Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/stashapp/stash/vs/usememos/memos
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/stashapp/stash/vs/usememos/memos.md
Description: stash and memos share 6 technologies: net/http, SQLite, Vite, React, react-router-dom, and github.com/disintegration/imaging. Both are written in Go.

# stash vs memos

stash and memos share 6 technologies: net/http, SQLite, Vite, React, react-router-dom, and github.com/disintegration/imaging. Both are written in Go.

- [stashapp/stash](https://seerepo.com/r/stashapp/stash): An organizer for your porn, written in Go.  Documentation:  https://docs.stashapp.cc
- [usememos/memos](https://seerepo.com/r/usememos/memos): Memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking app that brings your everyday thoughts together in a personal timeline. Your data stays yours, and you choose what to keep private or share.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, SQLite, Vite, React, react-router-dom, github.com/disintegration/imaging
- Only in stash: chi, go-sqlite3, github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4, HashiCorp, 99designs, react-router-hash-link, localforage, github.com/jmoiron/sqlx, github.com/gorilla/sessions, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4, github.com/gorilla/securecookie, github.com/antchfx/htmlquery, github.com/rwcarlsen/goexif, golang.org/x/image, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2, classnames, react-bootstrap, video.js, Formik, react-select, @ant-design/react-slick, @react-hook/resize-observer, react-datepicker, Font Awesome, react-remark, remark-gfm, yup
- Only in memos: pq, s3, MySQL, Postgres, Google, MCP, OpenAI, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, golang.org/x/oauth2, Model Context Protocol, openai-go, github.com/yuin/goldmark, github.com/google/jsonschema-go, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/moby/moby/api, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Base UI, Leaflet, react-leaflet, @maplibre/maplibre-gl-leaflet, @pierre/highlights, leaflet.markercluster, MapLibre, pele, react-leaflet-cluster, Lucide, dompurify, exifr, html-to-image, katex

## Side by side

| | stash | memos |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 266,372 lines written, 1,109 code files | 188,661 lines written, 719 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 3.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 3,268 commits, 13,378 stars | Last push November 9, 2026, 4,930 commits, 64,365 stars |
| Tests | 118 test files. 18.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 419 test files. 61.9% 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, stash or memos?

stash, with 266,372 lines written; memos has 188,661.

The proof: [stashapp/stash's code at commit aefc937](https://github.com/stashapp/stash/tree/aefc9373fe57e5cb32fbbb7215fd508ed799743f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, stash or memos?

memos, with 64,365 stars; stash has 13,378.

The proof: [usememos/memos on GitHub](https://github.com/usememos/memos)

### Which has more tests, stash or memos?

memos, with 419 test files; stash has 118.

The proof: [usememos/memos's code at commit e4f3fb2](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/e4f3fb2d2d114f6eaea6ec75a10b0a274f57a8a1)

### Which was updated more recently, stash or memos?

memos: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and stash's on November 7, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, stash or memos?

memos: an AI signed 3.1% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit; in stash, 0.4%.

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

## Sources

- stashapp/stash: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit aefc937 (https://github.com/stashapp/stash/tree/aefc9373fe57e5cb32fbbb7215fd508ed799743f)
- usememos/memos: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit e4f3fb2 (https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/e4f3fb2d2d114f6eaea6ec75a10b0a274f57a8a1)

## 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.