feathers vs Ghost

feathers and Ghost share 6 technologies: Express, cookie-session, jsonwebtoken, knex, Ajv, and ajv-formats. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
feathers39,483 lines written144 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.
feathers0% of its commits signed by AI
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.
feathersLast push November 1, 20264,111 commits15,256 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.
feathers105 test files29.2% 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, feathers or Ghost?
Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; feathers has 39,483.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2

Which has more GitHub stars, feathers or Ghost?
Ghost, with 55,684 stars; feathers has 15,256.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub

Which has more tests, feathers or Ghost?
Ghost, with 2,676 test files; feathers has 105.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2

Which was updated more recently, feathers or Ghost?
Ghost: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and feathers's on November 1, 2026.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, feathers or Ghost?
Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in TryGhost/Ghost

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