Ghost vs VERT
Ghost and VERT share 5 technologies: Stripe, Tailwind CSS, Lucide, sanitize-html, and file-type. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
TryGhost
Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
TypeScript55.7kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 912930cWhat is Ghost built with?Only in Ghost
- Express
- Vite
- React
- React Router
- Preact
- bson-objectid
- Sentry
- Hono
tryghost
- lru-cache
bullmq
cache-manager
- cache-manager-ioredis
- Mailgun
- path-match
- express-lazy-router
knex
- js-yaml
- Zod
sonner
- Radix UI
- React Hook Form
html2canvas-pro
- dompurify
@hookform/resolvers
- @codemirror/theme-one-dark
@tryghost/custom-fonts
- CodeMirror
- xyflow
@uiw/react-codemirror
dnd-kit
@floating-ui/react-dom
- @svg-maps/world
- @tanstack/react-virtual
- D3
- react-svg-map
papaparse
- validator
- Headless UI
tiptap
@doist/react-interpolate
react-day-picker
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
recharts
- cmdk
@number-flow/react
react-dropzone
- country-flag-icons
bookshelf
- bookshelf-relations
- knex-migrator
- jsonwebtoken
- Better Auth
express-session
- otplib
- cookie-session
- cookies
- express-jwt
- jose
- Cheerio
- handlebars
- sharp
- downsize-cjs
- express-hbs
- entities
- image-size
- heic-convert
- html-to-text
- html5parser
- juice
- node-html-markdown
- probe-image-size
- rss
- cron-validate
lexical
markdown-it
markdown-it-footnote
- markdown-it-image-lazy-loading
- markdown-it-lazy-headers
markdown-it-mark
markdown-it-sub
markdown-it-sup
- codemirror-spell-checker
emoji-mart
- @lezer/highlight
- react-colorful
react-error-boundary
- react-slider
- prop-types
- Ajv
- ajv-formats
nodemailer
- parse-email-address
In common
VERT-sh
VERT
The next-generation file converter. Open source, fully local* and free forever.
TypeScript16.2kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 257bcb3What is VERT built with?Only in VERT
- Svelte
- SvelteKit
overlayscrollbars
- ffmpeg
@neplex/vectorizer
mediabunny
- music-metadata
- wasm-vips
Side by side
GhostVERT
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Ghost1,238,529 lines written4,184 code files
VERT21,133 lines written109 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.
Ghost1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot
VERT0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
GhostLast push November 10, 202651,918 commits55,720 stars
VERTLast push October 20, 2026911 commits16,225 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Ghost2,689 test files40.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
VERT0 test files
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, Ghost or VERT?
Ghost, with 1,238,529 lines written; VERT has 21,133.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 912930c
Which has more GitHub stars, Ghost or VERT?
Ghost, with 55,720 stars; VERT has 16,225.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub
Which has more tests, Ghost or VERT?
Ghost, with 2,689 test files.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 912930c
Which was updated more recently, Ghost or VERT?
Ghost: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and VERT's on October 20, 2026.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, Ghost or VERT?
Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot.
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