Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/bluesky-social/atproto/vs/TryGhost/Ghost
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/bluesky-social/atproto/vs/TryGhost/Ghost.md
Description: atproto and Ghost share 14 technologies: Express, lru-cache, Vite, React, Zod, jose, sharp, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, react-error-boundary, Lucide, nodemailer, and file-type. Both are written in TypeScript.

# atproto vs Ghost

atproto and Ghost share 14 technologies: Express, lru-cache, Vite, React, Zod, jose, sharp, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, react-error-boundary, Lucide, nodemailer, and file-type. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [bluesky-social/atproto](https://seerepo.com/r/bluesky-social/atproto): Social networking technology created by Bluesky
- [TryGhost/Ghost](https://seerepo.com/r/TryGhost/Ghost): Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, lru-cache, Vite, React, Zod, jose, sharp, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, react-error-boundary, Lucide, nodemailer, file-type
- Only in atproto: @aws-sdk/lib-storage, AWS S3, Postgres, Redis, SQLite, Expo, react-native-mmkv, TanStack, @opentelemetry/instrumentation-ioredis, kysely, @hapi/address, disposable-email-domains-js, @opentelemetry/semantic-conventions, pino, pino-http, OpenTelemetry, @standard-schema/spec, com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt, Base UI, @hcaptcha/react-hcaptcha, lande, prom-client, @opentelemetry/instrumentation-pg, @opentelemetry/instrumentation-aws-sdk
- Only in Ghost: React Router, Preact, bson-objectid, Sentry, Hono, tryghost, cache-manager, cache-manager-ioredis, Stripe, Mailgun, path-match, express-lazy-router, 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, recharts, cmdk, @number-flow/react, react-dropzone, country-flag-icons, knex, @tryghost/bookshelf-plugins, bookshelf, bookshelf-relations, knex-migrator, @tryghost/security, jsonwebtoken, Better Auth, express-session, otplib, cookie-session, cookies, express-jwt, Cheerio, handlebars, sanitize-html, downsize-cjs, express-hbs, js-yaml, entities, image-size, heic-convert, html-to-text, html5parser, juice, node-html-markdown, probe-image-size, rss, @tryghost/validator, 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, uiw, @lezer/highlight, react-colorful, react-slider, @lexical/markdown, prop-types, @tryghost/logging, Ajv, ajv-formats, @tryghost/debug, parse-email-address

## Side by side

| | atproto | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 385,793 lines written, 1,878 code files | 1,254,280 lines written, 4,224 code files |
| Who writes it | 3.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Codex | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, Amp, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 14, 2026, 3,489 commits, 9,728 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 52,111 commits, 55,801 stars |
| Tests | 556 test files. 22.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,703 test files. 40% 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, atproto or Ghost?

Ghost, with 1,254,280 lines written; atproto has 385,793.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit fd6f4f7](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/fd6f4f749a613a540f7218f26c8cef4c282b15c2)

### Which has more GitHub stars, atproto or Ghost?

Ghost, with 55,801 stars; atproto has 9,728.

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

### Which has more tests, atproto or Ghost?

Ghost, with 2,703 test files; atproto has 556.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit fd6f4f7](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/fd6f4f749a613a540f7218f26c8cef4c282b15c2)

### Which was updated more recently, atproto or Ghost?

atproto: its last push was on November 14, 2026, and Ghost's on November 13, 2026.

The proof: [bluesky-social/atproto's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, atproto or Ghost?

atproto: an AI signed 3.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Codex; in Ghost, 1.5%.

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

## Sources

- bluesky-social/atproto: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit 9f605e0 (https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/tree/9f605e0fb117173dea8b5c1e9d6ad13bd6995c7f)
- TryGhost/Ghost: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit fd6f4f7 (https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/fd6f4f749a613a540f7218f26c8cef4c282b15c2)

## 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.