Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/vercel/next.js
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/vercel/next.js.md
Description: paperclip and next.js share 12 technologies: Express, React, Tokio, Ajv, sharp, pino, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, and Lucide. paperclip is written in TypeScript and next.js in JavaScript.

# paperclip vs next.js

paperclip and next.js share 12 technologies: Express, React, Tokio, Ajv, sharp, pino, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, and Lucide. paperclip is written in TypeScript and next.js in JavaScript.

- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
- [vercel/next.js](https://seerepo.com/r/vercel/next.js): The React Framework

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, React, Tokio, Ajv, sharp, pino, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, Lucide
- Only in paperclip: Postgres, MCP, Google, AWS S3, Vite, OpenAI, Anthropic, Sentry, Svix, react-router-dom, yaml, Zod, @opentelemetry/resources, @clack/prompts, Drizzle, hmac, react-markdown, remark-gfm, jsonschema, @daytonaio/sdk, three, Better Auth, ai, @ai-sdk/amazon-bedrock, dompurify, ajv-formats, opentelemetry, motion, dnd-kit, lexical, @lezer/highlight, Base UI, CodeMirror, Mermaid, react-resizable-panels, xterm, @assistant-ui/react
- Only in next.js: concurrent-queue, scheduler, Next.js, react-server-dom-webpack, styled-jsx, emotion, PostCSS, geist, MUI, react-virtualized, Framer, Headless UI, @heroicons/react, Cheerio, js-yaml, image, prop-types, tracing, tracing-subscriber, OpenTelemetry, next-themes, prompts, Sass

## Side by side

| | paperclip | next.js |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 3,133,031 lines written, 5,090 code files | 2,391,614 lines written, 5,697 code files |
| Who writes it | 17% 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, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,942 commits, 111,002 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 36,392 commits, 143,262 stars |
| Tests | 4,571 test files. 60.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 18,587 test files. 6.5% 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 next.js?

paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; next.js has 2,391,614.

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

### Which has more GitHub stars, paperclip or next.js?

next.js, with 143,262 stars; paperclip has 111,002.

The proof: [vercel/next.js on GitHub](https://github.com/vercel/next.js)

### Which has more tests, paperclip or next.js?

next.js, with 18,587 test files; paperclip has 4,571.

The proof: [vercel/next.js's code at commit 97f1a2c](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/97f1a2c8a1deb23cf03855d67f942c0fe3ded1ce)

### Which was updated more recently, paperclip or next.js?

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, paperclip or next.js?

paperclip: an AI signed 17% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in next.js, 0.8%.

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)
- vercel/next.js: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 97f1a2c (https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/97f1a2c8a1deb23cf03855d67f942c0fe3ded1ce)

## 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.