Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/usebruno/bruno
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/usebruno/bruno.md
Description: paperclip and bruno share 3 technologies: Express, OpenAI, and Anthropic. paperclip is written in TypeScript and bruno in JavaScript.

# paperclip vs bruno

paperclip and bruno share 3 technologies: Express, OpenAI, and Anthropic. paperclip is written in TypeScript and bruno in JavaScript.

- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
- [usebruno/bruno](https://seerepo.com/r/usebruno/bruno): Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing API's (lightweight alternative to Postman/Insomnia)

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, OpenAI, Anthropic
- Only in paperclip: React, Vite, Postgres, MCP, AWS S3, Sentry, Google, Svix
- Only in bruno: PostHog

## Side by side

| | paperclip | bruno |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,989,154 lines written, 4,868 code files | 518,289 lines written, 1,724 code files |
| Who writes it | 17.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 5,650 commits, 108,962 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 4,377 commits, 47,956 stars |
| Tests | 4,146 test files. 59.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,247 test files. 24.8% 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 bruno?

paperclip, with 2,989,154 lines written in 4,868 code files; bruno has 518,289 in 1,724.

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

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

paperclip, with 108,962 stars; bruno has 47,956.

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

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

paperclip, with 4,146 test files; bruno has 1,247.

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

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

Both got their last push on October 30, 2026.

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

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

paperclip: an AI signed 17.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in bruno, 0.8%.

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

## Sources

- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 198218b (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)
- usebruno/bruno: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 50a2dae (https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/tree/50a2dae2c5df7309969f59d4d32baf5b1f8c590f)

## 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.