Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/11ty/buildawesome/vs/strapi/strapi
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/11ty/buildawesome/vs/strapi/strapi.md
Description: buildawesome and strapi share 4 technologies: React, markdown-it, markdown-it-emoji, and Zod. buildawesome is written in JavaScript and strapi in TypeScript.

# buildawesome vs strapi

buildawesome and strapi share 4 technologies: React, markdown-it, markdown-it-emoji, and Zod. buildawesome is written in JavaScript and strapi in TypeScript.

- [11ty/buildawesome](https://seerepo.com/r/11ty/buildawesome): A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.
- [strapi/strapi](https://seerepo.com/r/strapi/strapi): 🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, markdown-it, markdown-it-emoji, Zod
- Only in buildawesome: Vue, Sass, marked, @11ty/gray-matter, entities, liquidjs, markdown-it-abbr, zod-validation-error
- Only in strapi: react-router-dom, Koa, MCP, Vite, @apollo/server, graphql-scalars, Sentry, aws-sdk, knex, jsonwebtoken, bcryptjs, Ajv, ajv-formats, boxen, cli-progress, ora, yup, styled-components, Formik, react-dnd, react-dnd-html5-backend, motion, sonner, passport-local, dnd-kit, Radix UI, react-window, prismjs, dompurify, highlight.js, markdown-it-container, react-dropzone, @ai-sdk/react, ai, react-markdown, Tailwind CSS, @tailwindcss/vite, cropperjs, react-select, file-type, sharp, handlebars, react-colorful, prop-types, @aws-sdk/client-ses, nodemailer, @aws-sdk/types, winston, prompts

## Side by side

| | buildawesome | strapi |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 57,177 lines written, 171 code files | 804,883 lines written, 3,337 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 3,361 commits, 20,018 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 26,581 commits, 73,433 stars |
| Tests | 320 test files. 47.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,980 test files. 38.8% 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, buildawesome or strapi?

strapi, with 804,883 lines written; buildawesome has 57,177.

The proof: [strapi/strapi's code at commit 958568e](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/tree/958568e4ba76014f6e84587a4b9a2ba85d80207a)

### Which has more GitHub stars, buildawesome or strapi?

strapi, with 73,433 stars; buildawesome has 20,018.

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

### Which has more tests, buildawesome or strapi?

strapi, with 1,980 test files; buildawesome has 320.

The proof: [strapi/strapi's code at commit 958568e](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/tree/958568e4ba76014f6e84587a4b9a2ba85d80207a)

### Which was updated more recently, buildawesome or strapi?

buildawesome: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and strapi's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [11ty/buildawesome's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, buildawesome or strapi?

strapi: an AI signed 1% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.

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

## Sources

- 11ty/buildawesome: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit c989e07 (https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/tree/c989e07c8aeaf7f12dae3fe87ec6b66502f8e948)
- strapi/strapi: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 958568e (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/tree/958568e4ba76014f6e84587a4b9a2ba85d80207a)

## 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.