gatsby vs Ghost
gatsby and Ghost share 9 technologies: React, Express, cache-manager, react-error-boundary, prop-types, file-type, rss, sharp, and Cheerio. gatsby is written in JavaScript and Ghost in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
gatsbyjs
gatsby
React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
JavaScript55.9kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 516700aWhat is gatsby built with?Only in gatsby
- express-graphql
- react-reconciler
@gatsbyjs/reach-router
- history
graphql-http
- react-server-dom-webpack
- GitHub
@emotion/react
- Normalize.css
- prism-react-renderer
react-icons
- react-markdown
- unist-util-remove
- glamor
ink
- ink-spinner
- unist-util-visit
- @mdx-js/react
- remark-mdx
- remark-parse
- remark-stringify
unified
- @hapi/joi
enquirer
- joi
- boxen
- progress
prompts
- graphiql
vfile
- gray-matter
- mdast-util-mdx
- mdast-util-to-hast
- mdast-util-toc
- styled-components
- styled-jsx
- Autoprefixer
- PostCSS
- postcss-flexbugs-fixes
In common
- React
- Express
cache-manager
react-error-boundary
- prop-types
- file-type
- rss
- sharp
- Cheerio
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
- Vite
- React Router
- Preact
- bson-objectid
- Sentry
- @isaacs/ttlcache
bullmq
- lru-cache
- Stripe
- Mailgun
- Hono
- js-yaml
- Tailwind CSS
sonner
- Radix UI
- React Hook Form
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
- Lucide
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
express-session
- otplib
- cookie-session
- jose
- handlebars
- sanitize-html
- entities
- image-size
- html-to-text
- node-html-markdown
- probe-image-size
- cron-validate
lexical
markdown-it
markdown-it-footnote
markdown-it-mark
markdown-it-sub
markdown-it-sup
emoji-mart
- @lezer/highlight
- react-colorful
- Ajv
- ajv-formats
nodemailer
Side by side
gatsbyGhost
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
gatsby344,142 lines written2,017 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.
gatsby0% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot and Claude Code
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.
gatsbyLast push October 20, 202621,540 commits55,919 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.
gatsby1,688 test files15.7% 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, gatsby or Ghost?
Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; gatsby has 344,142.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2
Which has more GitHub stars, gatsby or Ghost?
gatsby, with 55,919 stars; Ghost has 55,684.
The proof: gatsbyjs/gatsby on GitHub
Which has more tests, gatsby or Ghost?
Ghost, with 2,676 test files; gatsby has 1,688.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2
Which was updated more recently, gatsby or Ghost?
Ghost: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and gatsby's on October 20, 2026.
The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, gatsby or Ghost?
Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot.
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