Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/denoland/deno/vs/lexmount/moli
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/denoland/deno/vs/lexmount/moli.md
Description: deno and moli share 9 technologies: React, rusqlite, SQLite, Tokio, tower, image, log, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

# deno vs moli

deno and moli share 9 technologies: React, rusqlite, SQLite, Tokio, tower, image, log, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

- [denoland/deno](https://seerepo.com/r/denoland/deno): A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.
- [lexmount/moli](https://seerepo.com/r/lexmount/moli): Best headless browser for AI agents. Lite, Fast, High-Compatibility. Built in Rust

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, rusqlite, SQLite, Tokio, tower, image, log, tracing, tracing-subscriber
- Only in deno: wgpu, crossterm, ed25519-dalek, hmac, keyring, argon2, hkdf, zip, plist, opentelemetry, tracing-opentelemetry, env_logger
- Only in moli: axum, hashlink, Angular, Vue, cssparser, selectors, font8x8, fontique, skrifa, taffy, anyrender, parley, html5ever, markup5ever, jpeg-decoder, jpeg-encoder, pillow, png, pypdf, tinycss2

## Side by side

| | deno | moli |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,217,015 lines written, 1,355 code files | 2,698,767 lines written, 3,710 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Devin and Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push October 29, 2026, 17,392 commits, 108,801 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,899 commits, 22,596 stars |
| Tests | 4,394 test files. 6.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 3,885 test files. 28.5% 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, deno or moli?

moli, with 2,698,767 lines written; deno has 1,217,015.

The proof: [lexmount/moli's code at commit 3cd910a](https://github.com/lexmount/moli/tree/3cd910a4e5939a68215557bcf9d996765f23316c)

### Which has more GitHub stars, deno or moli?

deno, with 108,801 stars; moli has 22,596.

The proof: [denoland/deno on GitHub](https://github.com/denoland/deno)

### Which has more tests, deno or moli?

deno, with 4,394 test files; moli has 3,885.

The proof: [denoland/deno's code at commit e7b39eb](https://github.com/denoland/deno/tree/e7b39ebd55c85aaf6a29290c1f5a99e2e21e09dd)

### Which was updated more recently, deno or moli?

moli: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and deno's on October 29, 2026.

The proof: [lexmount/moli's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/lexmount/moli/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, deno or moli?

deno: an AI signed 2.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex; in moli, 0.1%.

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

## Sources

- denoland/deno: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit e7b39eb (https://github.com/denoland/deno/tree/e7b39ebd55c85aaf6a29290c1f5a99e2e21e09dd)
- lexmount/moli: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3cd910a (https://github.com/lexmount/moli/tree/3cd910a4e5939a68215557bcf9d996765f23316c)

## 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.