atuin vs jj

atuin and jj share 7 technologies: Tokio, Ratatui, crossterm, ansi-to-tui, rpassword, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

In common

jj-vcs

jj

A Git-compatible VCS that is both simple and powerful

Rust32.4kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 7fdb0d1What is jj built with?

Only in jj

  • clru
  • sapling-renderdag
  • tracing-chrome

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
atuin240,516 lines written561 code files
jj284,964 lines written313 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.
atuin1.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
jj0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Gemini CLI and Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
atuinLast push November 7, 20262,555 commits32,230 stars
jjLast push November 7, 202612,142 commits32,392 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
atuin64 test files15.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
jj128 test files

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, atuin or jj?
jj, with 284,964 lines written; atuin has 240,516.

The proof: jj-vcs/jj's code at commit 7fdb0d1

Which has more GitHub stars, atuin or jj?
jj, with 32,392 stars; atuin has 32,230.

The proof: jj-vcs/jj on GitHub

Which has more tests, atuin or jj?
jj, with 128 test files; atuin has 64.

The proof: jj-vcs/jj's code at commit 7fdb0d1

Which was updated more recently, atuin or jj?
Both got their last push on November 7, 2026.

The proof: jj-vcs/jj's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, atuin or jj?
atuin: an AI signed 1.2% of its commits, with Claude Code; in jj, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in atuinsh/atuin

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