etherpad vs Ghost
etherpad and Ghost share 11 technologies: Vite, React, Express, lru-cache, Radix UI, React Hook Form, Lucide, express-session, jose, entities, and nodemailer. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
ether
etherpad
Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor.
TypeScript18.6kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 4aec490What is etherpad built with?Only in etherpad
react-router-dom
- oidc-provider
- htmlparser2
- EJS
- html-to-docx
- mammoth
- pdfkit
- rehype
- prom-client
In common
TryGhost
Ghost
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
TypeScript55.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 7336dc2What is Ghost built with?Only in Ghost
- React Router
- Preact
- bson-objectid
- Sentry
- @isaacs/ttlcache
bullmq
cache-manager
- Stripe
- Mailgun
- Hono
- js-yaml
- Tailwind CSS
sonner
html2canvas-pro
- dompurify
- Zod
@hookform/resolvers
- @codemirror/theme-one-dark
- CodeMirror
- xyflow
@uiw/react-codemirror
dnd-kit
@floating-ui/react-dom
- @tanstack/react-virtual
- D3
papaparse
validator
- Headless UI
tiptap
react-day-picker
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
recharts
- cmdk
@number-flow/react
react-dropzone
- country-flag-icons
knex
- jsonwebtoken
- otplib
- cookie-session
- Cheerio
- handlebars
- sanitize-html
- sharp
- file-type
- image-size
- html-to-text
- node-html-markdown
- probe-image-size
- rss
- cron-validate
lexical
markdown-it
markdown-it-footnote
markdown-it-mark
markdown-it-sub
markdown-it-sup
emoji-mart
- @lezer/highlight
- react-colorful
react-error-boundary
- prop-types
- Ajv
- ajv-formats
Side by side
etherpadGhost
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
etherpad97,129 lines written276 code files
Ghost1,229,446 lines written4,191 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.
etherpad3.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
Ghost1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
etherpadLast push November 6, 20268,883 commits18,621 stars
GhostLast push November 5, 202651,839 commits55,684 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
etherpad294 test files40.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Ghost2,676 test files39.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, etherpad or Ghost?
Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; etherpad has 97,129.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2
Which has more GitHub stars, etherpad or Ghost?
Ghost, with 55,684 stars; etherpad has 18,621.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub
Which has more tests, etherpad or Ghost?
Ghost, with 2,676 test files; etherpad has 294.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2
Which was updated more recently, etherpad or Ghost?
etherpad: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and Ghost's on November 5, 2026.
The proof: ether/etherpad's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, etherpad or Ghost?
etherpad: an AI signed 3.8% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot; in Ghost, 1.5%.
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