OpenWA vs twenty

OpenWA and twenty share 13 technologies: Express, @nestjs/core, bullmq, Redis, Postgres, MCP, NestJS, TypeORM, @nestjs/typeorm, sharp, class-validator, class-transformer, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

rmyndharis

OpenWA

Free, Open Source, Self-Hosted WhatsApp API Gateway

TypeScript16.6kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 79d7f86What is OpenWA built with?

Only in OpenWA

In common

twentyhq

twenty

The open alternative to Salesforce, designed for AI.

TypeScript60.5kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 8919279What is twenty built with?

Only in twenty

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
OpenWA488,202 lines written1,013 code files
twenty2,785,537 lines written26,644 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.
OpenWA0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
twenty1.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Sweep
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
OpenWALast push November 7, 20266,716 commits16,581 stars
twentyLast push November 5, 202617,869 commits60,472 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
OpenWA1,134 test files74.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
twenty7,108 test files29% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, OpenWA or twenty?
twenty, with 2,785,537 lines written; OpenWA has 488,202.

The proof: twentyhq/twenty's code at commit 8919279

Which has more GitHub stars, OpenWA or twenty?
twenty, with 60,472 stars; OpenWA has 16,581.

The proof: twentyhq/twenty on GitHub

Which has more tests, OpenWA or twenty?
twenty, with 7,108 test files; OpenWA has 1,134.

The proof: twentyhq/twenty's code at commit 8919279

Which was updated more recently, OpenWA or twenty?
OpenWA: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and twenty's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: rmyndharis/OpenWA's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, OpenWA or twenty?
twenty: an AI signed 1.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Sweep; in OpenWA, 0.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in twentyhq/twenty

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