Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
- [triggerdotdev/trigger.dev](https://seerepo.com/r/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev): Trigger.dev – build and deploy durable AI agents and workflows

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: 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, Lucide
- Only in paperclip: Google, AWS S3, Tokio, Vite, Svix, yaml, @opentelemetry/resources, hmac, remark-gfm, jsonschema, Ajv, @daytonaio/sdk, three, @ai-sdk/amazon-bedrock, sharp, dompurify, ajv-formats, pino, motion, dnd-kit, lexical, Base UI, cmdk, Mermaid, react-resizable-panels, xterm, @assistant-ui/react
- 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

| | paperclip | trigger.dev |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 3,133,031 lines written, 5,090 code files | 1,285,621 lines written, 3,514 code files |
| Who writes it | 17% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Devin, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,942 commits, 111,002 stars | Last push November 3, 2026, 8,416 commits, 16,726 stars |
| Tests | 4,571 test files. 60.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,890 test files. 41.5% 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, paperclip or trigger.dev?

paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; trigger.dev has 1,285,621.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

### 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](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip)

### Which has more tests, paperclip or trigger.dev?

paperclip, with 4,571 test files; trigger.dev has 1,890.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

### 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](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/commits)

### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip/ai)

## Sources

- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 0eaabe5 (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)
- triggerdotdev/trigger.dev: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 41ad199 (https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev/tree/41ad1995b30573a9b55cfaab80c3293b7c35c1f8)

## 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.