Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/twentyhq/twenty/vs/TypeCellOS/BlockNote
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/twentyhq/twenty/vs/TypeCellOS/BlockNote.md
Description: twenty and BlockNote share 11 technologies: React, OpenAI, @tiptap/core, react-email, tiptap, @floating-ui/react, Base UI, ai, ai-sdk, @react-pdf/renderer, and frimousse. Both are written in TypeScript.

# twenty vs BlockNote

twenty and BlockNote share 11 technologies: React, OpenAI, @tiptap/core, react-email, tiptap, @floating-ui/react, Base UI, ai, ai-sdk, @react-pdf/renderer, and frimousse. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [twentyhq/twenty](https://seerepo.com/r/twentyhq/twenty): The open alternative to Salesforce, designed for AI.
- [TypeCellOS/BlockNote](https://seerepo.com/r/TypeCellOS/BlockNote): A React Rich Text Editor that's block-based (Notion style) and extensible. Built on top of Prosemirror and Tiptap.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, OpenAI, @tiptap/core, react-email, tiptap, @floating-ui/react, Base UI, ai, ai-sdk, @react-pdf/renderer, frimousse
- Only in twenty: Vite, Electron, react-router-dom, idb-keyval, Sentry, Stripe, NestJS, bullmq, Postgres, @nestjs/cache-manager, ClickHouse, Redis, aws-sdk, keyv, connect-redis, Google, MCP, AWS S3, Anthropic, graphql-yoga, graphql-scalars, emotion, sharp, @sniptt/guards, Zod, @emotion/styled, jose, @fontsource/inter, @recallai/desktop-sdk, css-select, css-what, react-error-boundary, linaria, fontsource, React Hook Form, Framer, xyflow, @dnd-kit/react, nivo, react-grid-layout, react-hotkeys-hook, react-intersection-observer, react-data-grid, react-imask, @dr.pogodin/react-helmet, monaco-editor, react-dropzone, react-textarea-autosize, Cal.com, input-otp, linkify-react, react-phone-number-input, @dagrejs/dagre, @graphiql/plugin-explorer, D3, Scalar, country-flag-icons, xlsx-ugnis, marked, react-qr-code, @cyntler/react-doc-viewer, papaparse, react-markdown, remark-gfm, @hookform/resolvers, TypeORM, @nestjs/typeorm, passport-google-oauth20, jsonwebtoken, openid-client, @azure/msal-node, bcrypt, express-session, node-saml, otplib, passport-jwt, passport-microsoft, Passport, @e2b/code-interpreter, imapflow, nodemailer, @aws-sdk/client-sesv2, postal-mime, node-ical, addressparser, dompurify, file-type, ical-generator, sanitize-html, email-reply-parser, entities, html-to-text, class-validator, class-transformer, json-schema, sns-payload-validator, @nestjs/terminus, @aws-sdk/client-lambda, Cloudflare, opentelemetry, lightningcss, PostCSS, react-datepicker, @tabler/icons-react
- Only in BlockNote: Hono, Ariakit, @shikijs/themes, shikijs, ProseMirror, prosemirror-highlight, pele, react-icons, @react-email/components, docx, Mantine, katex, mathml2omml, tex2typst, @tiptap/pm, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Lucide, @hono/node-server, prosemirror-changeset, Typst

## Side by side

| | twenty | BlockNote |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,893,814 lines written, 28,781 code files | 262,847 lines written, 941 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Sweep | 2.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 12, 2026, 18,333 commits, 60,854 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 1,720 commits, 10,370 stars |
| Tests | 7,567 test files. 28.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 801 test files. 27.5% 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, twenty or BlockNote?

twenty, with 2,893,814 lines written; BlockNote has 262,847.

The proof: [twentyhq/twenty's code at commit f92e6d4](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty/tree/f92e6d41312f3d026ef0edac532c2c6c741f28b8)

### Which has more GitHub stars, twenty or BlockNote?

twenty, with 60,854 stars; BlockNote has 10,370.

The proof: [twentyhq/twenty on GitHub](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty)

### Which has more tests, twenty or BlockNote?

twenty, with 7,567 test files; BlockNote has 801.

The proof: [twentyhq/twenty's code at commit f92e6d4](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty/tree/f92e6d41312f3d026ef0edac532c2c6c741f28b8)

### Which was updated more recently, twenty or BlockNote?

BlockNote: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and twenty's on November 12, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, twenty or BlockNote?

BlockNote: an AI signed 2.6% of its commits, with Claude Code and CodeRabbit; in twenty, 1.9%.

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

## Sources

- twentyhq/twenty: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit f92e6d4 (https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty/tree/f92e6d41312f3d026ef0edac532c2c6c741f28b8)
- TypeCellOS/BlockNote: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 58a40d2 (https://github.com/TypeCellOS/BlockNote/tree/58a40d2f55553110266de6bd644026b863ae5445)

## 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.
