Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/fluxerapp/fluxer/vs/TryGhost/Ghost
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/fluxerapp/fluxer/vs/TryGhost/Ghost.md
Description: fluxer and Ghost share 16 technologies: Hono, Stripe, React, lru-cache, Tailwind CSS, jose, sharp, Zod, nodemailer, React Hook Form, lexical, CodeMirror, Radix UI, @lezer/highlight, react-day-picker, and validator. Both are written in TypeScript.

# fluxer vs Ghost

fluxer and Ghost share 16 technologies: Hono, Stripe, React, lru-cache, Tailwind CSS, jose, sharp, Zod, nodemailer, React Hook Form, lexical, CodeMirror, Radix UI, @lezer/highlight, react-day-picker, and validator. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [fluxerapp/fluxer](https://seerepo.com/r/fluxerapp/fluxer): A free and open source instant messaging and VoIP chat app built for friends, groups, and communities.
- [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: Hono, Stripe, React, lru-cache, Tailwind CSS, jose, sharp, Zod, nodemailer, React Hook Form, lexical, CodeMirror, Radix UI, @lezer/highlight, react-day-picker, validator
- Only in fluxer: axum, deadpool-postgres, tokio-postgres, tokio-postgres-rustls, moka, scylla, Postgres, async-nats, NATS.io, Tokio, Caddy, tower, tower-layer, @nats-io/transport-node, cassandra-driver, aws-sdk, Redis, LiveKit, AWS S3, Elastic, Electron, rusqlite, SQLite, objc2-foundation, objc2-core-media, objc2-app-kit, charm.land/lipgloss/v2, charm.land/fang/v2, charm.land/huh/v2, hmac, scraper, ammonia, html5ever, infer, linkify, tracing, github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2, github.com/moby/moby/client, github.com/moby/moby/api, tracing-subscriber, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, maud, @simplewebauthn/server, argon2, html-entities, @hono/node-server, harfbuzzjs, pdf-lib, @csstools/css-tokenizer, Framer, floating-ui, react-dnd, Base UI, react-dnd-html5-backend, react-aria-components, Anime.js, favico.js, react-dnd-multi-backend, react-hotkeys-hook, TanStack, three, @phosphor-icons/react, @simplewebauthn/browser, onnxruntime-web, qrcode, gifenc, gifuct-js, katex, libwebp-sys, thumbhash, upng-js, valibot, x11rb, core-graphics, objc2-metal, objc2-authentication-services, pino, @redocly/openapi-core
- Only in Ghost: Express, Vite, React Router, Preact, bson-objectid, Sentry, tryghost, cache-manager, cache-manager-ioredis, Mailgun, path-match, express-lazy-router, sonner, html2canvas-pro, dompurify, @hookform/resolvers, @codemirror/theme-one-dark, @tryghost/custom-fonts, xyflow, @uiw/react-codemirror, dnd-kit, @floating-ui/react-dom, @svg-maps/world, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, react-svg-map, Lucide, papaparse, Headless UI, tiptap, @doist/react-interpolate, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, recharts, cmdk, @number-flow/react, react-dropzone, country-flag-icons, knex, @tryghost/bookshelf-plugins, bookshelf, bookshelf-relations, knex-migrator, @tryghost/security, jsonwebtoken, Better Auth, express-session, otplib, cookie-session, cookies, express-jwt, Cheerio, handlebars, sanitize-html, downsize-cjs, express-hbs, file-type, js-yaml, entities, image-size, heic-convert, html-to-text, html5parser, juice, node-html-markdown, probe-image-size, rss, @tryghost/validator, cron-validate, 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, react-colorful, react-error-boundary, react-slider, @lexical/markdown, prop-types, @tryghost/logging, Ajv, ajv-formats, @tryghost/debug, parse-email-address

## Side by side

| | fluxer | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,455,270 lines written, 6,775 code files | 1,254,280 lines written, 4,224 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, Amp, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 13, 2026, 3,408 commits, 10,856 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 52,111 commits, 55,801 stars |
| Tests | 836 test files. 11.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,703 test files. 40% 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, fluxer or Ghost?

fluxer, with 1,455,270 lines written; Ghost has 1,254,280.

The proof: [fluxerapp/fluxer's code at commit 851e55c](https://github.com/fluxerapp/fluxer/tree/851e55c70f9b62d5c168dac9f09c071306a20752)

### Which has more GitHub stars, fluxer or Ghost?

Ghost, with 55,801 stars; fluxer has 10,856.

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

### Which has more tests, fluxer or Ghost?

Ghost, with 2,703 test files; fluxer has 836.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit fd6f4f7](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/fd6f4f749a613a540f7218f26c8cef4c282b15c2)

### Which was updated more recently, fluxer or Ghost?

Both got their last push on November 13, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, fluxer or Ghost?

Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, Amp, and GitHub Copilot.

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

## Sources

- fluxerapp/fluxer: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 851e55c (https://github.com/fluxerapp/fluxer/tree/851e55c70f9b62d5c168dac9f09c071306a20752)
- TryGhost/Ghost: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit fd6f4f7 (https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/fd6f4f749a613a540f7218f26c8cef4c282b15c2)

## 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.