actual vs Ghost
actual and Ghost share 12 technologies: Vite, React, React Router, lru-cache, Express, recharts, react-error-boundary, CodeMirror, @lezer/highlight, @uiw/react-codemirror, cmdk, and handlebars. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
actualbudget
actual
A local-first personal finance app
TypeScript30.1kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 693973bWhat is actual built with?Only in actual
- @capacitor/core
- Electron
- @sqlite.org/sqlite-wasm
- SQLite
- Capacitor
- CapacitorApp
- CapacitorCordova
@emotion/css
react-aria-components
usehooks-ts
- react-hotkeys-hook
react-spring
react-joyride
react-virtualized-auto-sizer
@use-gesture/react
react-dnd
downshift
re-resizable
- react-grid-layout
- react-swipeable
- react-markdown
hyperformula
rehype-external-links
remark-gfm
@zumer/snapdom
- csv-stringify
- mdast-util-newline-to-break
- xml2js
- csv-parse
- appcompat
- coordinatorlayout
- core-splashscreen
- workbox-precaching
- argon2
- bcrypt
- jws
- openid-client
- express-winston
winston
In common
TryGhost
Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
TypeScript55.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 7336dc2What is Ghost built with?Only in Ghost
- Preact
- bson-objectid
- Sentry
- @isaacs/ttlcache
bullmq
cache-manager
- Stripe
- Mailgun
- Hono
- js-yaml
- Tailwind CSS
sonner
- Radix UI
- React Hook Form
html2canvas-pro
- dompurify
- Zod
@hookform/resolvers
- @codemirror/theme-one-dark
- xyflow
dnd-kit
@floating-ui/react-dom
- @tanstack/react-virtual
- D3
- Lucide
papaparse
validator
- Headless UI
tiptap
react-day-picker
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
@number-flow/react
react-dropzone
- country-flag-icons
knex
- jsonwebtoken
express-session
- otplib
- cookie-session
- jose
- Cheerio
- sanitize-html
- sharp
- entities
- file-type
- image-size
- html-to-text
- node-html-markdown
- probe-image-size
- rss
- cron-validate
lexical
markdown-it
markdown-it-footnote
markdown-it-mark
markdown-it-sub
markdown-it-sup
emoji-mart
- react-colorful
- prop-types
- Ajv
- ajv-formats
nodemailer
Side by side
actualGhost
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
actual358,371 lines written1,773 code files
Ghost1,229,446 lines written4,191 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.
actual8.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini CLI
Ghost1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
actualLast push November 7, 20265,573 commits30,069 stars
GhostLast push November 5, 202651,839 commits55,684 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
actual426 test files18.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Ghost2,676 test files39.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, actual or Ghost?
Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; actual has 358,371.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2
Which has more GitHub stars, actual or Ghost?
Ghost, with 55,684 stars; actual has 30,069.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub
Which has more tests, actual or Ghost?
Ghost, with 2,676 test files; actual has 426.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2
Which was updated more recently, actual or Ghost?
actual: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and Ghost's on November 5, 2026.
The proof: actualbudget/actual's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, actual or Ghost?
actual: an AI signed 8.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini CLI; in Ghost, 1.5%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in actualbudget/actual
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