Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/denoland/deno/vs/rtk-ai/rtk
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/denoland/deno/vs/rtk-ai/rtk.md
Description: deno and rtk share 8 technologies: rusqlite, SQLite, Tokio, tower, crossterm, image, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

# deno vs rtk

deno and rtk share 8 technologies: rusqlite, SQLite, Tokio, tower, crossterm, image, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

- [denoland/deno](https://seerepo.com/r/denoland/deno): A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.
- [rtk-ai/rtk](https://seerepo.com/r/rtk-ai/rtk): CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: rusqlite, SQLite, Tokio, tower, crossterm, image, tracing, tracing-subscriber
- Only in deno: React, wgpu, ed25519-dalek, hmac, keyring, argon2, hkdf, zip, plist, log, opentelemetry, tracing-opentelemetry, env_logger
- Only in rtk: axum, Ratatui, tiktoken-rs, quick-xml

## Side by side

| | deno | rtk |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,217,015 lines written, 1,355 code files | 219,272 lines written, 253 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Codex | 33.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push October 29, 2026, 17,392 commits, 108,801 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 1,914 commits, 85,563 stars |
| Tests | 4,394 test files. 6.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 84 test files. 4% 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 rtk?

deno, with 1,217,015 lines written; rtk has 219,272.

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

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

deno, with 108,801 stars; rtk has 85,563.

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

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

deno, with 4,394 test files; rtk has 84.

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

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

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

The proof: [rtk-ai/rtk's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk/commits)

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

rtk: an AI signed 33.7% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor; in deno, 2.4%.

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

## Sources

- denoland/deno: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit e7b39eb (https://github.com/denoland/deno/tree/e7b39ebd55c85aaf6a29290c1f5a99e2e21e09dd)
- rtk-ai/rtk: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit b47e05b (https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk/tree/b47e05b5df0c60ba1afbf3ba2492ad9e60fa340a)

## 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.