Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/vs/TryGhost/Ghost
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/vs/TryGhost/Ghost.md
Description: spring-boot-admin and Ghost share 7 technologies: React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Headless UI, D3, js-yaml, and sanitize-html. spring-boot-admin is written in Java and Ghost in TypeScript.

# spring-boot-admin vs Ghost

spring-boot-admin and Ghost share 7 technologies: React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Headless UI, D3, js-yaml, and sanitize-html. spring-boot-admin is written in Java and Ghost in TypeScript.

- [codecentric/spring-boot-admin](https://seerepo.com/r/codecentric/spring-boot-admin): Admin UI for administration of spring boot applications
- [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: React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Headless UI, D3, js-yaml, sanitize-html
- Only in spring-boot-admin: com.hazelcast:hazelcast, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies, spring-cloud-dependencies, Spring, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webmvc, Vue, vue-router, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security, spring-ai-bom, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-mail, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, spring-boot-admin-starter-client, spring-boot-admin-starter-server, spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-client, classnames, @primeuix/themes, vue3-click-away, Chart.js, d3-axis, d3-scale, d3-selection, d3-shape, popper.js, v3-infinite-loading, Font Awesome
- Only in Ghost: Express, React Router, Preact, bson-objectid, Sentry, Hono, tryghost, lru-cache, bullmq, cache-manager, cache-manager-ioredis, Stripe, Mailgun, path-match, express-lazy-router, knex, Zod, 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, react-svg-map, Lucide, papaparse, validator, tiptap, @doist/react-interpolate, react-day-picker, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, recharts, cmdk, @number-flow/react, react-dropzone, country-flag-icons, @tryghost/bookshelf-plugins, bookshelf, bookshelf-relations, knex-migrator, @tryghost/security, jsonwebtoken, Better Auth, express-session, otplib, cookie-session, cookies, express-jwt, jose, Cheerio, handlebars, sharp, downsize-cjs, express-hbs, file-type, 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-error-boundary, react-slider, @lexical/markdown, prop-types, @tryghost/logging, Ajv, ajv-formats, @tryghost/debug, nodemailer, parse-email-address

## Side by side

| | spring-boot-admin | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 102,477 lines written, 482 code files | 1,238,529 lines written, 4,184 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 10, 2026, 5,210 commits, 12,852 stars | Last push November 10, 2026, 51,918 commits, 55,720 stars |
| Tests | 295 test files. 53.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,689 test files. 40.1% 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, spring-boot-admin or Ghost?

Ghost, with 1,238,529 lines written; spring-boot-admin has 102,477.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 912930c](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/912930cfffda80c38cc74cafe1fc4c08cd866bc8)

### Which has more GitHub stars, spring-boot-admin or Ghost?

Ghost, with 55,720 stars; spring-boot-admin has 12,852.

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

### Which has more tests, spring-boot-admin or Ghost?

Ghost, with 2,689 test files; spring-boot-admin has 295.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 912930c](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/912930cfffda80c38cc74cafe1fc4c08cd866bc8)

### Which was updated more recently, spring-boot-admin or Ghost?

Both got their last push on November 10, 2026.

The proof: [codecentric/spring-boot-admin's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, spring-boot-admin or Ghost?

Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot; in spring-boot-admin, 0.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in TryGhost/Ghost](https://seerepo.com/r/TryGhost/Ghost/ai)

## Sources

- codecentric/spring-boot-admin: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit b321538 (https://github.com/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/tree/b321538bc9b6bf3b3cc43a81221bd85d3941590d)
- TryGhost/Ghost: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 912930c (https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/912930cfffda80c38cc74cafe1fc4c08cd866bc8)

## 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.