atuin vs git-cliff
atuin and git-cliff share 5 technologies: Tokio, indicatif, pulldown-cmark, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
atuinsh
atuin
✨ Making your shell magical
Rust32.2kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 28fcb3dWhat is atuin built with?Only in atuin
- axum
rusqlite
- sqlx-mysql
- sqlx-postgres
- sqlx-sqlite
- sqlx
- SQLite
- MySQL
- Postgres
- tower
objc2-foundation
- Ratatui
- crossterm
- ratatui-core
ansi-to-tui
- sql-builder
rpassword
- argon2
- rmcp
minijinja
- plist
- yaml-rust2
- schemars
- metrics
- listenfd
- metrics-exporter-prometheus
- OpenTelemetry
opentelemetry-otlp
tracing-appender
- tracing-opentelemetry
In common
orhun
git-cliff
A highly customizable Changelog Generator that follows Conventional Commit specifications ⛰️
Rust12.5kRead on November 11, 2026, at commit 4f65432What is git-cliff built with?Only in git-cliff
- tera
- pulldown-cmark-to-cmark
Side by side
atuingit-cliff
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
atuin240,516 lines written561 code files
git-cliff18,178 lines written42 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
git-cliff0.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
atuinLast push November 7, 20262,555 commits32,230 stars
git-cliffLast push November 2, 20261,574 commits12,531 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
git-cliff2 test files
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, atuin or git-cliff?
atuin, with 240,516 lines written; git-cliff has 18,178.
The proof: atuinsh/atuin's code at commit 28fcb3d
Which has more GitHub stars, atuin or git-cliff?
atuin, with 32,230 stars; git-cliff has 12,531.
The proof: atuinsh/atuin on GitHub
Which has more tests, atuin or git-cliff?
atuin, with 64 test files; git-cliff has 2.
The proof: atuinsh/atuin's code at commit 28fcb3d
Which was updated more recently, atuin or git-cliff?
atuin: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and git-cliff's on November 2, 2026.
The proof: atuinsh/atuin's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, atuin or git-cliff?
atuin: an AI signed 1.2% of its commits, with Claude Code; in git-cliff, 0.3%.
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