17% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
trigger.dev2.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Devin, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
paperclipLast push November 4, 20265,942 commits111,002 stars
trigger.devLast push November 3, 20268,416 commits16,726 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
paperclip4,571 test files60.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
trigger.dev1,890 test files41.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, paperclip or trigger.dev?
paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; trigger.dev has 1,285,621.
Which has more GitHub stars, paperclip or trigger.dev?
paperclip, with 111,002 stars; trigger.dev has 16,726.
The proof: paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub
Which has more tests, paperclip or trigger.dev?
paperclip, with 4,571 test files; trigger.dev has 1,890.
Which was updated more recently, paperclip or trigger.dev?
paperclip: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and trigger.dev's on November 3, 2026.
The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, paperclip or trigger.dev?
paperclip: an AI signed 17% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in trigger.dev, 2.1%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in paperclipai/paperclip
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