carbon vs storybook

carbon and storybook share 5 technologies: React, Vue, Lit, prop-types, and downshift. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

carbon-design-system

carbon

A design system built by IBM

TypeScript9.6kRead on November 14, 2026, at commit fa75d78What is carbon built with?

Only in carbon

In common

storybookjs

storybook

Storybook is the industry standard workshop for building, documenting, and testing UI components in isolation

TypeScript91.5kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 69b9e07What is storybook built with?

Only in storybook

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
carbon525,904 lines written2,016 code files
storybook744,893 lines written2,856 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.
carbon0% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
storybook4.6% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, Codex, and Amp
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
carbonLast push November 14, 202614,276 commits9,624 stars
storybookLast push November 12, 202663,921 commits91,542 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
carbon824 test files17.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
storybook1,470 test files39% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, carbon or storybook?
storybook, with 744,893 lines written; carbon has 525,904.

The proof: storybookjs/storybook's code at commit 69b9e07

Which has more GitHub stars, carbon or storybook?
storybook, with 91,542 stars; carbon has 9,624.

The proof: storybookjs/storybook on GitHub

Which has more tests, carbon or storybook?
storybook, with 1,470 test files; carbon has 824.

The proof: storybookjs/storybook's code at commit 69b9e07

Which was updated more recently, carbon or storybook?
carbon: its last push was on November 14, 2026, and storybook's on November 12, 2026.

The proof: carbon-design-system/carbon's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, carbon or storybook?
storybook: an AI signed 4.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, Codex, and Amp.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in storybookjs/storybook

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